XXII Contents
Part D Marine Algal Biotechnology
22 Cell Wall Polysaccharides of Marine Algae
Andriy Synytsya, Jana Čopíková, Woo J. Kim, Yong Il Park ...................
543
22.1 Overview .................................................................
544
22.2 Structural Diversity of Algal Polysaccharides ..........................
545
22.3 Isolation from Algal Raw Material......................................
555
22.4 Algal Polysaccharides such as Phycocolloids ..........................
558
22.5 Biological Activities and Medicinal Applications......................
562
References .......................................................................
571
23 Iodine in Seaweed: Two Centuries of Research
Frithjof C. Küpper................................................................
591
References .......................................................................
594
24 Marine Macrophytes: Biosorbents
Chiara Pennesi, Fabio Rindi, Cecilia Totti, Francesca Beolchini ..............
597
24.1 Marine Macrophytes.....................................................
597
24.2 Heavy Metals: Definition and Toxicity .................................
601
24.3 Biosorption ..............................................................
601
24.4 Biosorption Experiments: Procedure ..................................
606
24.5 Conclusions ..............................................................
606
References .......................................................................
607
25 Marine Algae Biomass for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions
Laura Bulgariu, Dumitru Bulgariu, Constantin Rusu .........................
611
25.1 General Remarks ........................................................
611
25.2 Chemical Characteristics of Marine Algae Biomass....................
613
25.3 Experimental Methodology .............................................
615
25.4 Influence of Experimental Parameters ................................
618
25.5 Modeling of Biosorption Process in Batch Conditions:
Isotherm and Kinetic Models ...........................................
628
25.6 Modeling of Biosorption Process in Dynamic Continuous-Flow
Conditions ...............................................................
637
25.7 Mechanism of Biosorption..............................................
639
25.8 Final Remarks............................................................
642
References .......................................................................
642
Part E Marine Microbiology and Biotechnology
26 Biotechnological Potential of Marine Microbes
Gian M. Luna ....................................................................
651
26.1 Microbial Diversity in the World’s Oceans and Biotechnological
Applications of Marine Microbes .......................................
651
26.2 Why Do Marine Microbes Matter in Biotechnology? ..................
652
26.3 Biotechnology of Marine Microbes, from Viruses
to Microbial Eukaryotes .................................................
654
26.4 Conclusions and Future Perspectives ..................................
657
References .......................................................................
658