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sodium carboxymethylcellulose/cmc :

CMC covers wide range of applications including a variety of food stuffs, toothpaste, paper, pharmaceuticals, oil drilling, ceramics, cigarettes, batteries, etc. our product is especially strong on food grade and is highly reputed for the excellent performance of its food grade products.

Properties:

1. Thickening: CMC can produce high viscosity at low concentration. It also acts as lubricant.
2. Water retention: CMC is a water binder, helps increase shelf life of food.
3. Suspending aid: CMC acts as emulsifier and suspension stabilizer, particularly in icings to control ice crystal size.
4. Film forming: CMC can produce a film on the surface of fried food, eg. Instant noodle, and prevent absorption of excessive vegetable oil.
5. Chemical stability: CMC is resistant to heat, light, mold and commonly used chemicals.
6. Physiologically inert: CMC as a food additive has no caloric value and can not be metabolized. 
7. Odorless, tasteless, non-toxic.

Usage:

1. Food industry as stabilizer and viscosity modifier or thickener

2. Oil drilling fields as mud stabilizer, water loss reducer

3. Textile industry as sizing agent and thickener

4. Paper making industry as size agent

5. Auxiliary chemicals for coating

6. Thickener in tooth-past