Bioadsorption of Fe (II) ions from aqueous solution using Sargassum latifolium aqueous extract and its synthesized silver nanoparticles

Algal extracts are used in the environmentally safe and economically advantageous biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles, which does not require the use of hazardous chemicals, high temperatures, pressures, or energies. In the current study, we created silver nanoparticles from the extract of the marine brown alga Sargassum latifolium, analyzed them with Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), FTIR, and UV-visible spectrophotometers, and used them to show how well they could remove Fe (II) ions from aqueous solutions. UV scan analyses of S. latifolium aqueous extract of silver nanoparticles showed a maximum peak at 450 nm. This peak is considered a characteristic peak for silver nanoparticles. Also, FTIR analysis of S. latifolium aqueous extract revealed various functional groups such as – OH, –NH, –CH, –COOH, CO, and C–C, which are responsible for bioadsorption of Fe (II). TEM also demonstrated that the synthesized nanoparticles were spherical, distinct, and regular, with particles size about 6.03–15.16 nm. S. latifolium aqueous extract silver nanoparticles were more effective than its aqueous extract in removing Fe (II) from an aqueous solution. The removal efficiency of Fe (II) by nanoparticles was 83%, while by the aqueous extract was 69%. The optimal conditions for bioadsorption of Fe (II) were pH 4, contact time 150, and adsorbent dose 0.01 g.