INTRODUCTION
"DS-HIFLOW" is a low viscosity thin boiling starch suitable for textile and paper industries.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
DS-HIFLOW is a partially hydrolysed product and is useful when a good penetration and higher quantity of size application is required. DS-HIFLOW is cahracterised by high fluidity and low average molecular weight.
BROAD TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Basic
source
: Starch
Appearance
: White to creamish white powder
Moisture
: less than 10 %.
Ash
: less than 0.5%
pH of 5% aqueous solution :
5 - 6
Cold water solubles
: 25 - 35 %
Viscosity
: Adjusted as per requirement
Stability
: No phase separation
METHOD OF
PREPARATION
- Prepare a suspension in fresh cold water by continuous stirring.
- The suspension should be free of lumps.
- Gradually heat (direct steaming is o.k.) to 95
deg.C.
- Keep under mild stirring for 20-30 minutes.
HANDLING, STORAGE
& SAMPLING
Please take
following care during handling, storage and sampling :
- Do not use hooks, drag
the bags on truck or any other platform.
- Bags should be stored
on clean platform, kept covered with
clean piece of tarpaulin. Also ensure that storage area is dry,
covered, away from humid conditions, hazardous, explosive and
aromatic chemicals.
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