Biosorption Potential of Sargassum for Removal of Aqueous Dye Solutions
Source abstract
Abstract
Sargassum muticum is an invasive species to the coasts of the British Isles, mainland Europe and North America, with negative ecological and socioeconomic impacts. Pelagic Sargassum inundations on the beaches of the Caribbean have also been causing adverse health, ecological and economic effects. The finding of commercial uses of these biomasses may alleviate the costs of removal and control. Both pelagic Sargassum and S. muticum could be low-cost biosorbents for removing aqueous cationic dyes but may not be suitable for anionic substances without modification. This study found that a Sargassum biomass could remove up to 93% of methylene blue and that the species, concentration and treatment (CaCl2) were all statistically highly significant factors (p < 0.001) in its removal.
Source: crossref · Quality: baseline
Research context
OpenAlex topics: Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal · Food Industry and Aquatic Biology
SciVX discovery tags are terminology-based. OpenAlex topics are source-provided classifications.
Affiliations
Faculty of Engineering and Science, University of Greenwich, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Chatham ME4 4TB, UK
References (47)
Show source-provided references
1. Chapter Ten—Enzymatic Recovery of Metabolites from Seaweeds: Potential Applications10.1016/B978-0-12-408062-1.00010-X ↗
2. High-value products from macroalgae: The potential uses of the invasive brown seaweed, Sargassum muticum10.1007/s11157-015-9381-7 ↗
3. Milledge, J.J., and Harvey, P. (2016). Golden Tides: Problem or Golden Opportunity? The Valorisation of Sargassum from Beach Inundations. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 4.10.3390/jmse4030060 ↗
4. Challenges of Turning the Sargassum Crisis into Gold: Current Constraints and Implications for the Caribbean10.3390/phycology1010003 ↗
5. Edwards, M., Hanniffy, D., Heesch, S., Hernández-Kantun, J., Queguineur, B., Ratcliff, J., Soler-Vila, A., and Wan, A. (2014). Microalgae Fact-Sheets, NUI.
6. Davison, D.M. (2009). Sargassum Muticum in Scotland 2008: A Review of Information, Issues and Implications, Scottish Natural Heritage.
7. Gibson, C.E. (2011). Northern Ireland State of the Seas Report, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute.
8. Evaluation of sustainable technologies for the processing of Sargassum muticum: Cascade biorefinery schemes10.1039/D1GC01900G ↗
9. Desrochers, A., Cox, S.-A., Oxenford, H.A., and van Tussenbroek, B. (2020). Sargassum Uses Guide: A Resource for Caribbean Researchers, Entrepreneurs and Policy Makers, Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus. Report Prepared for the Climate Change Adaptation in the Eastern Caribbean Fisheries Sector (CC4FISH) Project of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).
10. Oxenford, H.A. (2015, January 17). Sargassum Moss: Ecological aspects and source of influx. Proceedings of the Sargassum Symposium, UWI, Cave Hill, Barbados.
11. Laffoley, A., Roe, H.S.J., Angel, M.V., Ardron, J., Bates, N.R., Boyd, L.L., Brooke, S., Buck, K.N., Carlson, C.A., and Causey, B. (2011). The Protection and Management of the SARGASSO Sea: The Golden Floating Rainforest of the Atlantic Ocean: Summary Science and Supporting Evidence Case, Sargassu Sea Alliance.
12. Sargassum as a Natural Solution to Enhance Dune Plant Growth10.1007/s00267-010-9558-3 ↗
13. Green and golden seaweed tides on the rise10.1038/nature12860 ↗
14. Severe impacts of brown tides caused by Sargassum spp. on near-shore Caribbean seagrass communities10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.06.057 ↗
15. Burrowes, R., Wabnitz, C., and Eyzaguirre, J. (2019, March 25). The Great Sargassum Disaster of 2018. Available online: https://essa.com/the-great-sargassum-disaster-of-2018/.
16. Seaweed masses assault Caribbean islands10.1126/science.360.6394.1157 ↗
17. Pelagic Sargassum for energy and fertiliser production in the Caribbean: A case study on Barbados10.1016/j.rser.2019.109564 ↗
18. Climate-driven golden tides are reshaping coastal communities in Quintana Roo, Mexico
19. The Impact of Sargassum Inundations on the Turks and Caicos Islands10.3390/phycology1020007 ↗
20. Sargassum seaweed on Caribbean islands: An international public health concern10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32777-6 ↗
21. Sargassum seaweed health menace in the Caribbean: Clinical characteristics of a population exposed to hydrogen sulfide during the 2018 massive stranding10.1080/15563650.2020.1789162 ↗
22. Chávez, V., Uribe-Martínez, A., Cuevas, E., Rodríguez-Martínez, R.E., van Tussenbroek, B.I., Francisco, V., Estévez, M., Celis, L.B., Monroy-Velázquez, L.V., and Leal-Bautista, R. (2020). Massive Influx of Pelagic Sargassum spp. on the Coasts of the Mexican Caribbean 2014–2020: Challenges and Opportunities. Water, 12.10.3390/w12102908 ↗
23. Williams, F.E., Eschen, R., Harris, A., Djeddour, D.H., Pratt, C.F., Shaw, R.S., Varia, S., Lamontagne-Godwin, J.D., Thomas, S.E., and Murphy, S.T. (2010). The Economic Cost of Invasive Non-Native Species on Great Britain, CABI.
24. Potential use of algae for heavy metal bioremediation, a critical review10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.06.059 ↗
25. Galanakis, C.M., and Agrafioti, E. (2019). Novel developments in biological technologies for wastewater processing. Sustainable Water and Wastewater Processing, Elsevier.
26. Biosorption of antimony by brown algae S. muticum and A. nodosum10.30638/eemj.2015.047 ↗
27. Arumugam, N., Chelliapan, S., Kamyab, H., Thirugnana, S., Othman, N., and Nasri, N. (2018). Treatment of Wastewater Using Seaweed: A Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 15.10.3390/ijerph15122851 ↗
28. Removal of Methylene Blue from aqueous solutions using as biosorbent Sargassum muticum: An invasive macroalga in Europe10.1002/jctb.1192 ↗
29. Biosorption of phenolic compounds by the brown alga Sargassum muticum10.1002/jctb.1430 ↗
30. Textile dye wastewater characteristics and constituents of synthetic effluents: A critical review10.1007/s13762-018-2130-z ↗
31. Recent advances on the removal of dyes from wastewater using various adsorbents: A critical review10.1039/D1MA00354B ↗
32. Mutagenic and carcinogenic potential of a textile azo dye processing plant effluent that impacts a drinking water source10.1016/j.mrgentox.2006.08.002 ↗
33. López-Miranda, J.L., Silva, R., Molina, G.A., Esparza, R., Hernandez-Martinez, A.R., Hernández-Carteño, J., and Estévez, M. (2020). Evaluation of a Dynamic Bioremediation System for the Removal of Metal Ions and Toxic Dyes Using Sargassum spp.. J. Mar. Sci. Eng., 8.10.3390/jmse8110899 ↗
34. Classifications, properties, recent synthesis and applications of azo dyes10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03271 ↗
35. Adsorption of Methylene Blue and Congo Red Dye from Water onto Cassava Leaf Powder
36. Kirk, R.E., and Othmer, D.F. (2000). Azo Dyes. Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, Wiley.
37. Karatay, S.E., Aksu, Z., Özeren, İ., and Dönmez, G. (2021). Potentiality of newly isolated Aspergillus tubingensis in biosorption of textile dyes: Equilibrium and kinetic modeling. Biomass Conv. Bioref.10.1007/s13399-021-01523-9 ↗
38. Adsorption kinetic modeling using pseudo-first order and pseudo-second order rate laws: A review10.1016/j.clet.2020.100032 ↗
39. The invasive brown seaweed Sargassum muticum as new resource for alginate in Morocco: Spectroscopic and rheological characterization10.1111/pre.12135 ↗
40. Chemical Characterisation of Sargassum Inundation from the Turks and Caicos: Seasonal and Post Stranding Changes10.3390/phycology1020011 ↗
41. Adsorption of methylene blue on low-cost adsorbents: A review10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.047 ↗
42. Dye adsorption by calcium chloride treated beech sawdust in batch and fixed-bed systems10.1016/j.jhazmat.2004.08.014 ↗
43. Kloareg, B., Badis, Y., Cock, J.M., and Michel, G. (2021). Role and Evolution of the Extracellular Matrix in the Acquisition of Complex Multicellularity in Eukaryotes: A Macroalgal Perspective. Genes, 12.10.3390/genes12071059 ↗
44. Poly(amidoamine)-alginate hydrogels: Directing the behavior of mesenchymal stem cells with charged hydrogel surfaces10.1007/s10856-018-6113-x ↗
45. Algae, bubbles, coagulants, and dissolved air flotation10.2166/wst.1993.0207 ↗
46. Algal single cell protein from wastewater-treatment and renovation process10.1002/bit.260210709 ↗
47. Algal capture of carbon dioxide; biomass generation as a tool for greenhouse gas mitigation with reference to New Zealand energy strategy and policy10.1016/j.enpol.2008.12.025 ↗