Item | Standard | Results |
Appearance | White or slightly yellowish powder | conforms |
Viscosity, cps(2% water solution, 25°C,Brookfield), mpa.s | 800~1200 | 1135 |
Loss on drying, % | ≤10 | 6.8 |
PH value (1% solution) | 6.0~8.5 | 7.6 |
D.S | ≥0.9 | 0.92 |
AVR | ≥0.8 | 0.9 |
Particle size, (through 80 mesh), % | ≥95.0 | 98.5 |
Chloride (Cl), % | ≤1.2 | <1.2 |
Heavy metal (as Pb), % | ≤0.0015 | <0.0015 |
Iron (as Fe), % | ≤0.02 | <0.02 |
Arsenic (as As), % | ≤0.0002 | <0.0002 |
Lead (Pb), % | ≤0.0005 | <0.0005 |
Yeast & mould, (cfu/g) | ≤100 | <100 |
Salmonella, (/25g) | Negative | Negative |
Application: | ||||
1 | Used in the food industry, the food industry uses high displacement CMC as a thickener for ice cream, canned food, instant noodles, and a foam stabilizer for beer, etc.; | |||
2 | Used for oil and natural gas drilling, well digging and other projects; | |||
3 | Used in the textile, printing and dyeing industry. The textile industry uses CMC as a sizing agent for sizing light yarns of strong materials such as cotton, silk and wool, chemical fibers, and blends; | |||
4 | Used in paper industry CMC can be used as paper smoothing agent and sizing agent in paper industry; | |||
5 | Used in the ceramic industry as an adhesive, plasticizer, suspending agent for glazes, fixing agent, etc.; | |||
6 | Used in construction to improve water retention and strength; |