By utilizing the properties of gels, they can be used to make various biomimetic foods, materials, facial masks, wastewater treatment agents, cling films, and more.
Alginates are natural polysaccharides found in brown algae such as kelp and giant kelp. They are natural products formed from alginic acid in the algae reacting with minerals in seawater. Alginic acid is a copolymer composed of mannuronic acid (M) and guluronic acid (G). Commonly used alginate products include sodium alginate, potassium alginate, calcium alginate, and ammonium alginate.
Sodium alginate, as a hydrophilic colloid, dissolves easily in water to form a viscous solution. Due to its thickening and stabilizing properties, it can be used as a thickener and stabilizer in food and beverages, in printing pastes, and as an oilfield additive, among other applications.
Houzhuang Industrial Park,
Chengyang District, Qingdao City,
Shandong Province，P.R.China
