TY  - JOUR
AU  - Saravanan, A. 
AU  - Brindha, V. 
AU  - Krishnan, Soundarajan 
PY  - 2011
TI  - Characteristic Study of the Marine Algae Sargassum sp. on Metal Adsorption
JF  - American Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 8
IS  - 7
DO  - 10.3844/ajassp.2011.691.694
UR  - https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2011.691.694
AB  - Problem statement: Biomass of brown marine macro algae is a biological resource that is
available in large quantities and can form a good base for the development of biosorbent material.
Approach: Algae have been found to be potentially suitable biosorbents because of its cheap availability,
both in fresh or salt water, relatively high surface area and high binding affinity. Results: The study
considered the molecular status of the biomass such as DNA, Protein and Pigment analysis on the
adsorption of metal from effluent. The Molecular studies showed that DNA, protein and chlorophyll
content are greatly affected because of metal adsorption. Conclusion/Recommendations: The Activesite
prediction showed the binding site of the metal on the biomass. Based on the results obtained it can
be concluded that the biomass Sargassum sp. has higher affinity towards the adsorption of metals.