Guar Gum Products

Listing ID #186911

Industrial applications •Textile industry – sizing, finishing and printing •Paper industry – improved sheet formation, folding and denser surface for printing •Explosives industry – as waterproofing agent mixed with ammonium nitrate, nitroglycerin etc. •industry – as binder or as disintegrator in tablets; main ingredient in some bulk-forming laxatives •Cosmetics and toiletries industries – thickener in toothpastes, conditioner in shampoos (usually in a chemically modified version) •Oil and gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing •Mining •Hydroseeding – formation of seed bearing "guar tack" •Medical institutions, especially nursing homes; used to thicken liquids and foods for patients with dysphagia