Question

What are the main source of iodine how is iodine extracted from seaweeds?

Answer 1

Extracting iodine from seaweed. Ribbon seaweeds (sp. laminaria) contain iodine compounds which they obtain by extracting iodide ions from seawater. This iodine can be extracted from the seaweed by heating it in air to an ash, in which the iodine is present as iodide.

Answer 2

Iodine compounds are found in ribbon seaweeds (sp. laminaria), which are obtained by extracting iodide ions from seawater. The iodine in the seaweed can be removed by heating it in the air until it turns to ash, which contains the iodine as iodide.

Iodine extracted from seaweeds:

• Seaweed, laminaria contains iodine.
• Seaweed is well dried and burnt in deep pits carefully so that iodine does not get destroyed.
• The obtained ash is called kelp, which contains 0.4 to 1.3% iodine.
• Summary Iodine can be found in abundance in seaweed.
• The amount it contains, on the other hand, is dependent on the species.
• The biggest amount of iodine is found in kombu kelp, with some types holding approximately 2,000 percent of the daily intake in just one gram.