Clients:
Our products find application in a wide gamut of industries comprising:-

:: AGRICULTURE ::

Metal chelates are important in agriculture because they supply micronutrients vital to the metabolism of plants. Plant problems previously attributed to disease and drought are now thought to be caused by micronutrient deficiencies. Chelated micronutrients are more readily utilized by plants than are inorganic forms of metals; therefore, less metal is required in the chelate form. Different forms of these chelating agents are designed to provide specific trace metals such as zinc, manganese, iron, copper, magnesium, calcium and potassium.

:: INDUSTRIAL CLEANING ::

Metal salts can cause scaling problems in boilers, heat exchangers, and other water circulation systems found in the power, brewing, sugar and dairy industries. Chelating agents form stable, water-soluble metal complexes with all potentially harmful metal ions, dissolving existing scale formations and preventing new ones forming.

:: LEATHER ::

Chelating agents act as metal carriers (particularly chromium and aluminum) in the tanning process.

:: METAL PLATING ::

Chelating agents act as a metal carrier. It stabilizes process baths, and neutralizes trace impurities.

:: OIL INDUSTRY ::

The presence of heavy metal ions such as calcium or barium often causes scaling problems in oil wells, especially when sulfate ions are present. Chelating agents are used in enhanced oil recovery to re-dissolve mineral deposits.

:: PHARMACEUTICALS ::

Chelating agents provides excellent metal ion control in pharmaceutical applications. It is used for drug stabilization, helping to maintain potency of active ingredients and to stabilize colors and flavors. It is also used as buffering / synthesizing / scouring / flavour enhancing agents.

:: PHOTOGRAPHY ::

Chelating agents are used to prevent turbidity and scum formation in developing baths and to inhibit catalytic oxidation of the developer by heavy metal ions. Chelated ferric ions are used to oxidize metallic silver into soluble silver ions, which can then be washed from films. Chelating agents act as carriers of these ferric ions and play an essential role in accelerating and fine-tuning the reactivity of these ferric ions with metallic silver.

:: PRINTING INK ::

Metal ions can cause the formation of insoluble resin soaps in water- thinned inks. In offset printing, the formation of polyvalent metal soaps may cause unwanted discoloration. Chelating agents are used to overcome these problems, resulting in clear and color-stable inks.

:: PULP AND PAPER ::

Heavy metal ions catalyze the decomposition of bleaching agents (peroxide, ozone, and hydrosulfite), the decay of food (by metals found in the packaging board), and can lead to brightness reversion of pulp and paper. Chelating agents are used to remove unwanted metal ions and to deactivate any that remain.

:: SOAPS AND DETERGENTS ::

Chelating agents deactivate the unwanted heavy metal ions that are often introduced through raw materials in the manufacture of soap and of detergents that contain perborates. They have the effect of boosting the effectiveness of biocides and are sometimes used as builders in detergents.

:: TEXTILES ::

During the scouring and bleaching of textile fibers, chelating agents remove and deactivate heavy metal ions that would otherwise catalyze the decomposition of the peroxide bleaching agent. They also improve the performance of dye baths, where hardness ions inhibit dye penetrating the fiber.