VEEGUM® Magnesium Aluminum Silicate products are water-washed smectite clays that serve as suspension stabilisers, emulsion optimisers and rheology modifiers.
| Product | Description | Benefits | Applications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veegum® EZ | Veegum® EZ is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabiliser, emulsion optimiser and rheology modifier. This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as Vanzan® xanthan gum and CMC. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, Provides a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations | Topical, Dental |
| Veegum® CH | Veegum® CH is a custom milled purified smectite clay that enables the formulation of consumer friendly “reconstitutable” personal care products. These reconstitutables are blends of powder-form ingredients that are made functional simply by adding a small amount of water, or other liquid, just prior to use. No preservatives are needed and their shelf life is virtually unlimited. | Creamy texture, Stabilises the foam structure in cleansing products, Serves as a film forming binder and an absorbent in facial masks, Is a unique high charge, residue-free hair softener | Cream, Lotions, Shampoo, Antiperspirants products |
| Veegum® D | Veegum® D Magnesium Aluminum Silicate is a dental care grade that ensures a stable and short paste or gel with excellent brush stand-up, flavour release and rinseability. Veegum® D works synergistically with organic gum binders, allowing the fine-tuning of dentifrice properties with minimal inhibition of fluoride recovery. The incorporation of soluble pyrophosphate with Veegum® D maximises fluoride bioavailability. | Reduces the slippery, stringy or sticky feel of gums and polymers | Cosmetic grade which also has topical and dental use in OTC pharmaceuticals |
| Veegum® HS | Veegum® HS is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabilizer, emulsion optimiser and rheology modifier. This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as Vanzan® xanthan gum and CMC. These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilising and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, Provides a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations, Provides maximum electrolyte stability and minimum acid demand | Acidic pH pharmaceutical suspensions, Lotions, Creams |
| Veegum® HV | Veegum® HV is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabilizer, emulsion optimiser and rheology modifier. This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as Veegum® xanthan gum and CMC. These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilising and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, Provides a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations, Excellent emulsion and suspension stability at low use levels | Grade is used in a variety of personal care products. |
| Veegum® K | Veegum® K is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabiliser, emulsion optimiser and rheology modifier. This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as Vanzan® xanthan gum and CMC. These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilising and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, Provides a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations, | Oral, Topical, Dental |
| Veegum® Pure | Veegum® Pure is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabiliser, emulsion optimiser and rheology modifier. This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as Vanzan® xanthan gum and CMC. These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilising and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, Provides a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations, ECOCERT and COSMOS™ approved | Pharmaceutical grade. Topical, Dental use |
| Veegum® R | Veegum® R is a useful, economical grade of Veegum® that can be used on a wide range of applications. VEEGUM® R is Magnesium Aluminum Silicate NF Type IA. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, while providing a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations. | Pharmaceutical, cosmetic, personal care, oral, topical and dental |
| Veegum® Ultra | Veegum® Ultrais a smectite clay synergistic with common thickeners such as Vanzan® xanthan gum and CMC. These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilising and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture. | Reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, Provides a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations, Easiest of all the grades to hydrate | Any low pH formulation, Sunscreens, Acne treatments, Exfoliants |
| Veegum® XGB | Veegum® XGB Bentonite Clay is a synergistic blend of natural bentonite and xanthan gum that hydrates quickly, even with low shear mixing in unheated water. The combination of bentonite clay and xanthan gum will provide greater thickening, stabilising and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture. Veegum® XGB stabilises water based suspensions and emulsions over a broad range of pH and storage temperatures. | Imparts a pleasant application feel, ECOCERT and COSMOS™ approved | Recommended for difficult to stabilise suspensions and emulsions, Topical, Dental use |
Product and customer insights
CHALLENGE A power plant relying on ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) faced a critical operational challenge. A wastewater treatment upset severely fouled the UF system, drastically reducing water production. Despite multiple cleaning attempts with sodium hypochlorite and citric acid, transmembrane pressure (TMP) remained high, and flux showed no improvement. The plant’s inability to meet […]
CHALLENGE A gold processing plant in New Zealand sought to improve gold recovery efficiency while addressing high Total Organic Carbon (TOC) levels. Elevated TOC increased the Preg-Robbing Factor (PRF), reducing the plant’s ability to efficiently recover gold during the Carbon-In-Leach (CIL) process. The traditional use of kerosene as a carbon blanking agent offered limited efficacy, […]
CHALLENGE A municipal water reuse plant processing 8 million gallons per day (MGD) experienced severe fouling and scaling issues, including calcium phosphate and silica deposits. With steep feed pressure increases and differential pressures in both stages, the plant required frequent cleanings every 4 to 6 weeks, amounting to 32 cleanings annually. Each cleaning cycle resulted […]
The plant was experiencing weekly shutdowns for fiber clean up (~ 3 kg bags of matted slurry is cleaned per week). The shut downs were costly as they reduce plant availability for production.
CHALLENGE A municipal reverse osmosis (RO) plant on Florida’s west coast, with a 20 MGD capacity, faced high operational costs due to its reliance on 93% sulfuric acid for pH adjustment. The plant used a combination of a brackish water reverse osmosis (BWRO) membranes and fiberglass-wrapped membranes across 10 trains, each operating at 75% recovery. […]
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulation, known as IMO 2020 was the the largest change in regulation relating to marine fuels impacting 75% of the fuel used by the shipping industry.
Keeping drilling costs low using Redi-Guard™ High Performance, an ecologically friendly drilling fluid technology with revolutionary rheological and shale encapsulation properties
CHALLENGE A municipal reverse osmosis (RO) plant, with a capacity of 2 million gallons per day (MGD), faced frequent system cleanings, every 2-4 months, due to rising feed pressure. The plant, which sources water from brackish wells and uses Toray TMG-20D-400 membranes in a (16×7) -> (8×7) train configuration, was operating at 78% recovery. Despite […]
Research indicates that Sea Buckthorn may be able to strengthen the immune system. One in vitro study focused on the possible immunomodulatory properties of Sea Buckthorn.
AWC A-110 effectively inhibited scale at a dosage of 3.5 ppm and an operating pH of 6.9. This increase in operating pH reduced the district’s annual acid consumption by ~$350K per year based on their current production.
MCI® -2020 V/O and ChemMaster’s Colorsil were chosen to repair and protect the walls based on their 20 year warranties and the fact that together they could fulfill the other specified repair design requirements.
Despite numerous cleanings, the productivity of the Reverse Osmosis plant would not recover from severe membrane fouling. The membrane autopsy revealed that the ferric hydroxide was seeding
silica polymerization and that even while the ferric hydroxide was removed, the silica scaling was continuing to grow.
The East Hokkaido region is known to have the highest volume of potato product in Japan. Unfortunately, a potato farmer in the area was experiencing a high rate of potato scab infection in his agricultural field.
A S Harrison & Co is committed to providing the highest level of customer service. Please drop us a line and we will get back to you soon.
