At a Glance
Material Family
Specialty Additives
Record Type
Polymer
Primary Role
Thickening / Rheology · Film Formation
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Used as a high-efficiency gelling and suspending agent in beverages, plant-based milks, and water-gel desserts, where low-acyl grades form brittle thermoreversible gels and high-acyl grades form soft elastic gels at very low use levels.
- ▸ Serves as the gelling matrix in plant tissue-culture and microbiological growth media (a clear, agar-alternative solidifier) for agricultural propagation and laboratory cultivation.
- ▸ Functions as a rheology modifier and suspending agent in personal-care and cosmetic systems such as lotions, toothpastes, and clear gel formulations, stabilizing actives and particulates against settling.
- ▸ Provides structure and slow-release matrices in industrial gel products including air-freshener gels and fragrance carriers.
- ▸ Stabilizes fluid suspensions and controls viscosity in formulated industrial and household products where a thermally stable, ion-responsive thickener is required.
Physical Properties
appearance
off-white to cream powder (typical)
form
free-flowing granular or fine powder (typical)
odor
odorless to slight (typical)
solubility_water
hydrates and dissolves in hot water; disperses in cold water (typical)
gel_setting_temp
approx. 35-55 C depending on cations and acyl content (typical)
molecular_weight_avg
approx. 0.5-2 million Da (high-molecular-weight polysaccharide, typical)
ph_1pct_solution
approx. 3.5-8 (typical, grade dependent)
loss_on_drying
<= 15 % (typical food/NF grade)
Safety & Handling
Full SDS available on request
A grade-specific Safety Data Sheet (SDS) — with the complete hazard classification, handling precautions, and transport information — is supplied with every shipment and available on request. Confirm all safety and regulatory details against the SDS for your specific grade.
Chemical Identity
CAS Number
71010-52-1
Synonyms & Trade Names
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