Brown algae, especially kelp, are used to extract another gel-forming product called algin. Algin absorbs water to make gels and thick solutions and can be found in ice creams and dry baking mixes.

Among industrial uses of brown algae may be mentioned the kelp industries, formerly so profitable as the source of soda, and still yielding potash, iodine, and bromine.

Brown algae is a common problem in many fish tanks, especially those that have been recently set up. It’s not dangerous to fish but can turn your beautiful aquarium into an ugly mess.

This article was originally published with the title “ Algin: A New Substance Obtained from Some of the Commoner Species of Marine Algæ ” in SA Supplements Vol. 16 No. 396supp (August 1883 ...

Brown algae removes 550 million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere annually and stores it in its slime for up to thousands of years, a study has found.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Biology, Germany, have discovered a conserved developmental pattern known as the hourglass model in brown algae, providing more evidence that the ...

Recent study shows up to 0.55 gigatons of CO2 can be removed from the atmosphere each year by brown algae. (Envato Elements pic) Up to 0.55 gigatons each year: this is the potential for ...

Brown algae can even outcompete terrestrial forests in the long run to remove large amounts of CO2 from the global cycle, thereby counteracting global warming. Wednesday, Jun 25, 2025.

Fucoid brown algae inject fucoidan carbon into the ocean. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2022; 120 (1) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2210561119 Cite This Page : ...

Brown algae are remarkably productive. It is estimated that they absorb about 1 gigaton (one billion tons) of carbon per year from the air. Using the results of the present study, this would mean that ...

Covering over 70% of Earth's surface, the oceans are home to countless life forms that maintain ecological balance and ...

Compartments of consistently sized, tightly packed microspheres are what makes some brown algae shimmer like opal. The Kobe University discovery not only sheds light on the mechanism behind the alga’s ...