Welan
Welan is a city in Indonesia with a population of about 0.
Welan gum is an exopolysaccharide used as a rheology modifier in industrial applications such as cement manufacturing. It is produced by fermentation of sugar by bacteria of the genus Alcaligenes. The molecule consists of repeating tetrasaccharide units with single branches of L-mannose or L-rhamnose. In solution, the gum retains viscosity at elevated temperature, and is stable in a wide pH range, in the presence of calcium ion, and with high concentration of glycols.
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About Welan
| Country | Indonesia |
| Continent | Asia |
| Explore | PS |
| Population | 0 |
| Local currency | IDR |
| Coordinates | -8.1000, 138.0167 |
| Time zone | Asia/Jayapura |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Small town |
| Distance to the capital | 3,445 km · Jakarta |
| Population (Indonesia) | #529 most populated in Indonesia |
| Where on Earth | 8°5′60″S · 138°0′60″E |
| Hemisphere | S · E |
| Distance to the equator | 902 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 9,117 km |
| Same latitude as | Jaboatão dos Guararapes (Brazil) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 8.10, -41.98 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| Sydney | 3,168 km |
| Singapore | 3,934 km |
| Tokyo | 4,871 km |
| Beijing | 5,782 km |
| Dubai | 9,669 km |
| Moscow | 11,401 km |