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Study on chemical species of inorganic elements in some marine algae by neutron activation analysis combined with chemical and biochemical separation techniques

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The compositional changes of inorganic elements on freshwater leaching of 35 species of Chinese algae were studied by the determination of the element contents in marine algae using instrumental neutron activation analysis. It was found that alkali metals and chlorine mainly exist as ions in algae, in which, water-soluble K and Na exist as chlorides. While, other elements exist as the states of both ions and organic combination in which the water leaching ratios of alkaline earth metals are the lowest. The combination of trace elements with various organic macromolecules inSargassum kjellmanianum was also studied using neutron activation analysis combined with chemical and biochemical separation techniques. The results indicate that the concentration of many trace elements, such as Zn, Fe, Sc, Th are earths in protein are quite high, and some trace elements can also be combined by pigment and polyphenol. Alkaline earth metal mainly bind with alginic acid inSargassum kjellmanianum.

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Hou, X. Study on chemical species of inorganic elements in some marine algae by neutron activation analysis combined with chemical and biochemical separation techniques. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 242, 49–61 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02345894

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