• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.267-271
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• 1998

In order to investigate the physical properties of alginate extracted from sea tangle, Laminaria app., under various conditions, viscosity and binding capacity of metal ion (BCMI) of alginate were measured. The higher concentrations of sodium carbonate and the longer extracting time became, the lower apparent viscosity and BCMI were. BCMI in alginate reached maximum at the concentration of 0.06M metal ion. The BCMI of $Pb^{++}$ ion was the highest but $Cu^{++}$ ion was the lowest in the five metal ions. BCMI was increased in proportion as increase of viscosity in alginate.