Calcium Lignosulphonate Supplier in Malaysia
- Also known as
- Calcium Lignosulfonate
- Calcium Lignin Sulphonate
Calcium lignosulphonate for concrete admixture blenders, feed millers, ceramic producers and dust-control contractors in Malaysia, also written calcium lignosulfonate and sometimes listed as calcium lignin sulphonate. It is the calcium salt of lignosulphonic acid, recovered from sulphite wood pulping, and arrives as a brown anionic polymer mixture rather than a single defined molecule.
Two forms carry the trade: spray-dried free-flowing powder and dark brown liquid concentrate. Powder stores and travels well and is weighed into dry blends, while concentrate is pumped and metered where a plant already doses liquids. Grades differ by the degree of desugaring and by molecular-weight fractionation.
The largest use is as a water reducer and plasticiser in concrete admixture packages, alongside feed pellet binding, road and stockpile dust suppression, ceramic deflocculation, briquette and refractory binding, micronutrient chelation and dispersant duty in dyes, pesticides and carbon black. Buyers normally compare grades on dry solids, pH, water-insoluble matter and reducing sugar content. Those are enquiry fields here, not fixed published figures.
The calcium salt is not the sodium salt, so name the cation you need. Send the form, end use, any specification limits, quantity and delivery location, and pack format, availability and documentation are settled with the quotation.
- Grade
- industrial, construction
- Appearance
- brown free-flowing spray-dried powder, or dark brown liquid concentrate
Calcium Lignosulphonate grades and forms
We supply several forms to suit different formulating and dosing setups. If you need a size that is not listed, ask us.
| Grade | Form | Assay | Typical use | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcium lignosulphonate powder | brown free-flowing spray-dried powder | — | Dry admixture packages weighed at the blending plant, feed pellet binder pre-mixes, ceramic body preparation and briquette binder blends, where a solid keeps longer in store and travels better than a concentrate. | Bag packing, with the size confirmed with the quotation. |
| Calcium lignosulphonate liquid concentrate | dark brown aqueous liquid concentrate | — | Pumped and metered feeding at ready-mix and admixture plants, dust suppression through spray bars and tankers, and slurry dispersion duty where dissolving a powder first is an unwanted extra step. | Drum or IBC packing, with the size confirmed with the quotation. |
| Low-sugar (desugared) grade | brown spray-dried powder | — | Formulations that write a limit on residual reducing sugar into the specification, including cementitious and gypsum systems and dispersant packages bought against a fixed sugar figure. | Bag packing, with the size confirmed with the quotation. |
How to buy calcium lignosulphonate from ChemTrade
Request a quote for calcium lignosulphonate
Use the form below to request a quotation. You can also email sales@chemtrademalaysia.com or send us a message on WhatsApp.
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Method |
|---|---|---|
| Appearance | brown free-flowing spray-dried powder, or dark brown aqueous concentrate according to form | — |
| Chemical type | calcium salt of lignosulphonic acid, recovered from sulphite wood pulping; an anionic polymer mixture rather than a single defined molecule | — |
| Solubility | soluble in water, giving a dark brown solution | — |
| pH in solution | grade dependent; state the range the process requires with the enquiry | — |
| Moisture | typically low on spray-dried powder and grade dependent; read against the specification for the material offered | — |
| Dry solids | reported on liquid concentrate and grade dependent | — |
| Water-insoluble content | grade dependent, and one of the usual points of comparison between grades | — |
| Reducing sugar content | varies with the degree of desugaring, so it is treated as a grade-dependent enquiry field rather than a fixed figure | — |
| Molecular weight | a distribution rather than a single value, and grades differ by fractionation | — |
Calcium Lignosulphonate applications
Safety and handling
The powder picks up moisture, so keep bags closed, off damp floors and out of direct weather. Keep concentrate containers closed and shaded, and agitate material that has stood for a long period before dosing. Control dust when handling powder and work to the safety sheet supplied for the offered grade.
Common questions about calcium lignosulphonate
What is the difference between calcium lignosulphonate and sodium lignosulphonate?
The cation differs, and that makes them separate products rather than grades of one. Solubility behaviour, calcium loading and admixture response are not the same, so buyers cannot swap them without rechecking the formulation. Order the calcium salt or the sodium salt by name.
Is calcium lignosulphonate the same as calcium lignosulfonate?
Yes, the same material under two spellings. British usage writes lignosulphonate, American usage writes lignosulfonate, and calcium lignin sulphonate turns up on some specification sheets for the identical product. Either spelling in an enquiry reaches the right material.
Should I order powder or liquid concentrate?
Powder suits dry blending, longer storage and locations without dosing pumps. Liquid concentrate suits plants that already meter admixtures or run spray systems for dust control. Send the dosing method and preferred solids basis so the form can be matched to the plant.
Is calcium lignosulphonate used in concrete admixtures?
Yes, that is its largest industrial use. It goes into water-reducing and plasticising admixture packages, and into gypsum and plaster dispersant systems. The result depends on the cement, the mix design, the dosage and the grade, so describe the mix and target when enquiring.
Can it be used as a feed pellet binder?
Lignosulphonates are widely used as pellet binders in feed and industrial pellet production, dosed in the mash before conditioning and pressing. State the pellet type, mill conditions and inclusion rate you plan to work to. Supply is subject to applicable requirements.
Why is no CAS number published for calcium lignosulphonate?
Registry assignment for lignosulphonates varies with the lignin source and the cation, so a single generic number would be misleading. Where a CAS entry is required for a document, confirm it against the specification of the exact grade offered rather than a general figure.
What should a calcium lignosulphonate enquiry include for pricing?
The form, the end use, whichever specification limits actually matter, the volume and the destination. Adding the pack format you prefer and the documents your goods-in process expects means the quotation answers everything in one round instead of three.