At a Glance
Material Family
Specialty Additives
Record Type
UVCB
Primary Role
Thickening / Rheology · Film Formation
Solubility
Soluble/dispersible in hot water; insoluble in organic solvents (typical)
Functional Roles
Industries Served
Applications & Use Cases
- ▸ Used as a gelling and thickening hydrocolloid in personal-care formulations such as toothpaste, lotions, and shampoos to build viscosity and stabilize emulsions.
- ▸ Functions as a stabilizer and texturizer in dairy and plant-based beverages, where the kappa and iota grades suspend cocoa and proteins and prevent whey separation.
- ▸ Serves as a film-forming and rheology-control agent in suspended air-freshener and fragrance gels for consumer and institutional products.
- ▸ Applied as a binder and texture modifier in wet and dry pet-food formulations to control moisture and improve mouthfeel.
- ▸ Used as a thickening agent in textile printing pastes and as a viscosity builder in waterborne specialty formulations.
Physical Properties
Appearance
White to tan coarse-to-fine powder (typical)
Odor
Odorless to slight (typical)
Solubility
Soluble/dispersible in hot water; insoluble in organic solvents (typical)
Molecular Weight
100,000-1,000,000 g/mol (typical polymer range)
pH 1% Solution
8-11 (typical)
Physical State
Solid powder (typical)
Loss on Drying
<= 12% (typical food/cosmetic grade)
Safety & Handling
Full SDS available on request
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Chemical Identity
CAS Number
9000-07-1
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
Regulatory & registration requirements
- TSCA (US):
- REACH (EU): Not determined from public registry
- EC number: 232-524-2
TSCA Inventory flag XU: a substance exempt from reporting under the Chemical Data Reporting Rule (40 CFR 711) (EPA flag legend).
Source: EPA TSCA Inventory (July 2025 release) · ECHA CHEM — retrieved 2026-07-12
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