ESACOL is a range of thickeners, water retainers and rheology modifiers particularly suited for the high performance required by the modern construction and paints industries.

They are obtained from polygalactomannan, a polysaccharide of natural origin isolated from the seeds of a yearly plant of the leguminous family.

Chemically, a polygalactomannan is a long chain of mannose, randomly substituted with galactose; this “branched” structure, together with the remarkable chain length, provides special chemical-physical characteristics, among which the solubility in cold water and the considerable properties as thickener and rheology modifier of solutions.

The original characteristics as water retainer and the biostability, are further improved by a chemical reaction, inserting into the polysaccharide some hydroxyalkylated groups.

The processes conditions –from the seeds to the hydroxyalkylated derivatives and the special final formulations of the product, have been extensively studied by Lamberti in order to obtain their maximum applicative performance. That's why ESACOL, a range of thickeners, water retainers and rheology modifiers, to be used as a total or partial alternative to cellulose ethers in the main building and painting applications, providing excellent results at a moderate cost.

The ESACOL products are obtained from a raw material of natural origins, renewable and environmental friendly, and even after the chemical transformations maintain their characteristics of biocompatibility in accordance to the modern bioconstruction criteria.