Treatment of Tanning Effluent Using Seaweeds and Reduction of Environmental Contamination

Table 6

Quality of agar gel from Gracilaria edulis.

S.NO	Treatment	Agar yield (%)	Gel strength (g.cm^−2)	Melting point (°C)
1	Control	12.132	52.36	66
2	2 hrs	11.440	68.80	73
3	4 hrs	10.812	69.06	81
4	8 hrs	10.275	82.26	82
5	11 hrs	10.361	95.05	78