Alginic Acid

Name:
Alginic Acid
Detailed information:

M Formula:	(C6H8O6)n
Properties:
White to yellow powder possessing marked hydrophilic colloidal properties for suspending, thickening, emulsifying, and stabilizing. Insoluble in organic solvents, slowly soluble in alkaline solutions. Absorbs up to 300 times its weight of water.
Grade:
Refined (food), technical (commercial), NF (sodium alginate), FCC.
Use:
Food industry as thickener and emulsifier; protective colloid in ice cream, toothpaste, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, textile sizing, paper coatings; waterproofing agent for concrete; boiler water treatment; oil-well drilling muds; storage of gasoline as a solid.