Application of Alginate-Based Composites

Dear Colleagues,

Alginate is a natural biopolymer extracted from brown seaweeds that has been extensively investigated to remove organic and inorganic pollutants from aqueous solution. This polysaccharide has interesting characteristics that make it attractive for application as an adsorbent, such as biodegradability, high biocompatibility, nontoxic, abundance, inexpensiveness, and ability to form gels in the presence of multivalent cations, besides its viscosification and stabilization properties. Therefore, alginate can be combined with different materials in order to obtain promising alginate-based composites with attractive properties for application in diverse processes. Accordingly, this Special Issue is focused on high-quality alginate-based composite development  for different applications such as in the environmental, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural, among others.

Prof. Dr. Melissa Gurgel Adeodato Vieira
Guest Editor

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