Aadhya International a leading and well established highest quality shellac, shellac flakes, Dewaxed shellac ,Bleached shellac and shellac wax exporter and manufacture in India

1. Aadhya International
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 Aadhya International is unique in producing all types of Lac Products like
 Machine Made Shellac
 Handmade Shellac
 Dewaxed Decolorized Shellac Flakes
 Dewaxed Bleached Lac (Powder)
 Bleached white shellac
 Shellac Aleuritic Powder – (For Perfumes)
 Seedlac
 Gasket Shellac Cement (Adhesive Cum Sealant used in Engines and Flanged
Joints, Generally Automobiles and Allied Industries),
 Shellac Laquers, Shellac Quoting, Anti corrosive, Wood steins, Shellac Wax,
etc.

2. Shellac
Shellac, the only known commercial resin of animal origin, is a hard, tough,
amorphous and easily brittle resinous solid. It is practically odorless in the
cold, but evolves a characteristic smell on heating or melting . Superior
grades are light yellow in color, while the inferior grades range from deep
orange brown to almost dark red. The resin is associated with coloring matter,
odoriferous principles and varying quantity of wax. Lac resin entirely free
from these associates is unknown although commercially available Dewaxed
and decolorized lac is the closest approximation.
Shellac dissolves readily in alcohol and organic acids. The most popular
solvent of shellac is spirit.
The shellac produced is normally allowed to cool off after stretching for a few
hours and then transferred to a cool-shedded godown. It is best stored in air-
conditioned ware-houses which maintains a temperature between 14-18oC.

3. Shellac: A Natural Product
Shellac is secreted onto a branch by
insects smaller than a grain of rice. It
takes a tremendous number of these
insects to create a pound of useable
shellac

4. Our Products
 Shellac Flakes
 Seedlac
 Button Lac
 Bleached Lac
 Dewaxed Shellac Flakes
 Dewaxed Bleached Shellac Powder
 Bleached White shellac

5. Shellac Flakes
Shellac Flakes
 Shellac is perfect for antique restoration, furniture refinishing, casework,
architectural woodwork, toys and general woodworking. Also used in fruit
coating, pharmaceutical industry, lather industry, confectionery and
candy industries, cosmetic industry, printing industry, electrical and
electronics Indusrty,Food packaging industry and many more .

6. Seedlac
 Seedlac is obtained from sticklac .Sticklac crushed and sieved to remove
sand and dust. It is then washed in large vats again and again and at the same
time rubbing the lac against the sides of the Vat to break open the insect
bodies and dissolving the coloring matter in water.
Seedlac is mostly used for conversion into Bleached Shellac and different
types of Shellac.
Grades of Seedlac:
Genuine Bysacki
Fine Bysacki
Manbhum Fine Bysacki
Kushmi
Golden Bysacki
Golden Kushmi

7. Shellac Buttons
The shellac is refined in stages and becomes lighter in color and more
transparent. Brown Seedlac is first refined into "Button Lac," so called
because it is poured out into disks for easy handling.
Grades of Button Lac: -
Light Pure Shellac Button
Kushmi One Shellac Button
Uses of Button Lac: -
Furniture Polish

8. Bleached Shellac
 Bleached shellac are Non-Toxic, physiologically harmless (edible), and
is being used widely in food industries, food packaging and allied
industries.
It is being used in Binding, Adhesive, Hardening, Gloss, Odorless, Fast
Drying, extending Shelf Life (in absence of refrigeration) etc. Clear,
transparent or very light colored alcoholic or water – alkali solutions can
be obtained from Bleached shellac

9. Shellac Properties
(1)Shellac dissolves in a wide variety of alkaline or rapidly drying alcoholic
solvents, but is resistant to a number of other solvents, particularly hydrocarbons.
(2)Its films show excellent adhesion to a wide variety of surfaces, possessing high
gloss, hardness and strength.
(3)shellac is a powerful bonding material with low thermal conductivity and a small
coefficient and expansion. Its thermal plasticity and capacity of absorbing large
amounts of filters are noteworthy.
(4) Its electrical properties include high dielectric strength, low dielectric constant
and characteristic freedom from tracking.
(5) It is resistant to the action of ultraviolet rays.
(6) Shellac is non-poisonous.

10. Industrial Uses
Wood Finishing
Printing Ink
Electrical Industry
Shellac for Pharmaceutical,
Confectionary Glazes
Fruit Coating
Cosmetic Industry
Paper Varnish
Hat Industry
Photographic Industry
Leather Industry
Footwear industry
French Polish
Shellac Moulding
The moulding properties of shellac are
utilized in the manufacture of various
products:
Gramophone Records:
Dental compositions:
Sealing Wax
Rubber Industry
Paint Industry
Grinding Wheels
Automobile Industry

11. Shellac Derivatives
The important by-products obtained during manufacture of Shellac are Shellac
Flakes , Shellac Buttons, Seedlac, Shellac Wax and Lac Dye.
Seedlac
Shellac Flakes
Shellac Buttons
Shellac Powder
Dewaxed Bleached Shellac

12. Machine Made TN Shellac
Acid Value 65-76
Ester Value 110-175
Saponification Value 175-240
Wax Content 5.50% max.
Moisture 2% max.
Heavy Metals as Pb 10 PPM max.
Insolubility in Hot Alcohol 0.75%-1.00%

13. Dewaxed
Grade : Platina Shellac (Physical Data)
Color Gardner in 20% ethanol Max. 8
Acid No. (DAB 9) 65-80
Arsenic (DAB 9) Max. ppm 1.5
Ash (DAB 9) Max. % 0.2
Insolubility in hot alcohol Max. % 0.2
Melting Range (DAB 9) 65-85 C
Moisture max. % 2.0
Saponification No. (DAB 9) 190-230
Wax (USP XXIII) Max. % 0.2

14. Dewaxed
Grade :Super Blond Shellac (Physical Data)
Color Gardner in 20% ethanol Max. 11
Acid No. (DAB 9) 65-80
Arsenic (DAB 9) Max. ppm 1.5
Ash (DAB 9) Max. % 0.2
Insolubility in hot alcohol Max. % 0.2
Melting Range (DAB 9) 65-85 C
Moisture max. % 2.0
Saponification No. (DAB 9) 190-230
Wax (USP XXIII) Max. % 0.2

15. Dewaxed
Grade : Blond Shellac (Physical Properties)
Color Gardner in 20% ethanol Max. 13
Acid No. (DAB 9) 65-80
Arsenic (DAB 9) Max. ppm 1.5
Ash (DAB 9) Max. % 0.2
Insolubility in hot alcohol Max. % 0.2
Melting Range (DAB 9) 65-85 C
Moisture Max. % 2.0
Saponification No. (DAB 9) 190-230
Wax (USP XXIII) Max. % 0.2

16. Dewaxed
Grade Garnet Shellac (Physical Data)
Color Dark
Acid No. (DAB 9) 65-80
Arsenic (DAB 9) Max. ppm 1.5
Ash (DAB 9) Max. % 0.2
Insolubility in hot
alcohol
Max. % 0.2
Melting Range (DAB 9) 65-85 C
Moisture Max. % 2.0
Saponification No. (DAB 9) 190-230
Wax (USP XXIII) Max. % 0.2

17. Dewaxed
Grade Dewaxed Bleached Shellac
Acid Value
Ester Value
Saponification Value
Melting Point
Wax Content
Moisture
Insolubility in Hot Alcohol
Rosin Content
Ash Content
Heavy Metals
Color
65 – 90
135 – 195
200 -260
75 C - 91 C
0.20% Max
6% Max
0.10% Max
Nil
0.50% Max
10 PPM
Pale Yellow

18. Shellac Flakes
Grade Shellac TN
Acid Value
Ester Value
Saponification Value
Wax Content
Moisture
Heavy Metals as Pb
Insolubility in Hot Alcohol
65 – 76
110 -175
175 -240
5.50% Max
2% Max
10 PPM Max
0.75% - 1.00 %

19. Final Thoughts
I encourage you to visit Aadhya International website. We sells a wide
variety of shellac, Shellac flakes and Shellac products worldwide.
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