Alginates: 20000 applications of submarine algae

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Alginate, polymer, characterization, extraction, properties, applications

Abstract

Since antiquity, mankind has depended on the sea to obtain valuable resources. Marine brown algae from the class Phaeophyceae are the source of a biopolymer with very interesting properties called alginate. Nowadays, alginate is extracted and commercialized around the world, it is an essential component in many everyday products, and it is even used in academic research.

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Author Biography

  • Jorge Luis Ayarza-León, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

    Jorge Ayarza es alumno de último año de la carrera de Química en la Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería de la PUCP y se encuentra realizando su tesis de licenciatura en el área de biopolímeros (e-mail: jlayarza@pucp.pe).

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Published

2014-09-26

Issue

Vol. 28 No. 1-2 (2014)

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Papers

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Alginates: 20000 applications of submarine algae. (2014). Revista de Química, 28(1-2), 19-23. https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/quimica/article/view/10413