Tea Saponin, a glycoside compound extracted from camellia tea seeds, is excellent natural nonionic active surfactant. It can be widely used in pesticide, cultivation, textile, daily chemicals, arthite
Physicochemical property:
Tea saponin is triterpenoid saponin, it tastes bitter and spicy. It stimulates mucous membrane of nose to lead to sneeze. The pure product is fine white column-shape crystalloid with strong moisture absorption ability. It presents apparent acidity to methyl red. It's easy to be dissolved in water, water-contained methanol, water-contained ethanol, glacial acetic acid, acetic anhydride and pyridine etc. Its melting point: 224.
CAS NO.: 8047-15-2
MOLECULAR FORMULATE: C57H90O26
Specification
Item TEA SPAONIN POWDER
Appearance Light yellow powder
Active Content ≥75%
Foaming Ability 160-190mm
Solubility Easily soluble in water
PH Value 5.0-7.0
Surface Tension 32.86mN/m
Package 10kg/pp woven bag
Shelf Life 24months
Storage Keep in cool and dry place
Applications:
1.) Cleaning shrimp pond
Tea saponin can kill the unusable fish with its ichthyotoxin and hemolyzation, but it is safe for shrimp. It is benefit for the growth of shrimp and crab. Tea saponin is low concentration and low cost for cleaning pond.
2.) Killing snail in Rice farm
Tea saponin is a high effective organic pesticide to kill the snail in the rice Farm without any toxic residue.
3.) Agorchemistry
Tea saponin can be used as a surfactant for pesticide production.
4.) Daily care products
Tea Saponin is commonly used in daily care products with the function of lathering, killing germs, relieving itching and subduing the inflammation.
