René Mondt
Specialist Mechanical Equipment  | June 26, 2024 | 3 min. reading time

The use of irrigation with dissolved oxygen plays a crucial role in optimizing plant cultivation. Increased oxygen levels offer several benefits for plant growth and development. Oxygen is an essential element for plants. This element is required for:

• Maintaining sufficient available oxygen in the irrigation water
• The support of the plant development
• The reduction of stress
• Prevention of indirect diseases

The application of dissolved oxygen irrigation positively affects plant production by enhancing nutrient uptake, supporting healthy root growth and increasing resistance to stress factors. Together, these factors contribute to improved crop productivity and minimal production losses.

One method to enhance the level of dissolved oxygen in water is through the implementation of nano bubbles. Nano bubbles are minuscule gas bubbles that have different properties. Unlike conventional bubbles, nano bubbles exhibit unique behavior due to their exceedingly small size, allowing them to persist and float within the water. These gas bubbles play a significant role in sustaining water saturation for an extended duration. By using nanobubbles, the amount of dissolved oxygen in water can be effectively increased for irrigation purposes.

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The greatest advantage of nanobubbles is that the oxygen level in supply water is increased. In ‘normal’ supply water there is a maximum of 8 mg/l oxygen. With the Moleaer nano bubbles generator this can be increased up to no less than 45 mg/l. This allows the entrepreneur more flexibility to maintain the optimal dissolved oxygen level. 

Another advantage is that a high level of dissolved oxygen is also retained during warm periods. Furthermore the increased oxygen content has no influence on the redox tension, so nutrients remain in the solution and plant roots are not damaged.

The nano bubbles technology can be applied in many different cultivations. It is important though where the nano bubbles are installed in the water system. Heavily turbulent water must be avoided and the temperature difference in the water system should not be too high.

Dissolved oxygen plays a vital role in horticultural irrigation systems and improves water quality, suppress root diseased and promote healthy plant growth. The use of nanobubble generators can further enhance its effectiveness. They improve oxygen levels, leading to resilient plants, while providing economic benefits through water conservation and optimized nutrient delivery.

The units produce trillions of nanobubbles, each with a diameter of less than 100 nm. Bubbles of this size exhibit extraordinary properties including neutral buoyancy, strong negative surface charge and enormous surface area per unit volume. Royal Brinkman offers several types of dissolved oxygen irrigation systems from Moleaer:

• Clear nanobubble generator: The Clear Nanobubble generator efficiently converts outside air into Nanobubbles, providing high levels of dissolved oxygen for effective dissolved oxygen irrigation. It enhances water quality and supports optimal plant growth.
• Nexus nanobubble generator: The Nexus Nanobubble generator uses pure oxygen to create Nanobubbles, achieving highly efficient irrigation with dissolved oxygen. It produces oversaturated water with exceptional levels of dissolved oxygen, improving water quality and promoting optimal plant growth.
• Neo Nanobubble generator: The Neo Nanobubble generator achieves highly efficient dissolved oxygen irrigation by converting pure oxygen into Nanobubbles, resulting in water with elevated levels of dissolved oxygen. This technology improves water quality and promotes healthy plant growth.

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