dc.contributor.author | Yu, QM | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaewsarn, P | |
dc.contributor.author | Van Duong, L | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-05-03T13:29:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-05-03T13:29:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2000 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0045-6535 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/S0045-6535(00)00023-0 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/3056 | |
dc.description.abstract | Biosorbents derived from the biomass of marine algae have shown to have high uptake capacities for heavy metals and the internal structure has been generally assumed to be pseudo-homogenous. In this paper, the microstructures of biosorbents derived from Australian marine alga Durvillaea potatorum were analysed using scanning electron microscopy. The structural components of the biosorbent resembled fiber-like cylinders. The internal structure was a highly connected network of cylinders with varying sizes. Methods of drying and pre-treatment of the biomass also affected the details of the internal structure. Calcium chloride followed by thermal treatment provided the most uniform cylinder networks for the biosorbents. Heavy metal Cu2+ and Cd2+ binding in the biomass was confirmed by using an electron probe microanalyser. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | Pergamon | |
dc.publisher.place | UK | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 589 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 594 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Chemosphere | |
dc.relation.ispartofvolume | 41 | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | History, heritage and archaeology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 43 | |
dc.title | Electron Microscopy of biosorbents from maring macroalga Durvillae potatorum | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type.description | C1 - Articles | |
dc.type.code | C - Journal Articles | |
gro.date.issued | 2015-05-04T22:05:01Z | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Yu, Jimmy J. | |