الوصف

§ 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)

§ Oil and gas drilling, hydraulic fracturing

§ 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