Sorption experiments using the dead biomass of Spirogyra species, for copper removal were carried out to study the influence and optimization of the biosorption of Cu (II). The effect of pH (1.0 10.0), initial metal ion concentration (1 100ppm), different contact periods (30 180 min), varying temperature (25 – 50 oC) and varying biomass quantities (0.5,1.0,1.5 and 2.0 g) were also examined. It ...

The experiment was performed to evaluate effect of heavy metals on total phytoplankton load (TPL) using water of Turag River adjacent to Ashulia locating on the north-eastern side of Dhaka city, Bangladesh. Total phytoplankton load comprises of Euglena sp., Borodinella sp., Pediastrum biradiatum, Pinnularia sp., Fragillaria sp., Fragillaria crotonensis, Gloeocapsa sp., Navicula sp., Cynedra sp....

Biofuel generation from algae can be increased by using nanotechnology. The present study emphasizes the use of silver nanoparticles on for algal fuel along with impact biomass, metabolites and lipid profile. Silver ion amassing was enhanced in each species, but maximum phytoremediation found Ulothrix sp. Carbohydrates 3.2 times Oedogonium sp., 3.3 3 Cladophora 2.7 Spirogyra Additionally, appli...

Freshwater algae are rich sources of structurally biologically active metabolites, such as fatty acids, steroids, carotenoids and polysaccharides. Among these metabolites, lectins stand out. Lectins are proteins or glycoproteins of non-immune origin which bind to carbohydrates or glycoconjugates, without changing ligand structure. Many studies have reported on the use of Spirogyra spp. as effec...