Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Guar Gum (E412) is readily soluble in cold water, forming a high viscosity solution at low concentrations which increases in viscosity as temperature rises.
It is widely used for its gelling, thickening and stabilising effect on emulsions and suspensions and often blended with other rheology modifiers, particularly Xanthan gum as the two combine to give greatly increased effects.
If you’re using a conventional agitator the powder must be added carefully at a controlled rate to reduce the formation of agglomerates – but it becomes increasingly difficult to incorporate the powder as viscosity increases.
Some formulations contain unnecessarily high levels of gum to compensate for poor yield due to filtering out of agglomerates.
Silverson high shear mixers can produce an agglomerate-free dispersion in a fraction of the time taken by conventional agitators. With all Silverson mixers, maximized yield can allow products to be reformulated with reduced gum content, cutting raw material costs and process times.
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 What is Guar Gum and How is it Used?
0:43 How to overcome Guar Gum Lumping Issues
1:08 Achieving Agglomerate-Free Guar Gum Dispersion with Silverson
1:54 Scaling Up: From Batch Mixers to the Flashmix
To find out more contact us today or visit our website: silverson.com/us/resource-library/application-reports/preparation-of-guar-gum-solutions
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Guar Gum (E412) is readily soluble in cold water, forming a high viscosity solution at low concentrations which increases in viscosity as temperature rises.
It is widely used for its gelling, thickening and stabilising effect on emulsions and suspensions and often blended with other rheology modifiers, particularly Xanthan gum as the two combine to give greatly increased effects.
If you’re using a conventional agitator the powder must be added carefully at a controlled rate to reduce the formation of agglomerates – but it becomes increasingly difficult to incorporate the powder as viscosity increases.
Some formulations contain unnecessarily high levels of gum to compensate for poor yield due to filtering out of agglomerates.
Silverson high shear mixers can produce an agglomerate-free dispersion in a fraction of the time taken by conventional agitators. With all Silverson mixers, maximized yield can allow products to be reformulated with reduced gum content, cutting raw material costs and process times.
⏱️ Chapters
0:00 What is Guar Gum and How is it Used?
0:43 How to overcome Guar Gum Lumping Issues
1:08 Achieving Agglomerate-Free Guar Gum Dispersion with Silverson
1:54 Scaling Up: From Batch Mixers to the Flashmix
To find out more contact us today or visit our website: silverson.com/us/resource-library/application-reports/preparation-of-guar-gum-solutions
Stay up-to-date with our newest videos by subscribing to our YouTube channel:
youtube.com/@silversonmachines
Follow us on LinkedIn for the latest updates & news:
linkedin.com/company/silverson-machines
