Product Profile of Industrial Grade Biodegradable Shellac
Industrial Grade Biodegradable Shellac is an amorphous, thermoplastic and tough resin, which forms high-gloss films. The Shellac is soluble in low alcohols and aqueous-alkaline media but stable against hydrocarbons. The Biodegradable Shellac is physiologically harmless and biodegradable in nature. Industrial Grade Biodegradable Shellac comes in various forms like handmade shellac, machine made shellac, dewaxed shellac and bleached shellac.
Applications of Industrial Grade Biodegradable Shellac:
- Fruit coatings like citrus fruit, melons, apples
- Parting and glazing agent like chocolate, chewing gum
- Micro encapsulation of flavourings, barrier coatings like moisture barrier
- Pharmaceuticals: Gastric juices resistant coatings
- Cosmetics: Film former in hairspray, hair settings and nail lacquer, binder in mascara, micro encapsulation of fragrances
Key Features of Industrial Grade Biodegradable Shellac
- Shellac is an amorphous, thermoplastic and tough resin, which forms high-gloss films
- Soluble in low alcohsols and aqueous-alkaline media but stable against hydrocarbons
- Physiologically harmless and biodegradable
- Produced by refining of seedlac by means of three different processes (heat process, ethanol extraction, chemical bleaching)
- Comes in various forms like handmade shellac, machine made shellac, dewaxed shellac and bleached shellac
