SAIB is the abbreviation of sucrose acetate isobutyrate, which is high purity sucrose acetate. Pure SAIB is transparent liquid with high viscosity. It is the ramification of nature sucrose after esterification.
Basic data:
Attributes: Transparent to light yellow liquid with high viscosity. No deposition. Not soluble in water but in most organic solvent.
Molecular formula: C40H62O19
Molecular weight: 846.90
Fields of Application:
SATB has a large variety of applications in the fields such as drink, ink, dope and paper production releasing antigenic medicament, etc.
When used as food additive in drink production, SAIB is a nice stabilizer, and it can adjust the relative density and ncrease the cloudness of soft drink. Therefore, it is wildly used as food emulsification essence. The GB (Chinese industry standard) number of SAIB is GB12493?90(10.014); INS444; CAS34482-63-8.
So far there are 25 countries worldwide using SAIB to adjust the density of the drink. Density adjusting means to decrease the density difference between essence (0.84g/ml) and drink (1.05g/ml). SAIB can be used as oxidizer and stabilizer, and at the same time it does not affect the taste of drink. FDA in USA has also approved to use SAIB in drink.
SAIB can also be used as additive in the lipstick, shampoo and other unctuous or colloidal cosmetic products.
When SAIB is used in the ink and dope production, it can make the synthesis of membrane more stable
SAIB has been used in paper production for a long time. Because it can change the refractive index of the fiber, it is adopted to increase the clarity and stability against heat and light. It can also make the paper easy for printing.