In our previous post we discussed the reasons why starch-based tackifiers are a solid alternative to guar in the erosion control industry. But starch is used to replace guar in a variety of industries, including oil & gas drilling, mining and construction products, just to name a few. Many of these reasons are based on […]
Thank you for visiting our new blog – Strictly Starch. Our goal is to share insight into the science behind starch which provides environmental, cost and performance advantages for a variety of industries including environmental and erosion control, gas and oil drilling, construction materials, mining and more. Even though we’re focused on the science of […]
We often get calls from people in the erosion control industry looking for organic substitutes to guar tackifiers. They typically contact us for one of two reasons – either they’re always on the search for new and improved products, or they’ve experienced supply problems with guar tackifiers. While we can’t deny guar is an effective […]