Lattice® NTC 80 excels with its freeze/thaw stability, long shelf life, and compatibility across a wide pH range. It serves as a rheology modifier, stabiliser, suspending agent, and thixotrope, ensuring consistent performance. Identified as cellulose and cellulosics, it's available in powder form, making it ideal for suspension concentrate formulations.

Chemical Name: Cellulose, Microcrystalline, Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether, sodium salt

Labeling Claims: Allergen-free, BSE-free, Halal, Kosher, Latex-free, Non-GMO, Non-Toxic, Not Listed In California Proposition 65, Odor-free, TSE-free

Certifications & Compliance: Clean Water Act (CWA) Certified, Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensations & Liability Act (CERCLA), FDA 21 CFR 117, Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS), ICH Q3C, cGMP

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Labeling Claims
Characteristics
  • Excellent suspending agent
  • Thixotropic
  • Stable at pH range 4 - 11
  • Heat and freeze-thaw stable
  • Non-toxic, odorless
  • EPA exempt tolerance
  • Long shelf-life stability

Applications & Uses

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Applications
Application
  • For industrial use only
  • Suspending agent for aqueous suspensions
  • Used in water-based systems as a thixotrope/thickener
  • Stabilizing agent

Properties

Physical Form
Physico-Chemical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Loss on Dryingmax. 8.0%Vendor Method
Viscosity (at 1.2% solids, 120 seconds - 110 volts)25 - 200cpsVendor Method
pH5.5 - 10.4-Vendor Method
Sieve Fraction (+60 mesh)max. 5wt.%Vendor Method
Assay for Carboxymethylcellulose sodium (Based on NF equivalency)8.5 - 15.4%Vendor Method
Heavy Metals
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Heavy Metalsmax. 0.001%Vendor Method

Regulatory & Compliance

Packaging & Availability

Packaging Type