Commercial Potential of Pelagic Sargassum spp. in Mexico

JL López Miranda, LB Celis, M Estévez… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The recent periodic influx of massive quantities of pelagic Sargassum spp.(sargasso) into
the Caribbean has posed ecological, social, and economic challenges to the region …

Biofuel production from seaweeds: a comprehensive review

Y Zhao, N Bourgougnon, JL Lanoisellé, T Lendormi - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Seaweeds represent a promising and sustainable feedstock for biofuel production which
raises increasing research interests. Their high availability, easy fermentable composition …

Antibacterial and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized by a Green Method Using Sargassum Extracts

JL Lopez-Miranda, GA Molina… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The present work shows the synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles through a green method, using
sargassum extracts, which provide the reducing and stabilizing compounds. The conditions …

Seasonal variation in morphotype composition of pelagic Sargassum influx events is linked to oceanic origin

KST Alleyne, D Johnson, F Neat, HA Oxenford… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The recent proliferation of pelagic Sargassum spp. in the Tropical Atlantic causes major
ecological and socioeconomic impacts to the wider Caribbean when it washes ashore, with …

[HTML][HTML] Pelagic Sargassum events in Jamaica: Provenance, morphotype abundance, and influence of sample processing on biochemical composition of the biomass

CB Machado, GM Maddix, P Francis, SL Thomas… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pelagic Sargassum species have been known for centuries in the Sargasso Sea of the North
Atlantic Ocean. In 2011, a new area concentrating high biomass of these brown algae …

[HTML][HTML] Venice's macroalgae-derived active material for aqueous, organic, and solid-state supercapacitors

A Bagheri, S Taghavi, S Bellani, P Salimi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, self-doped porous activated biochar derived from Venice lagoon's Sargassum
brown macroalgae (ABS) has been successfully prepared through thermochemical …

Trace elements in pelagic Sargassum species in the Mexican Caribbean: Identification of key variables affecting arsenic accumulation in S. fluitans

PA Ortega-Flores, E Serviere-Zaragoza… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Since 2014, the Mexican Caribbean beaches have received massive influxes of the
brown seaweed Sargassum (S. fluitans III, S. natans I and S. natans VIII), causing serious …

Covid-19 and Sargassum blooms: impacts and social issues in a mass tourism destination (Mexican Caribbean)

J Fraga, D Robledo - Maritime Studies, 2022 - Springer
When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Mexican Caribbean in late March 2020, this
world-renown tourist destination had already been struggling with Sargassum influxes for 5 …

Environmental impact of Sargassum spp. landings: an evaluation of leachate released from natural decomposition at Mexican Caribbean coast

E Olguin-Maciel, RM Leal-Bautista… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Large volumes of pelagic Sargassum spp. have stranded periodically on the Mexican
Caribbean shoreline. The aim of this research was to study the mobility of metals through the …

Sargassum natans I Algae: An Alternative for a Greener Approach for the Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures with Biological and Environmental Applications

JL López-Miranda, F Mares-Briones, GA Molina… - Marine Drugs, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this work, the influence of the Sargassum natans I alga extract on the morphological
characteristics of synthesized ZnO nanostructures, with potential biological and …