QUATIN - Eco-friendly Cationic Biopolymer
QUATIN is an eco-friendly biopolymer derived from inulin with its own unique set of properties. By using inulin as the backbone for QUATIN, we`ve succeeded in creating an ingredient for your home care and personal care products with a lower molecular mass than other traditional cationic polymers. It drives active ingredients to surfaces, while neutralizing negatively charged surfaces and providing excellent sensory properties. Besides its high performance as a multifunctional ingredient, it`s also a formidable contender in the sustainability arena – inherently biodegradable with excellent ecotoxicity and aquatic toxicity profiles.
Legislation, climate change, and customer expectations are just a few of the factors forcing you to move away from oil-based ingredients. The challenge, however, is to do so without sacrificing performance or increasing costs.
We invest heavily in product innovation. Many companies see QUATIN® as the solution for innovation in developping new haircare, shower, dishwashing, or fabric care products.
Sustainability – first and foremost
QUATIN® is produced by `upcycling` inulin – we take industrial-grade inulin and add a cationic functional group. What`s more, we control our entire supply chain – from crop to harvest and from inulin extraction and processing to cationic functionalization – at our farms and production facilities in Belgium and the Netherlands.
We supply QUATIN® as a 40% active, water-based, preservative-free solution in three variants (varying charge density) depending on your specific requirements and applications. It`s incredibly easy to use, and you can add it at any stage of your production process without altering pH value, temperature, or without affecting your product` viscosity. QUATIN® is also compatible with many types of surfactant – anionic, amphoteric, or nonionic.
Versatility
You can even produce transparent formulations using QUATIN®, thanks to its unique coacervative behavior, which we achieved by combining high charge density and an inulin backbone. The personal care industry is a major user of this multifunctional biopolymer because it conditions effectively, moisturizes the body, and forms creamy and rich foam.
But its properties haven`t gone unnoticed in the home care, fabric care, and industrial sectors, where QUATIN® is used to prevent spotting in dishwashers, modify surfaces in industrial applications, and soften fabrics and reduce static.