• A Systematic Analysis and Review of the Fundamental Acid-Base Properties of Biosorbents 

      Lodeiro, Pablo; Martínez-Cabanas, María; Herrero, Roberto; Barriada, José Luis; Vilariño, Teresa; Rodríguez-Barro, Pilar; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (Springer, 2018)
      [Abstract] A broad variety of materials of biological origin have been successfully used in recent decades for the removal of pollutants from solution. These biosorbents present a range of natural polymers that play a key ...
    • Antioxidant Capacity Assessment of Plant Extracts for Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles 

      Martínez-Cabanas, María; López García, Marta; Rodríguez-Barro, Pilar; Vilariño, Teresa; Lodeiro, Pablo; Herrero, Roberto; Barriada, José Luis; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (MDPI, 2021-06-25)
      [Abstract] In this work, water extracts from different bio-based products of plant origin were studied to evaluate their antioxidant capacity and their potential to form metal nanoparticles from aqueous solutions. Two ...
    • Biosorption of Cadmium by Biomass of Brown Marine Macroalgae 

      Lodeiro, Pablo; Cordero Pérez, Bruno; Barriada, José Luis; Herrero, Roberto; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (2005-11-07)
      [Abstrac] Five different brown seaweeds, Bifurcaria bifurcata, Saccorhiza polyschides, Ascophyllum nodosum, Laminaria ochroleuca and Pelvetia caniculata were studied for their ability to remove cadmium from aqueous solution. ...
    • Biosorption of Cadmium by the Protonated Macroalga Sargasssum Muticum: Binding Analysis With a Non-Ideal, Competitive and Thermodynamically Consistent Adsorption (NICCA) Model 

      Lodeiro, Pablo; Rey-Castro, Carlos; Barriada, José Luis; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel; Herrero, Roberto (Elsevier, 2005)
      [Abstract] Protonated biomass of the seaweed Sargassum muticum was investigated for its ability to remove cadmium(II) from aqueous solutions. In this work, a non-ideal, semi-empirical, thermodynamically consistent (NICCA) ...
    • Integrated Valorization of Sargassum Muticum in Biorefineries 

      Flórez-Fernández, Noelia; Illera, Marta; Sánchez Núñez, Marta; Lodeiro, Pablo; Torres Pérez, María Dolores; López-Mosquera, María Elvira; Soto, Manuel; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel; Domínguez, Herminia (Elsevier, 2020-05-24)
      [Abstract] Marine macroalgae represent an excellent raw material for the production of bioactives, adsorbents, plant biostimulants, soil fertilizers and biogas. The success in the exploitation of seaweeds depends on their ...
    • Interactions of Cadmium(II) and protons with dead biomass of marine algae Fucus sp 

      Herrero, Roberto; Cordero Pérez, Bruno; Lodeiro, Pablo; Rey-Castro, Carlos; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (2005-11-09)
      [Abstract] Samples of dead biomass from the marine brown algae Fucus ceranoides, F. vesiculosus and F.serratus were studied for their ability to remove cadmium from aqueous solutions. The metal sorption process is rapid, ...
    • Physicochemical Studies of Cadmium(II) Biosorption by the Invasive Alga in Europe, Sargassum Muticum 

      Lodeiro, Pablo; Cordero Pérez, Bruno; Grille Cancela, Zulaika; Herrero, Roberto; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (Wiley Interscience, 2004)
      [Abstract] In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the studies concerning brown seaweed as biosorbents for metal removal owing to their high binding ability and low cost. This work reports the results of ...
    • Removal of Inorganic Mercury From Aqueous Solutions by Biomass of the Marine Macroalga Cystoseira Baccata 

      Herrero, Roberto; Lodeiro, Pablo; Rey-Castro, Carlos; Vilariño, Teresa; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (Elsevier, 2005)
      [Abstract] The ability of Cystoseira baccata algal biomass to remove Hg(II) from aqueous solutions is investigated. The mercury biosorption process is studied through batch experiments at 25ºC with regard to the influence ...
    • The marine macroalga Cystoseira baccata as biosorbent for cadmium(II) and lead(II) removal: kinetic and equilibrium studies 

      Lodeiro, Pablo; Barriada, José Luis; Herrero, Roberto; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (2005)
      [Abstract] This work reports kinetic and equilibrium studies of cadmium(II) and lead(II) adsorption by the brown seaweed Cystoseira baccata. Kinetic experiments demonstrated rapid metal uptake. Kinetic data were satisfactorily ...
    • The Proton Binding Properties of Biosorbents 

      Lodeiro, Pablo; Martínez-Cabanas, María; Herrero, Roberto; Barriada, José Luis; Vilariño, Teresa; Rodríguez-Barro, Pilar; Sastre de Vicente, Manuel (Springer, 2019-04-15)
      [Abstract] A broad variety of materials of biological origin have been successfully used in recent decades for the removal of pollutants from waters. These biosorbents include natural polymers that play a key role for ...
    • Utilization of Seaweed Waste: Biosorption of Toxic Compounds Onto Invasive Seaweed and Seaweed Wastes 

      Sastre de Vicente, Manuel; Rodríguez-Barro, Pilar; Herrero, Roberto; Vilariño, Teresa; Lodeiro, Pablo; Barriada, José Luis (Elsevier, 2020)
      [Abstract] The concept of biosorption results from the “passive” (nonmetabolic) interaction of a chemical species with a particle of a biological material. This interaction can be practically exploited, for example, for ...