Xanthan Gum
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide with many industrial uses, including as a Drilling Mud Chemicals and in food industry as common food additive. We are supplying both grades of Xanthan Gum
Test Items |
SPECIFICATION |
Grade |
API 13A Grade |
Appearance |
Off White or Light Yellow Free Flow Powder |
Through 80 mesh % |
99.3 |
Loss on Drying % |
7.9 |
PH (1% XG Solution) |
7.5 |
Ash % |
12.00 |
Shearing Ratio |
7.8 |
Viscosity (1% XG in 1% kcl solution, cps) |
1430 |
Starch Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Guar Qualitative Determination |
Absent |
Rheology Test 0.285% XG in Sea Water Solution |
600 rpm mPa.s |
95.0 |
300 rpm mPa.s |
72 |
200 rpm mPa.s |
61 |
100 rpm mPa.s |
48 |
6 rpm mPa.s |
21.8 |
3 rpm mPa.s |
19.5 |
Brookfield LV 1.5r/min (mPa.s) |
3090 |