Food grade Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC, E466) is a water soluble cellulose ether widely used in the food industry for its thickening, stabilizing, and suspending properties. It dissolves easily in cold and hot water and is commonly applied in dairy and yogurt products, beverages and fruit juices, ice cream and frozen desserts, bakery and wheat based foods, instant noodles, sauces, jams, condiments, and processed foods. CELSOL Ultrapure CMC can partially or fully replace hydrocolloids such as guar gum, gelatin, agar, sodium alginate, and pectin, while offering better process consistency, clarity, and acid stability. At low dosage, it improves texture and mouthfeel, stabilizes emulsions and suspensions, prevents phase separation and whey syneresis, controls ice crystal growth in frozen foods, retains moisture, and helps extend the shelf life of finished food products.
Celsol Ultrapure is the recommended grade for food applications, offering a purity range of 98% - 99.8% with controlled microbial and fungal counts, suitable for food safety critical formulations
CELSOL CMC is a pharmaceutical grade Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose used as an excipient in oral formulations such as syrups, suspensions, and tablets, as well as in wound care products and dermatological patches. It provides reliable binding, thickening, stabilization, and film forming functionality across formulations. CELSOL CMC is chemically stable, physiologically inert, and non toxic, making it suitable for pharmaceutical use. It is available in Sodium CMC grades compliant with IP, USP, and JP standards, and as Carmellose Sodium conforming to BP and Ph Eur requirements.
Celsol Ultrapure is the recommended grade for pharmaceutical applications, with purity range of 98% - 99.8% and compliance with IP, USP, JP, BP, and Ph Eur pharmacopeial standards.
CELSOL CMC (Toothpaste Grade) is a key functional ingredient used to thicken and stabilize toothpaste formulations. It ensures uniform dispersion of solids and liquids, prevents phase separation, and provides smooth texture, brightness, and consistent flow. CELSOL CMC supports proper strip shape, easy extrusion from the tube, and stable viscosity during processing and storage, while its shear thinning behavior enables efficient production and filling.
Celsol Ultrapure is the recommended grade for toothpaste and oral care formulations, providing purity range of 98% - 99.8% with strict control over microbial and fungal limits, aligned with oral hygiene quality requirements.
CMC is widely used in water based paints and coatings as a rheology modifier, thickener, and suspending agent to control viscosity, improve flow and leveling, prevent pigment settling, and enhance application performance. It provides smooth rheology control, efficient pigment suspension, improved cling, and uniform dispersion, helping maintain a stable, evenly mixed coating system with better surface finish and extended shelf life. CMC is rapidly dispersible, resistant to bacterial attack, and remains stable under temperature variations.
Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for paint and coating applications, offering purity greater than 98% and high viscosity above 5000 cps, delivering reliable thickening, suspension, moisture retention, and smooth flow characteristics in water based paint systems.
CMC is widely used in paper coating and surface sizing to improve coating quality and paper performance. In coating applications, it enhances water retention and prevents the migration of water soluble adhesives into the paper base, resulting in better leveling and a more uniform, high quality coating. When used in surface sizing, CMC increases paper stiffness and smoothness, improves surface strength and air permeability, controls curl, and enhances surface closure and ink receptivity, producing clear, bright color printing while reducing ink consumption.
Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for paper applications, offering purity greater than 98% and low viscosity starting from 5 cps (1% solution) for proper and even coating. It is also available in granular form to enable fast dispersion in water and efficient processing.
CMC is widely used in the textile industry as a thickener, binder, and film forming agent in applications such as warp sizing, textile printing, and fabric finishing. In warp sizing, CMC forms a firm yet flexible and wear resistant film that adheres well to fiber surfaces, improves yarn strength and elongation, reduces dusting off and yarn breakage, and enhances weaving efficiency. In textile printing, ultra high substitution CMC is used as a printing paste thickener, offering stable viscosity, good penetration, high transparency, and strong resistance to acids and salts, resulting in uniform, vivid coloration and smooth printing performance. In fabric finishing, CMC based treatments improve fabric durability and functional surface properties
Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for textile applications, offering purity in the range of 95% – 98% and available in high and ultra high degrees of substitution, specifically designed to meet the demands of textile printing applications.
CMC is widely used in the ceramics industry as a binder, plasticizer, rheology modifier, and suspension aid in ceramic bodies, glazing pulp, fancy glazes, decals, and penetration glazes. In ceramic bodies, CMC improves moldability, enhances plasticity, increases green body strength, reduces cracking during drying, and supports stable shaping with low dosage and no residue after firing. In glazing and fancy glaze applications, CMC functions as a binder and suspending agent, providing effective water retention, stable viscosity, improved leveling, strong adhesion to the base body, and smoother glaze surfaces with reduced pinholes and defects. In ceramic printing, decals, and penetration glazes, CMC offers excellent solubility, high transparency, stable rheology, shear thinning behavior, and strong resistance to acids and salts, ensuring uniform dispersion, consistent color development, and stable glaze performance during processing and storage.
Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for ceramic applications, delivering reliable binding strength, stable rheology control, effective suspension, and consistent performance across ceramic body formulation, glazing, decorative printing, and penetration glaze systems.
CMC is widely used in the mining industry as a rheology modifier, binder, and suspension aid in mineral processing operations such as floatation, slurry handling, pelletizing, and tailings management. It helps control slurry viscosity, improve particle suspension, reduce settling, and enhance process stability during transport and separation. CMC also supports better binding and dust control in pelletizing applications, contributing to improved handling efficiency and reduced material loss
Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for mining applications, providing reliable viscosity control, effective suspension, and stable performance in mineral slurries and processing systems
CMC is widely used in cosmetic and personal care formulations as a thickener, stabilizer, and filmforming agent. It is applied in a broad range of products including creams and lotions, moisturizing skin care preparations, skin cleansing products, hair grooming aids, and non coloring shampoos. In decorative cosmetics, CMC is used in eye shadows, blushers, makeup foundations and bases, and eyeliners to improve consistency, stability, and application performance. Due to its polymeric structure, CMC forms a thin film on the skin or hair surface, helping improve texture, spreadability, and moisturising effects while maintaining stable formulations.
Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for cosmetic and personal care applications, providing reliable thickening, effective stabilization, and film forming properties suitable for a wide range of cosmetic formulations.
CMC for Welding Electrode application acts as an efficient binder and rheology modifier in electrode coatings, providing smooth extrusion, uniform coating adhesion, and strong green strength. It ensures controlled viscosity, crack free drying, improved coating integrity, and enhanced handling stability, contributing to consistent arc performance and reliable weld quality. Celsol Pure is the recommended CMC grade for welding electrode applications.
CMC is widely used in detergent and laundry formulations for its emulsifying and protective colloid properties. It functions as an effective anti redeposition agent by preventing removed dirt from reattaching to fabrics during the washing process. CMC also helps maintain fabric softness after washing and reduces skin irritation, improving overall washing performance. In detergent manufacturing, CMC supports stable formulation, consistent product quality, and improved processing characteristics.
Celsol Pure is recommended for liquid detergent and liquid laundry formulations, delivering better consistency, stability, and performance. CELSOL Technical is recommended for powder detergents and powdered laundry formulations, offering reliable anti redeposition and emulsifying performance with purity in the range of 55 – 75%.
CMC is widely used in lithium ion battery manufacturing as a water based binder, rheology modifier, and gel forming agent for electrode systems. It enables uniform dispersion of active materials, conductive agents, and electrolyte to form stable slurries with controlled viscosity and coating behavior. In cathode and anode binders, CMC improves adhesion to the current collector, enhances electrical contact, reduces impedance, and supports thermal and electrochemical stability, contributing to improved capacity retention and cycle life. In gel applications for cathode protection, CMC promotes uniform electrolyte distribution, improves liquid retention, reduces resistance, and enhances mechanical stability during storage and operation. In silicon based and graphite electrodes, CMC forms strong hydrogen bonding with active materials, helping buffer volume expansion, stabilize electrode structure, suppress side reactions, and improve cycling stability.
Celsol Ultrapure is the recommended CMC grade for battery applications, offering consistent binding strength, stable rheology control, and reliable electrochemical performance for lithium ion battery electrode processing.
CMC and PAC are widely used oilfield polymers in drilling, completion, and fracturing fluids to control viscosity, reduce fluid loss, and stabilize the wellbore. In drilling fluids, they function as viscosifiers, rheology modifiers, and filtration reducers, providing strong suspension of drill cuttings, effective well wall stabilization, and compact mud cake formation. In completion and fracturing fluids, CMC and PAC help control fluid rheology, suspend solids and proppants, minimize fluid loss, and can replace guar gum in clean fracturing systems.
Celsol Mudpro PAC and CMC are recommended for oilfield applications and are manufactured in compliance with API specifications.
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