Sweden’s Primozone is one of four equipment suppliers involved in a European project helping to improve the efficiency and safety of ozone use in the management of water quality in aquaculture.
Ozone is a great tool for the removal of fine particles and dissolved organics in fish tanks when used with a Recirculation Aquaculture Systems (RAS). Primozone says that research shows that using ozone for water treatment with an RAS improves productivity - fish are healthier and survival rates increase.
Designing a high performance ozone system optimised for specific site conditions requires expertise. The main problem to overcome is the dissolution of the ozone into the water.
The lack of knowledge and user friendliness of ozone and ozone dissolution systems has been a major issue for many fish farms in Europe. This is why Europe’s RAZone project was initiated. Its aim is to find an ozone dissolution system for the industry that is both effective and efficient.
The project was initiated by the Norwegian company, Normex AS, and the research work of the project is funded by the European Union’s FP7 and managed by the Research Executive Agency (REA).
In addition to Normex and Primozone, three other equipment suppliers, two fish rearing companies and three research institutions are participating in the project that will run up until the end of 2014.
