Extraction, isolation and cadmium binding of alginate from Sargassum spp.

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-284

  Davis, Thomas A ^a   Ramirez, Miriam ^b   Mucci, Alfonso ^a   Larsen, Bjørn ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

alginate; brown algae; Cd binding capacity; composition; conformation; extraction; Sargassum; uronic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; BROWN ALGA; HEAVY METAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; PHAEOPHYCEAE; SARGASSUM; SARGASSUM FLUITANS; SARGASSUM OLIGOCYSTUM;

EID: 8744293647     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JAPH.0000047779.31105.ec     Document Type: Article

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