Menstruation can be messy and uncomfortable, often due to leaky pads, tampons and cups. A new alginate-based powder may solve that problem. The material, which solidifies menstrual blood by ...

Every year, thousands of tonnes of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering ...

Algaia will purchase Cargill's alginates manufacturing plant located in Lannilis, northern France. Alginates are used as a natural and clean label thickening agent for ice creams, drinks and jellies.

Alginate can also be used in food to help form a variety of shapes, such as diced or cut into fruit-like shapes, extruding into individual molds or slicing into small pieces, ISP said. "There are many ...