Maize product's modern plant at Kathwada manufactures SAYATEX an oxidised starch of different viscosities and fluidities to suit the requirements of paper textile industries. This starch can be used for surface sizing and paper coating because of low viscosity and higher add-on on the paper.

PROPERTIES :

SAYATEX is an oxidised starch derived from maize or tapioca starches. It is granular white in colour and has moisture content of 12 to 14%. Microscopically, SAYATEX closely resembles the unmodified starch, with the typical reaction of staining blue with iodine solution.

The outstanding characteristics of SAYATEX starch is that the pasting results rapidly, at a lower temperature, and the starch paste exhibits a greater degree of fluidity and clarity than that of unmodified starches. Upon ageing, the tendency towards retrogradation (characteristic of most starches ) is eliminated to a great extent due to the presence of functional groups. The film produced from SAYATEX is strongly adherent, continuous and clear as compared to the brittle and opaque films obtained with unmodified starches.