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Record 1 2023-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Food Industries
DEF

Any of the salts of alginic acid, occurring naturally in algin or made from it by an extraction process, some of which are widely used in processed foods and other manufactured products, often as thickeners or gelling agents.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
DEF

Sel de l'acide alginique, utilisé notamment dans l'industrie alimentaire, dans l'industrie textile.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Industria alimentaria
DEF

Cualquiera de las sales del ácido algínico. Se usan como aditivos alimentarios y para favorecer la formación de suspensión y películas superficiales en barnices y pastas colorantes.

DEF

Sal del ácido algínico obtenido a partir de la algina.

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Record 2 2009-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

The Cefoil company, based in Campbeltown, was started in 1934 to produce sodium alginate fibre ... and three new plants were established ... Some investigation into the use of sodium alginate fibre as a component for aeroplanes was made ... .

OBS

Alginate fiber: Fiber formed from a metallic salt (normally calcium) of alginic acid, which is a natural polymer occurring in seaweed. Alginate fiber is soluble in water.

Key term(s)
  • alginate

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
OBS

Fibre d'alginate : Fibre chimique de protéine végétale. L'algue est la base de cette fibre textile. Les algues sont traitées par carbonate de soude : le collodion obtenu est transformable en fil.

Key term(s)
  • alginate

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias textiles
  • Fabricación de hilados (Textiles)
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