Avicennia marina biomass characterization towards bioproducts

Al-Mardeai, Saleha; Bastidas‐Oyanedel, Juan‐Rodrigo; Haris, Sabeera; Schmidt, Jens Ejbye

doi:10.9755/ejfa.2017.v29.i9.109

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“…The Emirate of Abu Dhabi, which has the longest coastline of the Emirates, is in the southeastern region of the Arabian Gulf. The coastal seawater salinity and surface seawater temperature can reach 40 g/L and 35 • C, respectively [9][10][11]. These aquatic conditions are quite harsh compared to those in which seaweed is grown in East Asian aquatic environments-the salinity and temperature of eastern Chinese waters are reported to be around 34.71 g/L and 25.7 • C, respectively.…”

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Feasibility of United Arab Emirates Native Seaweed Ulva intestinalis as a Food Source: Study of Nutritional and Mineral Compositions

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Food resources are limited in arid countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE); the salinity of the groundwater, together with a lack of natural fresh water sources and arable land, force the country to import most of its food. However, seaweed could play an important role in providing a locally available food resource, as it does not require fresh water and arable land to grow. The traditional use of several seaweed species as food sources has been documented in Asia and the Americas, where their nutritional composition has been well reported. Although the UAE’s aquatic environment is quite harsh due to high water salinity (over 40 g/L) and high surface water temperatures (over 35 °C), its native seaweed species could play a role as a food source in this arid region, thereby bolstering the country’s level of food security. To evaluate its potential in this context, fresh samples of the native Ulva intestinalis seaweed were collected in the shallow waters of Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE. These samples were calculated to contain 34.38 ± 0.24 kcal, with a biomass composition of 5.185 ± 0.04% carbohydrate, 3.32 ± 0.14% protein, and 0.04 ± 0.01% fat (by dry matter). Of all the minerals present in the biomass, potassium had the highest concentration (7947 ± 319.5 ppm), followed by magnesium (3075.9 ± 1357 ppm) and sodium (756.3 ± 478 ppm). The water-soluble vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, and C were below the detection limit in the samples. The rich concentration of essential minerals such as potassium, magnesium, iron and zinc in Ulva intestinalis makes it a promising novel food source. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first experimental study to examine the feasibility of using seaweed that is native to the UAE as a nutritional and sustainable food source in order to address the challenge of food security currently being faced by the country.

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Feasibility of United Arab Emirates Native Seaweed Ulva intestinalis as a Food Source: Study of Nutritional and Mineral Compositions

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“…Mangroves distribute from the latitudinal belt from 25 o South to 25 o North, with a high diversity of species in the equatorial regions in Southeast Asia, because of their sensitivity to cold winters (Feller, 2018). Only a few species of mangrove survive further south or north of this latitudinal range, with the southern coasts of the Arabian Gulf being the most northerly extent, where one species -Avicennia marina -is dominant (Almardeai et al, 2017).…”

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Public Values Regarding an Urban Mangrove Wetland in the United Arab Emirates

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Idwan

Jallad

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Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management

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Mangrove wetlands are facing an existential threat from rapid socio-economic development. In this study, public environmental values regarding mangrove wetlands in the Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) city in the United Arab Emirates were assessed, considering gender, age, education, income, length of residency in RAK, knowledge of RAK mangrove and awareness of sustainability. A population sample of 427 respondents were face-to-face interviewed. Results suggest that mangrove value orientations are highly associated with length of residency in RAK and awareness of sustainability at significance levels of 0.003 and 0.005, respectively. Value orientations are less associated with age, knowledge of RAK mangrove and education at significance levels of 0.023, 0.039 and 0.095, respectively, being largely independent of gender and income. The majority of the respondents support the preservation of the mangroves even at the expense of economic development. This indicates the need to draft policies and regulations to safeguard the mangroves.

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Considerations for Producing Bioenergy from Halophyte Feedstocks

Brown

2019

Biorefinery

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Avicennia marina biomass characterization towards bioproducts

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Feasibility of United Arab Emirates Native Seaweed Ulva intestinalis as a Food Source: Study of Nutritional and Mineral Compositions

Feasibility of United Arab Emirates Native Seaweed Ulva intestinalis as a Food Source: Study of Nutritional and Mineral Compositions

Public Values Regarding an Urban Mangrove Wetland in the United Arab Emirates

Considerations for Producing Bioenergy from Halophyte Feedstocks

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