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Any hydrophilic material that increases the viscosity of a liquid. Thickening agents are used in foods, paper, adhesives, textiles, paints, and detergents. The main types of thickeners are (based on Lewis 1993): | Any hydrophilic material that increases the viscosity of a liquid. Thickening agents are used in foods, paper, adhesives, textiles, paints, and detergents. The main types of thickeners are (based on Lewis 1993): | ||
| − | + | * Natural products: [[starch|starch]], [[gum|gum]], [[casein|casein]], [[gelatin|gelatin]], [[agar|agar]], etc. | |
| − | + | * Synthetic cellulose derivatives: [[carboxymethyl%20cellulose|carboxymethyl cellulose]], etc. | |
| − | + | * Polymers: [[polyvinyl%20alcohol|polyvinyl alcohol]]; polyacrylate | |
| − | + | * Inorganics: [[clay|clay]], [[bentonite|bentonite]], silicates, [[fumed%20silica|fumed silica]]. | |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 11:59, 29 September 2022
Description
Any hydrophilic material that increases the viscosity of a liquid. Thickening agents are used in foods, paper, adhesives, textiles, paints, and detergents. The main types of thickeners are (based on Lewis 1993):
- Natural products: Starch, Gum, Casein, Gelatin, Agar, etc.
- Synthetic cellulose derivatives: Carboxymethyl cellulose, etc.
- Polymers: Polyvinyl alcohol; polyacrylate
- Inorganics: Clay, Bentonite, silicates, Fumed silica.
Synonyms and Related Terms
thickeners; rheology modifier
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p.294
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Tom Learner, A review of Synthetic Binding Media in Twentieth-Century Paints., The Conservator, Vol. 24, 2000
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 Comment: thickener = preferred term