The Making of Sodium Alginate and Its Surprising Uses, Alginic Acid

Alginates have many beneficial uses across a wide variety of industries. Alginates are salts of alginic acid taking the form of sodium, potassium, calcium and/or ammonium alginate precipitated from brown seaweed (algae).The global alginates and its derivatives market is projected to reach a value of $409.2 million by 2019 growing at a CAGR of 3.8% from 2014 to 2019.
The alginate and derivatives market is driven by growing demand for convenience foods, dairy, and meat products in the food & beverage industry. Medicinal properties of alginate, which are used to heal wounds and cure infections and other ailments, are driving the market in most developing regions. Sodium alginate, the subject of this video, is used in the medical and clinical, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, general and leisure industry, and as an important ingredient in skin-safe mold materials used by dentists, artists and crafters. www.artmolds.c...