Abstract
Algal inhibiting materials were synthesized by the co-impregnation method. Cerium was taken as an algal inhibiting agent with copper/sepiolite utilized as the carrier. The algal growth inhibition was assessed based on the form of presence and distribution of Cu2+and Ce3+ ions on the surface of sepiolite using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and SEM analysis. The results indicate that at 5 wt. % Cu content, 0.8 wt. % Ce and after heat treatment at 400 °C, the materials exhibit the best algal inhibiting capacity of 83.11%.
Original language | British English |
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Pages (from-to) | 253-263 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Environment Protection Engineering |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2021 |