Ammonium alginate
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| Names | |
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| Other names
E403
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| Identifiers | |
| ECHA InfoCard | 100.124.851 |
| E number | E403 (thickeners, ...) |
PubChem CID
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CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
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| Properties | |
| C6H11NO6 | |
| Molar mass | 193.155 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | brown solid |
| Density | 1.79 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 300 °C |
| soluble | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ammonium alginate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NH4C6H7O6.This is an organic ammonium salt of alginic acid.[1][2] This is also a natural polyuronide found in certain brown algae.[3]
Physical properties
[edit]The compound exists in white to yellowish brown filamentous, grainy, granular, or powdered forms.[4]
Soluble in water.[5]
Uses
[edit]The compound is used in the food industry as a stabilizer, thickener, gelling agent, emulsifier (food additive E403).[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "ALGINIC ACID, AMMONIUM SALT". Sigma Aldrich. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Ahmed, Shakeel (13 February 2019). Alginates: Applications in the Biomedical and Food Industries. John Wiley & Sons. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-119-48798-2. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Code of Federal Regulations: Containing a Codification of Documents of General Applicability and Future Effect as of December 31, 1948, with Ancillaries and Index. Division of the Federal Register, the National Archives. 1999. p. 462. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "AMMONIUM ALGINATE" (PDF). FAO. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Jana, Sougata (21 January 2022). Micro- and Nanoengineered Gum-Based Biomaterials for Drug Delivery and Biomedical Applications. Elsevier. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-323-90987-7. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Burdock, George A. (1997). Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives. CRC Press. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-8493-9412-6. Retrieved 10 March 2025.