Access to drinkable water is becoming more and more challenging due to worldwide
pollution and the cost of water treatments. Water and wastewater treatment by adsorption on …

Wastewater contains many organic and inorganic pollutants and discharging them into
received waters leads to serious environmental problems. The wastewater that is produced …

Background Brown algae are a valuable source of various biopolymers, with alginate
standing out as a phycocolloid of great industrial importance. Although the extraction …

Subcritical water refers to high-temperature and high-pressure water. A unique and useful
characteristic of subcritical water is that its polarity can be dramatically decreased with …

Marine macroalgae are rich in bioactive compounds that can be applied in several fields,
mainly food, cosmetics, and medicine. The health-promoting effects of bioactive compounds …

Greater awareness of environmental sustainability has driven many industries to transition
from using synthetic organic solvents to greener solvents in their manufacturing. Deep …

Nowadays, seaweeds are widely involved in biotechnological applications. Due to the
variety of bioactive compounds in their composition, species of phylum Ochrophyta, class …

Background Because of the important role of bioactive compounds in functional foods and
health care, more and more attention has been paid to the active components extracted by …

The most important and indispensable substance for life on earth is water. Regrettably, the
growths of civilization, population, and industrssialization have led to a steady deterioration …

Algae is abundantly present in our ecosystems and can be easily extracted and used for
production of biopolymers. Algae does not produce any anthropogenic, harmful effects, has …