Zhejiang Launched The First Seaweed Fiber Production Line In China

"Algae production fibre The technological process is to extract a substance called sodium alginate from kelp and other seaweeds, and then add other substances to precipitate calcium alginate. Then through technical means, it can be made into seaweed fiber and finally become non-woven fabric. " Lin Peng, the deputy general manager of a fiber technology company in Zhejiang, told reporters that in March last year, they introduced the project from Wuhan Textile University and industrialized the experimental results for the first time in the world. "The first production line was put into production in Keqiao at the beginning of this year, with an annual production capacity of 500 tons."

"At present, many enterprises have used our seaweed fiber to produce medical dressings, and the response is very good. Next, we will add non-woven fabric production equipment as soon as possible to provide end products to the market." The person in charge said.

"The seaweed fiber has remarkable antibacterial effect, so when it is made into a medical dressing, it can converge the wound faster than ordinary cotton materials and shorten the recovery time." The chief engineer of a company in Zhejiang said that because it is skin friendly, they also intend to make the seaweed fiber into clothing fabrics for the production of infant clothing, women's underwear and facial masks. At the same time, because of its high flame retardancy, it can also be used to make clothes for special purposes such as fire fighting clothes.

"China is rich in seaweed resources. All coastal cities, including Zhejiang, have huge reserves of seaweed. It is also closely related to the marine economic strategy and belongs to a strategic emerging industry, so the prospect of developing seaweed fiber projects is very broad." Yao Mu, one of the founders of China's textile materials science and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said that, fortunately, Shaoxing textile enterprises were the first to take this step.