Camellia saponin are also under the name of Tea saponin. The word Sapon means soap, referring to the permanent froth saponins make on being mixed with water. This chemical cluster is extracted from the tea seed(camellia seed). Saponins are natural surfactants, or detergents. They dissolve in water to form a stable soapy froth; this is thought to be due to their amphiphilic nature. As for its application, the greatest strength is its environmentally friendly nature.

Characteristics:
Molecular formula  C₅₇H₉₀O₂₆  Molar weight 1191.28   
Melting point   223～224℃(433.4～435.2℉).

Applications
(1) the area of agrochemistry
Camellia saponins per se are also a good biological pesticide. Underground vermin are difficult to deal with. However, camellia saponin-based, specialised pesticides are capable of killing cutworms, earthworms, nematodes and so forth efficiently. These pesticides incur no contamination. In addition, refined tea saponins as the main forms of environmentally friendly additives can be widely used in pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, meanwhile improving the rate of pesticide suspension. Owing to the surfactant power, tea saponins can reduce by 50%-70% pesticide dosage.

(2) The field of aquaculture
Tea saponin as the main basis for cleaning pond agent, on the one hand, can be used to clean ponds before shrimp farming ,and also can be used to kill predators in the process of cultivation；on the other hand, it can make the shrimp exuviate in the early time and stimulate the growth of it, at the same time it can kill wireworm and as such well attached to the crab. Its dosage in fresh water for shrimp culture is 2-3 ppm while in sea water it is 1 ppm.

(3) Other uses
Tea saponins are also used in daily care products, medicine, beverage, textiles, photography and reprography, extinguisher etc.

Specifications

Package 25PE bag or upon request.