Start a Business of Guar Gam Manufacturing

Start a Business of Guar Gam Manufacturing

What is Guar Gum?

Guar gum, also called guaran, is a galactomannan. It is primarily the groundendosperm of guar beans. The guar seeds are dehusked, milled and screened to obtain the guar gum.It is typically produced as a free-flowing, off-white powder.It can be described as a natural food thickener, similar to locust bean gum,cornstarch or tapioca flour. It is said to have significantly more thickening ability than cornstarch, at a fraction of the cost. This has made it a popular additive in products such as puddings and ice creams. Until recently, it was also an ingredient in non-prescription diet pills designed to create a sense of fullness.

Production and Trade

The guar bean is principally grown in India, Pakistan, US, China, Australia and Africa. India produces 2.5 - 3.5 million tons of guar annually, making it the largest producer with about 80% of world production.

In India, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Haryana are the main producing regions, and Jodhpur, Sri Ganganagar and Hanumangarhin Rajasthan are the major Guar trading markets. Hanumangarh - Ganganagar  is the main production area for best quality guar beans, so called "Fast-Hydrating Guar".

The United States has produced 4,600 to 14,000 tonnes of guar over the last 5 years.As many as 50,000 acres of guar have been grown in West Texas over the last 50 years.

Manufacturing Process

Guar Gum powder is manufactured by mechanical extraction from the guar seed endosperm which contains about 80% Galactomannan (gum).

The gum is made from the endosperms of the seed, recovered by hulling the seed and breaking away the endosperms, known as ‘splits’.

The product is traded in the form of splits or powder and, its value is judged by its viscosity, measured in centipoises units abbreviated to ‘cp’. Typically, high-viscosity guar has a higher market price.

Guar gum is obtained by an automatic mechanical process in which first the seed is split into two halves and the hull and the germ is mechanically scraped off to obtain endosperm. Refined guar splits are obtained by splitting the guar seed into two halves and dehusking and polishing the grains.

These splits are then pulverized and tailor made for usage in different industries. The endosperm thus obtained is further purified and grounded into powder of required granulation and viscosity.

After pulverization, sieving is done to get the required mesh.

The sieved gum is then passed through blenders to make it homogenous.

State-of-the-art plants are capable of producing several grades of guar gum ranging from very low to very high viscosity and from coarse to fine granulation.

Industrial Applications

• Textile industry – sizing, finishing and printing
• Paper industry – improved sheet formation, folding and denser surface for printing
• Explosives industry – as waterproofing agent mixed with ammonium nitrate, nitroglycerin, etc.
• Pharmaceutical industry – as binder or as disintegrator in tablets; main ingredient in some bulk-forming laxatives
• Cosmetics and toiletries industries – thickener in toothpastes, conditioner in shampoos (usually in a chemically modified version)
• Hydraulic fracturing Shale oil and gas extraction industries consumes about 90% of guar gum produced from India and Pakistan.
• Mining
• Hydroseeding – formation of seed-bearing "guar tack"
• Medical institutions, especially nursing homes - used to thicken liquids and foods for patients with dysphagia
• Fire retardant industry - as a thickener in Phos-Chek
• Nanoparticles industry - to produce silver or gold nanoparticles, or develop innovative medicine delivery mechanisms for drugs in pharmaceutical industry.

Guar Gum Plant Machinery Suppliers

Below are the listings of Guar Gum Plant Machinery products and suppliers.You can also view profiles of other suppliers offering Guar Gum Plant Machinery.

TRUMATIC AGRO ENGINEERS             EXCEL PLANTS & EQUIPMENT PVT. LTD.    SHREE LAXMI NARAYAN INDUSTRIES Guar Dehusking Plant Consist Following Machinery: Cleaning, Splitter, Elevator, Pneumatic Conveyor, Centrifugal, Roaster, Dehusking, Cooler, Cone Mixer, Bagging, Rotary Siever, Ultrafine Pulverizer, Water Tank, Flaker Machine, pneumatic dryer line, conical blender. Guar Dehusk Split Powder Plant.      Research and Markets              Research and Markets is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. We provide you with the latest data on international and regional markets, key industries, the top companies, new products and the latest trends. Kolkata, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan farmers are raising a cheer each time a global oil major announces exploration plans. Guar gum, grown in north India and used as an important lubricant in the drilling of oil wells across the world, has seen a 75% jump in export as the largest producer, India, is currently the only supplier to the world market. This rise in global demand, coupled with tighter supplies this year, has led to bumper profits for local producers. For More Details: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/research-markets-prefeasibility-report-guar-084900883.html http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/keyword/guar-gum