Saponin CAS 8047-15-2

What is Saponin?

Saponin is extracted from the tea seed meal.Saponin is a kind of sugar compound extracted from the seeds of camellia family. Saponin belongs to saponin class and is a kind of natural non-ionic surfactant.After testing, Saponin has good emulsifying, dispersing, foaming, wetting and other functions.Saponin is glycosides, bitter, spicy, can stimulate the mucous membranes in the nose to make people sneeze.The pure tea saponin is white crystal, easy to absorb moisture;Saponin shows obvious acid property to Methyl red, hard to dissolve in the pure Methyl alcohol, doesn’t dissolve in ether, acetone, benzene organic solvent, easy to dissolve in diluted methyl alcohol, diluted ethyl alcohol and Glacial acetic acid, etc. Add HCL to dissolved tea saponin, tea saponin will precipitate.

Application

1.Daily chemical industry
The surface activity of tea saponin can be used as a shampoo, which not only makes the hair shiny and feels good, but also is non-toxic, safe to use, and has the effect of nourishing hair and skin.The naturalness of tea saponin and its non-destructive effect on protein and cellulose make tea saponin have incomparable advantages in the washing of wool, silk, down, etc.
2.Aquaculture in shrimp culture
Tea saponin can be used as a pond clearing agent to kill harmful fish by its hemolysis and fish toxicity, but it has no effect on shrimp, and saponin is not absorbed by human intestines and stomach, so people can use it at ease.
3. In food and drinks industry
Tea saponin can be used as a foaming aid in cool drinks such as soda and beer because of its strong carbon dioxide absorption characteristics in the food industry.Tea saponin can inhibit the absorption of alcohol, so it is expected to develop sobering tea.
4. Feed Additive
Tea saponin can prevent and control parasites on the surface and inside of livestock and poultry in animal husbandry and breeding. The feed additive made of tea saponin can reduce the diseases of human and livestock.
5. Building materials
Tea saponin is a good natural surfactant. It can be used as foaming agent and foam stabilizer in concrete and light building materials. It has degreasing effect.

Package

1kg/bag,25kg/drum or requirement of clients.