The chemical compound sodium alginate is the sodium salt of alginic acid. Its form as a gum, when extracted from the cell walls of brown seaweed is used by the food industry to increase viscosity and as an emulsifier. It is also used in indigestion tablets. Sodium alginate has no discernable flavor.
Sodium alginate category includes sodium alginate industry grade and sodium alginate food grade. High viscosity (HV), Middle viscosity (MV) and Low viscosity (LV) are available.
Sodium Alginate is mainly used in:
I. Printing and textile Industry
A. Printing Agent
B. Synthetic Fiber
II. Food Industry
A. Stabilizer
B. Thickener and Emulsion
C. Hydration
D. Coacervation
III. Medical Industry
A. Dental Impression Material
B. Hemostatic
C. Peventing and Exclusion from radioactive harmful metals
D. Salve, Tablet and Drugs
IV. Other Industry
A. Papermaking/Starching
B. Coating of the Welding Electrode