Crosslinked guar gel
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| - | Injecting '''borate-crosslinked guar gel''' is one of the techniques used to increase the [[Hydro-fracturing|fracturing]] fluid viscosity. | + | Injecting '''borate-crosslinked guar gel''' is one of the techniques used to increase [[Hydro-fracturing|fracturing]] fluid viscosity. Guar, or derivatives of guar gum, from the guar bean plant is crosslinked with borate ions to create a polymar for this purpose. |
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Injecting borate-crosslinked guar gel is one of the techniques used to increase fracturing fluid viscosity. Guar, or derivatives of guar gum, from the guar bean plant is crosslinked with borate ions to create a polymar for this purpose.
