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Experimental removal of Alexandrium tamarense cells using sulfobetaines and their modified clays

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To find new chemical modifiers and new modified clays with excellent algae removal efficiency, the removal effects of betaine and five sulfobetaines including octyl sulfobetaine, caprylyl sulfobetaine, lauryl sulfobetaine, myristyl sulfobetaine, and palmityl sulfobetaine (SB3-16) against the harmful alga Alexandrium tamarense were observed. Betaine and the five sulfobetaines exhibited certain removal effects against A. tamarense with the highest removal efficiency by SB3-16. Hence, a series of modified clay, montmorillonite (MMT) intercalated by SB3-16 were prepared, and their removal efficiencies were evaluated. The organo-clay with 11 wt% of SB3-16 exhibited the highest removal efficiency against A. tamarense cells. Combining the environmentally benign nature of SB3-16 and the high efficiency of SB3-16 modified clay against A. tamarense, SB3-16 modified clay could be a favorable choice to control harmful algal blooms (HABs) of this species.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program) (2010CB428702), the Technical Extension Special Project of Guangdong Marine Fisheries Service (A201201K01), the Science and Technology Projects of Guangdong Province (2009B030803042), and Guangzhou Environmental Protection Project (2008–07).

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    Jin-Jin Liang, Yun-Hui Li, Fei Liu, Hong-Ye Li, Jie-Sheng Liu & Wei-Dong Yang

  2. Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangzhou, 510632, China

    Jin-Jin Liang, Yun-Hui Li, Fei Liu, Hong-Ye Li, Jie-Sheng Liu & Wei-Dong Yang

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Liang, JJ., Li, YH., Liu, F. et al. Experimental removal of Alexandrium tamarense cells using sulfobetaines and their modified clays. J Appl Phycol 27, 2313–2319 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-014-0482-4

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