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Empirical study of Gum Ghatti as an alternative thickening agent in hydraulic fracturing

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In this article, an experimental study has been carried out in two different phases, which was achieved through optimization and characterization of hydraulic fracturing fluid which was embedded with gum matrices, where the relation between several explanatory and response variables have been measured.
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This article is published in Petroleum.The article was published on 2021-05-25 and is currently open access. It has received 1 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Guar gum & Thickening agent.

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Is guar gum best alternative to agar in agar base culure media?

No, the paper suggests that Gum Ghatti is a satisfactory alternative to Guar Gum in hydraulic fracturing fluid, not agar.