CMC's (Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose)

Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) or cellulose gum is a cellulose derivative with carboxymethyl groups bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellulose backbone . It is often used as its sodium salt , sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.
CMC is used as a highly effective additive to improve the product and processing properties in various fields of application - from foodstuffs, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals to products for the paper and textile industries.Building material additives, printing inks, coatings, pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, paper or textiles – there's a long and growing list of applications.

Typical Applications:
* Water retention
* Gelling
* Emulsifying
* Suspending
* Absorbing
* Stabilising
* Bonding
* Forming films