Researcher: Dr. Keeran Ward

Project Description: The Environmental Applications of Sodium Alginate Extracted from Sargassum sources in Trinidad and Tobago

Project Status

Websites:

https://tt.loopnews.com/content/uwi-team-researching-seaweed-water-bottles

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyWtz22PGW8

Publications:

Mohammed A, Ward K, Lee KY, Dupont V. 2023. The Environmental Impact and economic feasibility assessment of composite calcium alginate bioplastics derived from Sargassum. Green Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3gc01019h.

Mohammed C, Lalgee L, Kistow M, Jalsa N, Ward K. 2022. On the Binding Affinity and Thermodynamics of Sodium Alginate-Heavy Metal Ion Interactions for Efficient Adsorption. Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications 3:100203. 10.1016/j.carpta.2022.100203. 

Mohammed C, Lalgee L, Kistow M, Jalsa N, Ward K. 2021. On the Binding Affinity and Thermodynamics of Sodium Alginate-Heavy Metal Ion Interactions for Efficient Bioremediation. SSRN Electronic Journal 10.2139/ssrn.3994391. 

Mohammed A, Rivers A, Stuckey DC, Ward K. 2020. Alginate extraction from Sargassum seaweed in the Caribbean region: Optimization using response surface methodology. Carbohydrate Polymers 245:116419. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116419.

Mohammed A, Rivers A, Stuckey DC, Ward K. 2020. Datasets on the optimization of alginate extraction from sargassum biomass using response surface methodology. Data in Brief  31:105837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105837.

Mohammed A, Bissoon R, Bajnath E, Mohammed K, Lee T, Bissram M, John N, Jalsa NK, Lee KY, Ward K. 2018. Multistage extraction and purification of waste sargassum natans to produce sodium alginate: An optimization approach. Carbohydrate Polymers 198:109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.06.067

Mohammed C, Mahabir S, Mohammed K, John N, Lee, KY, Ward K. 2018. Calcium Alginate Thin Films Derived from Sargassum natans for the Selective Adsorption of Cd2+, Cu2+, and Pb2+ Ions. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58. 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03691.