Sesbania Gum

Sesbania gum is extracted from sesbania seeds which is originated from china. The sesbania gum powder is white loose milky powder which is soluble in water, insoluble in alcohol, ketones, ethers and other organic solvents. Sesbania gum powder can be dispersed in cold water to form a viscous solution. The viscosity of sesbania gum powder is 5-10 times higher than natural plant gum, sodium alginate.
Sesbania gum powder is used as sizing agents and dye thickeners in textile industries.
It plays a major role as a flocculant in water and wastewater treatment,in agriculture as pesticides and to remove the saltyness of land.
The most important use of sesbania gum is in oil industry as it is used a blocking agent, water resistance-reduction agent and tackifier for preparing fluid cracking which results to increase in oil production rate.