Trehalose for Industrial Use
Non-reducing disaccharide with exceptional protective properties.
Enables stabilization in textiles, microbial preparations, and preservation systems.
Protective Sugar for Extreme Stability in Industrial Applications
Trehalose is a plant-based, non-reducing disaccharide that offers unique stabilizing capabilities across various industrial fields. It occurs naturally in organisms such as tardigrades and resurrection plants like Selaginella, helping them survive under extreme conditions like dehydration and freezing.
In industrial applications, trehalose protects biological structures by stabilizing proteins, cells, and membranes through vitrification. It demonstrates high resistance to heat, acids, and alkalis while maintaining low hygroscopicity and crystallinity. These properties make it ideal for functional fiber treatments, microbial preservation, freeze protection, and cultural heritage conservation.
NAGASE supplies trehalose in industrial-grade quality for global customers across the textile, environmental, preservation, and materials science sectors – with full compliance support and technical consultation.
Dried Selaginella
2h after water supply
8h after water supply
Applications
Trehalose is used across diverse industrial applications requiring material stabilization and environmental resilience.
- Functional fiber coatings for performance textiles and sportswear
- Microbial preservation to protect lactic acid bacteria and cultures
- Moisturizing agents in environmental filters like diesel particulate filters (DPF)
- Frost protection for HVAC systems and outdoor units
- Heritage conservation – Preserving excavated wooden cultural assets
Features
Trehalose offers outstanding physical stability and protective effects under extreme conditions.
- Excellent stability – Maintains structure during freezing or dehydration
- Thermal and chemical resistance – Withstands heat, acid, and alkaline exposure
- Vitrification behavior – Stabilizes cells and proteins via glass transition
- High crystallinity – Consistent solid-state properties
- Low hygroscopicity – Minimizes moisture absorption
- Low browning – Ideal for long-term preservation and material integrity
Product Specification
- White crystalline powder.
- Soluble in water, DMSO, DMF; poorly soluble
- Insoluble in other organic solvents
| Content (per solid): | ~98.0 % or more |
| Residue on Ignition: | Not more than 0.05 % |
| pH: | 4,5 – 6,5 (30 % aqueous solution) |
Properties
| Molecular Weight: | Anhydride 342 |
| Glass Transition Temp.: | 120 °C |
| Decomposition Temp.: | 258 °C |
| Viscosity (10 % w/w aqueous solution): | 1.2 mPa*s (25 °C) |
| Electrical Conductivity: | ~1 µS/cm (30 % aqueous solution) |
