Industrial grade guar gum powder is a versatile product and has different applications, as thickening & sizing agent, wet-end strength additive, gelling agent, water barrier, flocculation aid, for waste water treatment, emulsifier, binder. Also used for mud formulations, enhanced oil recovery, polymer flooding, well treatment, lost circulation plugging etc. Fast hydration guar gum powder for oil drilling applications is an important advantage of guar gum.
| Industries | Uses | Functions |
|---|---|---|
| Oil Well Drilling | Drilling Fluids Hydraulic Fracturing | Control Water Loss, Viscosity & Suspension Turbulence |
| Water Treatment | Industrial Water & Drinking Water | Coagulant Aid |
| Paper | Wrapping Paper, Kraft, Photographic Paper, Filter | Replaces Hemicelluloses, Increases Strength, Pulp Hydration Retention, Decreases Porosity |
| Ceramics | Enamels, Electro Ceramics | Fixing, Binding & Thickening Agent |
| Mining | Concentration of Ore Filtration | Flocculating & Settling Agent & Filter Aid |
| Textile Printing | Cotton, Rayon, Silk, Wool Sizing | Reduces Warp Breakage, Reduce Dusting Film Forming, Thickening for Dye |
| Coal Mining | Coal Suspension, Shock Impregnation | Friction Reducing & Suspending Agent |
| Fire Fighting | Water for Fighting Fires | Friction Reducing, Dispersion & Direction Control |
| Explosives | Stick Explosives, Blasting Slurries | Water Proofing &Gelling Agent |
| Photography | Emulsions, Gelatin Solution | Gelling & Hardening Agent |
| Synthetic Resins | Polymerization, Suspension, Collagen Dispersion | Thickening & Binding Agent |
| Tobacco | Reconstitution of Fragmented Tobacco | Binding & Strengthening Agent |