Summary:
Alginic acid is a natural polysaccharidc cxtractcd from seaweed. It is made of the two types of aldehyde acids. Flaxen powder, isn' t soluble in water.
Applications:
1. Pharmaceutical industry: Main raw material for gastropine. Agent for the new medicine PSS，With the strong dispersing and emulsifying character.
2. Food industry: Can combine with many kinds of ions to create a series of salts, such as radium alginate, potassium alginate, calcium alginate ctc. Applied in health food or used as health food additive.
3. Environment protection: With the characters of its strong adsorbability, it is used in water purification processing etc.