Technical References

Beadfilter & Aquaculture - Published and Presented Papers

Sizing and Management of Floating Bead Bioclarifiers. R. F. Malone, L. E. Beecher, and A. A. DeLosReyes, Jr. Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Roanoke, Virginia, July 16 - 19, 1998.

Categories of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems. R. F. Malone and A. A. DeLosReyes, Jr. Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, ISTA IV, Orlando, FL, November 9-12, 1997.

Design Rationale for an Air-driven Recirculating System Employing a Bubble-washed Bead Filter. A. A. DeLosReyes, Jr., L. E. Beecher, and R. F. Malone. Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, ISTA IV, Orlando, FL, November 9-12, 1997.

Alternative Media for Enhanced Nitrification Rates in Propeller-washed Bead Filters. L. E. Beecher, A. A. DeLosReyes, Jr., D. G. Drennan, and R. F. Malone. Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, ISTA IV, Orlando, FL, November 9-12, 1997.

Design and Evaluation of a Commercial Scale Paddle-washed Bead Filter. A. A. DeLosReyes, Jr. and R. F. Malone. Successes and Failures in Commercial Recirculating Aquaculture. pp. 183-195 In Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, Vol. I, Roanoke, Virginia, July 19-21, 1996.

Developing Backwash Protocols for Floating Bead Filters: A Model of Solids-Loading and Biofilm-Retention Effects on Nitrification. W. Golz, K. A. Rusch, and R. F. Malone. Successes and Failures in Commercial Recirculating Aquaculture. pp. 196-205 In Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, Vol. I, Roanoke, Virginia, July 19-21, 1996.

Aquaculture Sludge Treatment Using an Anaerobic and Facultative Lagoon System. S. Chen, Z. Ning, and R. F. Malone. Successes and Failures in Commercial Recirculating Aquaculture. pp. 421-430 In Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, Vol. II, Roanoke, Virginia, July 19-21, 1996.

Design of Recirculating Crawfish Systems Employing Expandable Granular Biofilters. R. F. Malone, K. A. Rusch, and J. M. Christensen. Successes and Failures in Commercial Recirculating Aquaculture. pp. 467-480 In Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, Vol. II, Roanoke, Virginia, July 19-21, 1996.

Energy Conservation and Environmental Improvement in an Intensive Recirculating Alligator Production System. A. A. DeLosReyes, Jr., R. F. Malone, S. J. Langlinais, J. V. Huner, R. Soileau, and K. A. Rusch. Successes and Failures in Commercial Recirculating Aquaculture. pp. 494-507 In Aquacultural Engineering Society Proceedings, Vol. II, Roanoke, Virginia, July 19-21, 1996.

Clarification Abilities of Floating Bead Filters Used in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, D. G. Drennan, II, W. Golz, H. Ahmed, and R. F. Malone, Aquaculture Engineering and Waste Management, pp. 256-267 In Proceedings from the Aquaculture Exposition VIII and Aquaculture Mid-Atlantic Conference, Washington, D.C., June 24-28, 1995.

Optimizing Nitrification in Bead Filters for Warmwater Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, R. F. Malone, B. S. Chitta, and D. G. Drennan, Techniques for Modern Aquaculture, pp. 315-325 In Proceeding of an Aquacultural Engineering Conference, Spokane, Washington, June 21-23, 1993.

Production, Characteristics, and Modeling of Aquacultural Sludge from a Recirculating Aquacultural System using a Expandable Granular Biofilter, S. Chen, D. E. Coffin, and R. F. Malone, Techniques for Modern Aquaculture, pp. 16-25 In Proceedings of an Aquacultural Engineering Conference, Spokane, Washington, June 21-23, 1993.

Slow Sand Filtration Techniques for the Containment of Non-Indigenous Species in Recirculating Aquaculture Effluents, D. G. Drennan, M. M. Rahman, and R. F. Malone, Techniques for Modern Aquaculture, pp. 335-344 In Proceedings of an Aquacultural Engineering Conference, Spokane, Washington, June 21-23, 1993.

Sludge Production from Recirculating Systems Employing Expandable Granular Biofilters, R. F. Malone, 21st U. S. Japan UJNR Aquaculture Meeting, Kyoto, Japan, November 26-December 3, 1992.

Water Quality Requirements and Environmental Impacts of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, T. M. Losordo, R. F. Malone and S. Chen, In Proceedings of the United States National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute, Workshop on Mariculture and the Environment, June 9-10, 1992, Elat, Israel.

Intensive Finfish Recirculating Systems Overview, D. E. Coffin, D. G. Drennan, and R. F. Malone, Presented at the 6th Annual Minnesota Aquaculture Conference, Duluth, Minnesota, March 6-7, 1992.

Biofiltration for Recirculating Finfish Culture Systems, D. E. Coffin, B. Chitta, and R. F. Malone, pp. 80-85 In Proceedings of the Louisiana Aquaculture Conference and Trade Show, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 30-31, 1992.

Design of Recirculating Systems for Intensive Tilapia Culture, D. G. Drennan, and R. F. Malone, pp. 85-94 In Proceedings of the Louisiana Aquaculture Conference and Trade Show, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, January 30-31, 1992.

Biofiltration and Solids Capture with Low Density Bead Filters, R. F. Malone and D. E. Coffin, pp. 29-35, In A Workshop Proceedings on Design of High-Density Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 25-27, 1991.

Integrated Treatment with Expandable Granular Biofilters, Ronald F. Malone, presented at a Workshop on Design of High Density Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 25-27, 1991.

Suspended Solids Control in Recirculating Aquacultural Systems, S. Chen and R. F. Malone, Engineering Aspects of Intensive Aquaculture, pp. 170-186 In Proceedings from the Aquaculture Symposium, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1991.

Low-Density Media Biofilter of Recirculating Finfish Systems, R. F. Malone, D. E. Coffin, and D. M. Wimberly, pp. 32-36 In Proceedings of the Louisiana Aquaculture Conference 1991, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 7-8, 1991.

Sludge Management for Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, S. Chen, D. E. Coffin, and R. F.Malone, pp. 36-43 In A Workshop Proceedings on Design of High-Density Recirculating Aquaculture Systems, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, September 25-27, 1991.