Products Description

CAS	9000-11-7
Purity	99.50%
Appearance	White or Yellowish Powder
HS Code	3912310000
Package	25kg/bag 20FCL=18mt 40FCL=25MT

Application

1. Food Industry:

Thickening and Stabilizing: CMC is extensively used to control viscosity, enhance mouthfeel, and prevent ingredient separation in products like sauces, gravies, salad dressings, soups, and dairy items (e.g., ice cream, yogurt).

Water Binding & Texture Improvement: It improves moisture retention in baked goods (preventing staling), enhances texture in processed meats, and provides structure in gluten-free products.

Emulsion Stabilization: Helps maintain stable oil-in-water emulsions in dressings and beverages.

Fat Replacement: Can partially mimic the mouthfeel of fats in low-calorie products. Its status as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS) by the FDA and approval by EU regulators underpins its widespread food use.

2. Pharmaceuticals:

Tablet Binder and Disintegrant: CMC acts as a binder to hold tablet ingredients together during compression and as a disintegrant to promote rapid tablet breakup in the gastrointestinal tract for drug release.

Viscosity Modifier in Liquid Formulations: Used in suspensions and syrups to control flow properties and prevent sedimentation of active ingredients.

Ophthalmic Solutions: Provides lubrication and viscosity in eye drops and artificial tears.

Topical Gels and Creams: Serves as a thickener and stabilizer in dermatological and cosmetic preparations.

Controlled Drug Delivery: Explored in matrix systems for sustained release of drugs.

3. Personal Care and Cosmetics:

Thickening Agent: Essential for achieving desired consistency in toothpaste, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, creams, and gels.

Stabilizer: Prevents separation of emulsions in creams and lotions.

Film Former: Creates protective films on skin and hair in products like hair styling gels and mousses.

Suspending Agent: Keeps insoluble particles (e.g., exfoliants, pigments) evenly dispersed in formulations.

Moisturizer: Contributes to skin hydration by binding water.

4. Industrial Applications:

Adhesives and Binders: Used as a water-based thickener and binder in paper adhesives, wallpaper paste, and construction materials.

Ceramics: Acts as a suspending agent and binder for clay particles in ceramic glazes and bodies.

Detergents: Functions as a soil-suspending agent and anti-redeposition aid in laundry detergents, preventing dirt from re-settling on fabrics.

Paints and Coatings: Serves as a thickener, rheology modifier, and stabilizer in water-based paints and coatings.

Agriculture: Used in seed coatings, as a tackifier in pesticide sprays, and in soil conditioners to improve water retention.

5. Paper Manufacturing:

Dry Strength Additive: Improves internal bonding strength, surface strength, and stiffness of paper sheets.

Retention Aid: Enhances the retention of fine particles and fillers during the papermaking process.

Surface Sizing: Improves surface smoothness, printability, and ink holdout of paper.

6. Textile Industry:

Sizing Agent: Applied to warp yarns to reduce breakage during weaving by providing lubrication and strength. Easily removed later due to its water solubility.

Thickener in Printing Pastes: Used in textile printing to control paste viscosity and prevent dye migration.

Finishing Agent: Can impart specific properties like stiffness or softness depending on formulation.

7. Oil Drilling Fluids:

Viscosifier and Fluid Loss Reducer: A critical component in water-based drilling muds. CMC increases viscosity for better cuttings removal and forms a low-permeability filter cake on wellbore walls, significantly reducing the loss of drilling fluid into permeable formations.

COA

Item	Specification	Result
Physical Exterior	White or Yellowish Powder	White or Yellowish Powder
Viscosity(1%,mpa.s)	5-50	7
Degree of Substitution	0.6-0.95	0.82
PH(25°C)	6.5-8.5	7.01
Moisture(%)	8.0Max	5.98
Purity(%)	99.0Min	99.53
Heavy Metal(Pb) , ppm	10Max	10Max
Iron, ppm	2Max	2Max
Arsenic, ppm	3Max	3Max
Lead, ppm	2Max	2Max
Mercury, ppm	1Max	1Max
Cadmium, ppm	1Max	1Max
Total Plate Count	500/g Max	500/g Max
Yeast & Moulds	100/g Max	100/g Max
E.Coli	Nil/g	Nil/g
Coliform Bacteria	Nil/g	Nil/g
Salmonella	Nil/25g	Nil/25g