Product Details
Carboxymethyl cellulose is white or yellowish fibrous powder with hygroscopicity, odorless and tasteless. It is easy to disperse in water to form transparent colloid and insoluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, acetone and ether.
Carboxymethyl cellulose is white or yellowish fibrous powder with hygroscopicity, odorless and tasteless. It is easy to disperse in water to form transparent colloid and insoluble in organic solvents such as ethanol, acetone and ether.
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Specification
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Appearance
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White or yellowish fibrous powder
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Purity, % ¡Ý
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99%
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Acidity(ml,0.1N NaOH 2.0g)
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¡Ü0.2
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Heavy metals
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¡Ü0.001%
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Loss on drying
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¡Ü1.5%
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Moisture
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¡Ü0.3%
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Sulphate Ash
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¡Ü0.1%
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Application
Thickener, stabilizer, tissue improver, gelling agent, non-nutritive bulking agent.
BASIC INFORMATION
CMC is used in food under the E number E466 as a viscosity modifier or thickener, and to stabilize emulsions in various products including ice cream. It is also a constituent of many non-food products, such as toothpaste, laxatives, diet pills, water-based paints, detergents, textile sizing, reusable heat packs, and various paper products.
CMC is also used as a thickening agent, for example, in the oil-drilling industry as an ingredient of drilling mud, where it acts as a viscosity modifier and water retention agent.