Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review

Heavy metal contamination affects lives with concomitant environmental pollution, and seaweed has emerged as a remedy with the ability to save the ecosystem, due to its eco-friendliness, affordability, availability, and effective metal ion removal rate. Heavy metals are intrinsic toxicants that are...

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Autores principales:	Edward Hingha Foday Jr, Bai Bo, Xiaohui Xu
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	heavy metals seaweed biosorption aqueous solution remediation Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:722208b665d944aab51b0534ad8f66ab2021-11-11T19:51:09ZRemoval of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review10.3390/su1321123112071-1050https://doaj.org/article/722208b665d944aab51b0534ad8f66ab2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/12311https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Heavy metal contamination affects lives with concomitant environmental pollution, and seaweed has emerged as a remedy with the ability to save the ecosystem, due to its eco-friendliness, affordability, availability, and effective metal ion removal rate. Heavy metals are intrinsic toxicants that are known to induce damage to multiple organs, especially when subjected to excess exposure. With respect to these growing concerns, this review presents the preferred sorption material among the many natural sorption materials. The use of seaweeds to treat contaminated solutions has demonstrated outstanding results when compared to other materials. The sorption of metal ions using dead seaweed biomass offers a comparative advantage over other natural sorption materials. This article summarizes the impact of heavy metals on the environment, and why dead seaweed biomass is regarded as the leading remediation material among the available materials. This article also showcases the biosorption mechanism of dead seaweed biomass and its effectiveness as a useful, cheap, and affordable bioremediation material.Edward Hingha Foday JrBai BoXiaohui XuMDPI AGarticleheavy metalsseaweedbiosorptionaqueous solutionremediationEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12311, p 12311 (2021)
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description	Heavy metal contamination affects lives with concomitant environmental pollution, and seaweed has emerged as a remedy with the ability to save the ecosystem, due to its eco-friendliness, affordability, availability, and effective metal ion removal rate. Heavy metals are intrinsic toxicants that are known to induce damage to multiple organs, especially when subjected to excess exposure. With respect to these growing concerns, this review presents the preferred sorption material among the many natural sorption materials. The use of seaweeds to treat contaminated solutions has demonstrated outstanding results when compared to other materials. The sorption of metal ions using dead seaweed biomass offers a comparative advantage over other natural sorption materials. This article summarizes the impact of heavy metals on the environment, and why dead seaweed biomass is regarded as the leading remediation material among the available materials. This article also showcases the biosorption mechanism of dead seaweed biomass and its effectiveness as a useful, cheap, and affordable bioremediation material.
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title	Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review
title_short	Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review
title_full	Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review
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title_full_unstemmed	Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review
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Removal of Toxic Heavy Metals from Contaminated Aqueous Solutions Using Seaweeds: A Review

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