The invention belongs to the technical field of
polysaccharide degradation, and relates to a
sodium alginate degradation method, which is characterized by comprising: 1) dispersing
sodium alginate in an
alcohol solution, adding an acid solution under a stirring condition, carrying out a
reflux reaction under a
thermal insulation state, stirring, and controlling the degradation time so as to complete the
degradation reaction; 2) filtering the
reaction system obtained in the step 1), washing the
solid sequentially with deionized water and 75%
ethanol to achieve a
neutral state, dispersing in 75%
ethanol, adding a
sodium hydroxide solution under stirring, and adjusting the pH value of the
system to more than or equal to 7; and 3) filtering the
reaction system obtained in the step 2), washing the
solid with 75%
ethanol to achieve a
neutral state, washing sequentially with 75% ethanol, 95% ethanol and dehydrated
alcohol,
dewatering, and carrying out
vacuum drying to obtain the degraded
sodium alginate product. According to the present invention, the method has advantages of convenient operation, simple preparation technology process, low manufacturing cost, and the like; the
sodium alginate is dispersed in the blending liquid of the
alcohol and the acid to carry out the heterogeneous
degradation reaction so as to conveniently separate the product at the
late stage; and the obtained degraded
sodium alginate is the white or light yellow
solid powder, and is dissolved in water to form the
viscous liquid.