| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/J11324/01 |
| Title: |
THE USE OF SEAWEED RESIDUES TO REMOVE POLLUTANT METAL IONS FROM AQUEOUS WASTE STREAMS |
| Principal Investigator: |
Edyvean, Dr R |
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| Department: |
Chemical Engineering |
| Organisation: |
University of Leeds |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
01 October 1993 |
Ends: |
30 September 1995 |
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85,977
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Water Engineering |
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The project objective is to optimise the conditions and to produce a system that uses waste seaweed (residue after alginate removal) as a biomass for the biosorption of aqueous metal ion pollutants. The material (seaweed residue) is an easily available source of biomass which has both been shown to have excellent metal ion binding affinity and is also a problem waste of the industry.In addition to optimising an industrial design studies will look at the possible end uses of the biomass once the biorecovery properties have been exhausted. These include biogas generation by anaeobic digestion and the production of a soil additive.
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http://www.leeds.ac.uk |