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Components of an Aeroponics System
We’ve gone over in detail how aeroponics works above, but now we must take a look at the components involved
Benefits of Aeroponics Growing Systems
Aeroponics brings a huge raft of benefits to the table, from better use of resources to greater food access year-round
What Is Aeroponics?
Many people are familiar with hydroponics, but fewer have heard of its cousin, aeroponics. As the name suggests, it is the practice of growing plants right in the air.
Is Aeroponics Right for Me?
Aeroponics can vary widely in its level of complication and automation
Aeroponics Propagation
Plants growing through aeroponics get all their needs met through nutrient-rich mist, directly applied to the naked roots.
Cleaning your Aeroponics System
Since aeroponics is so heavily reliant on pumps and sprinkler heads
Aeroponic Maintenance
Air is incredibly good for plants. The more oxygen that a plant gets access to, the healthier and faster the plant will grow.
Kinds of Aeroponics
Low pressure systems rely on a simple pump, like those found in ponds or backyard fountains.
Vertical Farming
Vertical farming is a burgeoning form of aeroponics that is quickly becoming very popular thanks to its many, many benefits.
Aeroponic Design
Aeroponics is specifically designed in order to maximize the amount of oxygen exposure that each plant receives.
Why Aeroponics?
In natural environments, plants must extend their roots far and wide in order to find pockets of nutrients within the nearby soil.
What is Aeroponics?
Aeroponics is a unique form of agriculture which grows vegetables, flowers, or other plants in a soilless, medium less, environment.
The Potential of Large-Scale Algae Production
While algae have been cultured somewhat informally around the world for many centuries as a food or feed source, large scale commercial production is still relatively new.
Why Is It So Challenging to Grow Algae?
With so many promising uses for algae, it’s a wonder that the commercial algaculture industry is still relatively new and small.
What Does Algae Need to Grow?
As much as algae tend to take over everything from aquariums to natural lakes, it’s surprising that it needs any care at all to flourish.
Open vs Closed Algae Production
While it’s common to see advanced glass or plastic bioreactors displayed in articles about commercial algaculture, many facilities actually rely on open raceways or ponds instead.
The Basic Components of Algae Raceway Ponds
Raceway ponds are affordable and effective algaculture systems that are usually built to take advantage of natural sunlight.
Lining Options for Algae Raceways
Algae raceways of all sizes and styles need impermeable lining solutions.
Material Concerns for Specific Production Methods
Raceway materials have to be selected by more than just their cost or suitability for algae production.
Covering Outdoor Raceways
While most raceways are large ponds, built outdoors, to maximize the use of natural sunlight, they can struggle to perform in those open environments.
What is Coal Ash?
Much like what’s left in a grill or a fireplace at home, the coal ash produced by a power plant is the waste left after burning raw coal.
Changing Regulations for Coal Ash Residue Containment
As with many types of potentially hazardous waste, regulations continue to change and evolve as new information comes in about the long-term impact of pollution.
Cooling and Handling Requirements for Coal Ash Residues
It’s not enough to design a safe and well-lined impoundment to hold all the coal ash residues produced by a power plant.