He was trying to make safe surface coatings for food containers using chemicals less hazardous than those found in household cleaners.

他想使用比家庭清洁剂危险还小的化学制剂给食品容器做安全的表面涂层。

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Carrageenan in food, medicine, household chemicals, biochemistry, architectural coatings, textile printing and dyeing, and food and so on a very wide range of USES.

卡拉胶在食品、医药、日用化工、生物化学，建筑涂料、纺织印染和食品等方面的用途十分广泛。

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