Guar gum and its composites as potential materials for diverse applications: A review

Gaurav Sharma; Shweta Sharma; Amit Kumar; Ala'a H Al-Muhtaseb; Mu Naushad; Ayman A Ghfar; Genene Tessema Mola; Florian J Stadler

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.053

Guar gum and its composites as potential materials for diverse applications: A review

Carbohydr Polym. 2018 Nov 1:199:534-545. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.053. Epub 2018 Jul 17.

Authors

Gaurav Sharma¹, Shweta Sharma², Amit Kumar³, Ala'a H Al-Muhtaseb⁴, Mu Naushad⁵, Ayman A Ghfar⁵, Genene Tessema Mola⁶, Florian J Stadler⁷

Affiliations

¹ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Nanshan District Key Lab. for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices, Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China; School of Chemistry, Shoolini University, Solan 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India. Electronic address: gaurav8777@gmail.com.
² School of Chemistry, Shoolini University, Solan 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India.
³ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Nanshan District Key Lab. for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China; Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices, Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China; School of Chemistry, Shoolini University, Solan 173212, Himachal Pradesh, India.
⁴ Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
⁵ Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Bld. #5, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
⁶ School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg Campus, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa.
⁷ College of Materials Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Polymer Science and Technology, Guangdong Research Center for Interfacial Engineering of Functional Materials, Nanshan District Key Lab. for Biopolymers and Safety Evaluation, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, PR China. Electronic address: fjstadler@szu.edu.cn.

PMID: 30143160
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.07.053

Abstract

Naturally occurring polymers are currently of prime importance among which polysaccharides occupies superior position due to their easy availability, eco- friendly and non-toxic nature. Guar gum, one of the naturally occurring polymer, is a galactomannan acquired by ground endosperm of Cyamopsis tetragonolobus or Cyamopsis psoraloides. It belongs to the family leguminosae. Presence of large number of hydroxyl groups increases its H- bonding ability when dissolved in water that enhance the viscosity and gelling properties of the guar gum solution. Based upon these properties, guar gum is used in several industries such as textile, food, petrochemical, mining and paper for varied applications. It is used as suspending, emulsifying, gelling and stabilising agent in the conventional dosage forms. Last few decades have marked the increase in development of various composites of guar gum that have intrinsic utilization in various fields. Immobilization of guar gum with the others not only enhances its properties but also enriches its utilization in numerous fields for diverse applications such as water purification, drug delivery, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries, etc. Guar gum derivatives are found to have therapeutic importance in certain physiological disorders also. In this review article, we have summarized various possible composites of guar gum and their most probable applications in different fields.

Keywords: Guar gum; Hydrogel; Nanocomposite; Non- toxic; Polysaccharide; Viscosity.

Publication types

Review