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Luzenac talcs for Agriculture and Food
In agriculture, Luzenac talcs help animal feed and fertiliser plants to function more efficiently. They are effective anti-caking and dispersing agents, and die lubricants. In premixes, Luzenac talcs make ideal carriers.
In food, Luzenac talcs are widely used as technological additives in a number of foods and as processing aids in the mechanical extraction of virgin olive oil.
All grades are compliant with the specific industry regulations (EC, AAFCO, FCC). For more information, or to discuss the appropriate talc product for your requirement, please contact our agriculture and food team. |
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Anticaking
- Luzenac talcs improve the flowability of difficult raw materials, e.g. oilseed meal and finished products, high loaded feeds with sticky ingredients such as molasses, oil, fatty products, urea, milk powder and sugar. Luzenac talcs' smooth and flat lamellae cover each particle and help it to flow freely. Naturally water repellent, the talc particles form a barrier when they envelop the particle and reduce the evaporation and up-take of water within the product mass.
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Die lubricant
- Luzenac talcs are cost-effective die lubricants especially in high fiber, high sugar and high mineral formulations or any feed where pelleting improvement is desired.
- Unlike oil or fat, Luzenac talcs will not degrade pellet integrity.
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Mix homogenization
- Luzenac talc platelets help the different constituents to blend more easily and facilitate the dispersion of sticky ingredients. This enables higher quantities of these more cost-effective ingredients to be used without clogging.
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Premixes
- Because talc is inert, it makes an ideal carrier for active premix ingredients.
- Certain grades have been specifically designed for dust-free, high specification requirements.
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Fertilizers
- Luzenac talcs are used as anticaking agents in both prilled ammonium nitrate and granular fertilizers. The talc particles reduce moisture absorption and prevent the formation of hydrate bridges, enabling longer storage periods.
- Luzenac talcs accomplish these benefits without increasing dust levels.
- In Europe, Luzenac markets amine coated talcs with enhanced adhesion properties, enabling amine contents to be reduced, resulting in lower dust levels and less environmental impact.
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Foods
- Luzenac talcs are effective anti-stick coating agents in a number of foods, such as chewing gum, candies and cured meats. All grades are EC and FCC approved as food additives.
- Luzenac talcs' natural inertness makes them ideal gum base regulators for acid fruit flavors.
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Olive oil processing
- In olive oil production, Luzenac talcs act as natural processing aids, increasing yield of virgin olive oil and improving plant productivity.
- The use of Luzenac talcs does not affect the chemical and organoleptical characteristics of virgin olive oil.
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Agricultural Chemicals
- Luzenac talcs are functional carriers in agricultural products offering inherent benefits such as very low moisture equilibrium, relative hydrophobicity and chemical inertness. Costs are reduced by extending expensive chemicals and improving active ingredient dispersion and flow.
- Luzenac talcs are particularly well suited for sensitive molecules and are appropriate for garden dusts, flea and tick powders, seed treatments and biocides.
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