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Dewaxed Bleached Shellac is non-toxic, edible and used widely in different indutries including Food, food packaging and allied industries.
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Aleuritic Acid
Aleuritic Acid is a high-purity shellac-derived acid used in fragrance and specialty chemical applications, offered by Lexportex with 99% purity and consistent quality.
Ambrettolide
Ambrettolide is a premium macrocyclic musk ingredient valued for its soft, elegant and long-lasting fragrance profile. It is widely used in fine perfumery and fragrance formulations.
Lexo-Lac (Acqueous Solution)
Shellac Aqueous Solution is a clear, stable, low-viscosity shellac formulation with solid content ranging from 10% to 25%, developed for versatile coating applications.
Other Allied Products
Lexportex offers a wide range of allied lac products, including Seedlac, Handmade Shellac, Machine Made Shellac and Dewaxed Shellac, serving diverse industrial and specialty applications.
Aleuritic Acid (Shellac Aleuritic Powder)
Aleuritic Acid (9,10,16-Trihydroxypalmitic Acid) is a natural shellac-derived acid obtained through saponification. Lexportex manufactures technical-grade Aleuritic Acid with 99% purity, supplied as a slightly yellow, almost odourless solid in powder or granular form.
Key Features
- Purity: 99% technical grade
- Appearance: White powder or granules
- CAS No.: 533-87-9
- Molecular weight: Approx. 304
- Acid value: 168–178
- Melting point: 96 ± 1°C
- Moisture: 1% max.
- Moderately soluble in hot water
Ambrettolide
Ambrettolide is a high-quality macrocyclic musk fragrance ingredient known for its soft, elegant, warm and long-lasting musk aroma. It is widely used in fine fragrances, personal care products and other fragrance applications.
Key Features
- Macrocyclic musk fragrance compound
- Soft, elegant and long-lasting musk odour
- Excellent fragrance substantivity
- Suitable for fine fragrances and perfumery
- Used in cosmetics and personal care formulations
- Ideal for premium fragrance blends
- Used as a fixative and fragrance enhancer
- Suitable for specialty fragrance applications
Bleached shellac is manufactured / exported in following two grades :
Specification of Dewaxed Bleached Shellac
| Acid Value | 65-90 |
| Ester Value | 135-195 |
| Saponification Value | 200-260 |
| Melting Point (Capillary Method) | 75ºC-91ºC |
| Wax Content: | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 6% max. |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. |
| Rosin Content | Nil |
| Ash Content | 0.50% max. |
| Heavy Metals | 10 PPM |
| Colour | Pale Yellow |
| Arsenic | Nil |
| Iron | Nil |
Specification of Waxy Bleached Shellac
| Acid Value | 65-90 |
| Ester Value | 135-195 |
| Saponification Value | 200-260 |
| Melting Point (Capillary Method) | 75ºC-91ºC |
| Wax Content: | 5.50% max. |
| Moisture: | 6% max. |
| Insolubility in Hot alcohol | 1% max. |
| Rosin Content | Nil |
| Ash Content | 0.50% max. |
| Heavy Metals | 10 PPM |
| Colour | Pale Yellow |
| Arsenic | Nil |
| Iron | Nil |
Dewaxed Bleached Shellac
Dewaxed Bleached Shellac is a wax-free, non-toxic and edible shellac with excellent adhesive, binding, hardening and gloss properties. It offers a clear, bright finish, fast drying and is widely used in food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and coating applications.
Key Features
- Completely wax-free
- Non-toxic & edible
- Excellent gloss & clarity
- Strong adhesive & binding properties
- Moisture barrier protection
- Suitable for food & pharmaceutical coatings
- Pale yellow in colour
- Wax content: 0.20% max.
Lexo-Lac (Shellac Acqueous Solution)
Shellac Aqueous Solution is a natural, water-soluble shellac formulation designed for a wide range of coating applications. It is a clear, slightly amber and stable solution with 25% solid content, low viscosity, and can be used directly or diluted with demineralised water.
Key Features
- Natural shellac-based formulation
- 25% solid content
- Clear to slightly amber appearance
- Low viscosity
- Stable aqueous solution
- Water-soluble using a volatile alkali
- Ready to use or dilutable with demineralised water
- Suitable for a wide range of coating applications
Other Allied Lac Products
Sticklac
The lac insect, laccifer lacca (kerr), like other scale insects of the super-family coccoidea, is naturally parastic on certain trees and shrubs. In the larval stage it is about 0.5 mm in length, and sufficiently mobile to crawl along the branches of trees to find fress succulent twigs. When it has fixed its position and inserted its proboscis into the trees, it secretes a protective coating consisting of a dark-red chitinous scale similar to cochinea, and a yellow to reddish resin called lac. The life-cycle is about 6 months. Most of the resin is secreted by the female insects.
Seedlac
Removing the sticks, stones etc. As far as possible by crushing, sieving and winnowing, and washing out the dye with water yields the semi-refined product known as seedlac, from its general appearance, in the form of grain of 10 mesh or smaller, and yellow or reddish brown in colour depending on the host tree and the destrict from which the sticklac has been collected. Adhering impurities on these grains of seedlac amount to 3-8 percent, averaging 5%.
The following categories of seedlac is manufactured / commercially used :
Shellac
The shellac is the name of the finished product and is commercially used across the world. It is broadly divided and manufactured in four categories Viz. Handmade shellac, heat process shellac, solvent process shellac, and dewaxed bleached shellac.
Handmade Shellac
Seedlac are filled into long sausage-shaped cloth bags about 2″ diameter and 30′ long. This long bag is passed gradually in front of a charcoal fired hearth hot enough to melt the lac and by twisting the bag the molten lac is squeezed out through the cloth and stretched with the help of a glazed ceramic cylinder.
By handmade process following types of shellac is produced / used / exported :
Heat process Shellac
The shellac is the name of the finished product and is commercially used across the world. It is broadly divided and manufactured in four categories Viz. Handmade shellac, heat process shellac, solvent process shellac, and dewaxed bleached shellac.
Machinemade shellac is also divided into following sub-categories :
Solvent processes
Seedlac is dissolved in a refrigerated alcohol and filter through filter press to remove wax and impurity. The colour may be removed to any required standard by charging the activated carbon and then alcohol is recovered and molten shellac is stretched on a roller.
The following categories of dewaxed shellac is manufactured with the help of solvent process :
Specification of Dewaxed Platina
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 6-7 |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 1.75-2.75 |
Specification of Dewaxed Super Blonde
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 8-9 |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 3.00-3.75 |
Specification of Dewaxed Blonde
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 11-12 |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 4.00-4.75 |
Specification of Dewaxed Lunar
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 13 max. |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 5.00-5.50 |
Specification of Dewaxed Lemon
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 14-15 |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 6.00-6.50 |
Specification of Dewaxed Orange
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 15.5-17 |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | 6.50-7.50 |
Specification of Dewaxed Garnet
| Acid Value | (DAB 9) | 65-80 |
| Ester Value | (DAB 9) | 125-160 |
| Saponification Value | (DAB 9) | 190-230 |
| Melting Range | (DAB 9) | 65ºC-85ºC |
| Wax Content: | (USP XXI) | 0.20% max. |
| Moisture: | 2% max. | |
| Insolubility in Hot Alcohol | 0.10% max. | |
| Rosin Content | Nil | |
| Orpiment | Nil | |
| Arsenic | 1.5 PPM max. | |
| Heavy Metals as Pb | 10 PPM max. | |
| Colour Index | (Gardner in 20% Ethanol Solution) | >18 |
| (Lovibond in 20% Ethanol Solution) | >9 |