Alginate is a kind of natural polysaccharide consisted in brown seaweed,as a natural product generated from alginic acid indwell in seaweed and minerals indwell in sea.Alginic acid is a mix-polysaccharide composed of D-mannuronic adid(M) L-guluronic acid(G).The main alginate series include sodium alginate, potassium alginate, calcium alginate, ammoinum alginate etc.

1 .In food industry

Stability : ice cream, cream and cheese etc.
Thickening: Salads, pudding, jam, tomato juice, canned products, etc.
Hydration: Noodle, vemicelli, bread, confectionery, cool and frozen products.
Gelating: frozen foods imitated foods and various gel foods, protective cover for fruits, meat, poultry and aquatic products, sugar coating, stuffing etc.
Film-formation: various cosmetics
 

2. In printing and textile industry

Printing paste: High level printing as sizing paste for reactive dyes. As per the usage of sodium alginate, there are 00-300cps,MV 300-500cps,HV 500-800cps and super high over 800cps.

3. In pharmaceutical industry

Excipient: dental impression material, medical ointment, tablets etc.
Haemostatic: haemostatic gauze, scald gauze, spuze, spray haemostatic etc.
Has the effect of preventing and removal of radioactive element and poisonous metals.

4. In other industries

Papermaking starching Agriculture, Sodium alginate is material for Address Seeds, Pesticides, Anti-virus;
Coating of the welding electrode, resin coating, resin coating, rubber ointment, battery seperation layer, water treatment.
Artificial fiber: can be synthesized with asbestos short fiber.