Alginate from Seaweed

Alginate derived from seaweed is reported in technical journals and articles worldwide as nature’s most effective absorber of toxic pollutants. Algae has proven to be a bio sorbent for heavy metals with major advantages over conventional treatment methods. Specific alginate is refined from brown seaweed and is a polysaccharide distributed widely in the cell walls of brown algae.

In addition to a wide-range of environmental uses, it is also considered a natural and safe product in foods, textiles and pharmaceuticals.

Another remarkable function that has been discovered about alginates, is their unique ability to absorb pollutants such as ammonia, bacteria, organics and heavy metals in cleaning wastewater.

After the extraction of alginate from brown seaweeds, there is an insoluble waste product, mostly cellulose, and the absorbing properties of this have been tested and found to be equal to the original brown seaweeds. So, there is the potential to use either seaweed or residues and alginates from seaweed extraction.