Applications

1. Food Industry (30–40% of applications)

Core functions: Thickener, stabilizer, emulsifier, water-retention agent, binder, film-forming agent

Beverages: Added at 0.1–0.5% in fruit juices, carbonated drinks, and plant protein beverages to prevent phase separation and sedimentation and improve mouthfeel

Dairy products: Yogurt and ice cream (0.1–0.3%) to prevent whey separation and enhance texture and stability

Condiments: Soy sauce, vinegar, salad dressing (0.2–0.8%) to increase viscosity and stabilize emulsions

Flour-based products: Bread, steamed buns, noodles (0.1–0.5%) to improve dough extensibility, increase elasticity, reduce breakage, and enhance texture

Frozen foods: Improves freeze–thaw stability and inhibits ice crystal growth

Canned foods: Used as a thickener and stabilizer to improve broth or sauce texture

2. Pharmaceutical and Health Products

Pharmaceutical excipient: Used as a tablet binder and disintegrant, capsule filler, suspending agent for suspensions, and ointment base

Sustained/controlled-release formulations: Acts as a drug carrier to control the release rate of active ingredients

Artificial tears: Utilized for its excellent moisturizing and viscosity-enhancing properties

3. Personal Care and Cosmetics

Skincare products: Creams, lotions, face masks (0.5–2%) as a thickener, stabilizer, and humectant to improve skin feel

Shampoo / conditioner: (0.2–1%) as a thickener and conditioning agent to enhance combability and smoothness

Toothpaste: (1–2%) as a thickener and stabilizer, providing suitable viscosity and gloss

Color cosmetics: Foundations, mascaras, etc., as a thickener and stabilizer

4. Construction Materials Industry

Cement mortar / concrete: (0.05–0.2%) as a water-retention agent and thickener to improve workability, prevent bleeding and segregation, and enhance bonding strength

Gypsum products: Improves flowability and water retention, increasing product strength

Coatings: Used as a thickener, stabilizer, and pigment dispersant to improve leveling, brushability, and storage stability

5. Oil Industry

Drilling fluids: Functions as a fluid-loss control agent and viscosifier to stabilize wellbores and carry cuttings

Enhanced oil recovery: Acts as a mobility control agent to increase crude oil recovery

6. Other Industrial Applications

Paper industry: Paper strength enhancer, surface sizing agent, and dispersant for coating pigments to improve strength and printability

Textile industry: Used as a sizing agent, printing paste, and dyeing auxiliary to increase yarn strength and printing clarity

Detergents: Acts as an anti-redeposition agent to prevent soil from reattaching to fabrics

Ceramics industry: Used as a green-body strengthener and glaze suspending agent