Guar Gum

The most important property of Guar Gum is its ability to hydrate rapidly in cold water, to attain a very high viscosity at relatively low concentrations. Its specific colloidal nature gives the solution an excellent thickening power which is 6 to 10 times higher than that obtained from starch. It is stable over a wide range of pH. It also improves flowability and pumpability of fluid. It is a superior friction loss reducing agent. Guar Gum, either modified or unmodified, is a very versatile and efficient bio-polymer covering a wide range of industrial applications such as: Oil drilling Textile printing Human Food and Pet Food Paper Explosive Water Treatment Ore flotation Where its binding, thickening, film forming and lubricating factors are of great interest. In paper industry, Guar Gum ensures a more regular distribution of pulp fibre throughout the sheet resulting in increased burst strength and tensile strength. High recovery of purified ore is achieved when it is used as depressant for slimes. For food applications, Guar Gum is an effective water retention agent because it is intensely hydrophilic. It is widely used to thicken and stabilise salad dressings, ice-cream, lollipops, bakery products, confectioneries, meat, sausages and cheese spread. It is also used as a stabiliser in frozen food. In textile industry, it is used as a thickening and sizing agent. It is used as thickening agent in various pharmaceutical preparations. Guar Gum is also used in various cosmetics in the manufacture of both toothpaste and shaving creams. It imparts slip for extruding the paste from the tube without applying excessive pressure. It mixes well with most detergent systems and hence is used in the manufacture of shampoos and cleansers. Besides the above uses, Guar Gum is also used in ceramics, tobacco industry and in the manufacture of water-proofing agent in explosive. Technical Oil Well Drilling Paper Mining Water Treatment Textile Printing Fire Fighting Cosmetics and Miscellaneous Hair setting Lipsticsks Soaping and Shampoos Mosquito coils