KARN TEXTILE CHEMICALS

TEXTILE GRADE CARBOXYMETHYL STARCH

KARN supplies K6 K5 K9 carboxymethyl starch for textile printing from Hangzhou DS 0.3 to 0.4 flake viscosity 24000 to 42000 mPa·s Samples and TDS from 1 kg

Discharge Printing

Thickener paste requirements for discharge printing paste stability under steaming sharp outlines and wash off behaviour evaluated with samples and the current TDS

Record the discharge agent and steaming conditions
Check paste stability and outline sharpness on the trial print
Confirm wash off behaviour before production

Burn out Printing

Thickener paste requirements for burn out printing compatibility with the acid system sharp burned out motifs and clean wash off evaluated with samples and the current TDS

Record the fibre construction and acid system
Check paste compatibility on the actual fabric blend
Confirm wash off and motif definition before production

Disperse Printing

Thickener paste requirements for disperse printing on polyester penetration colour yield behaviour and clean wash off evaluated with samples and the current TDS

Record the dye and fixation steaming or baking conditions
Check paste penetration and colour yield on the trial print
Confirm wash off behaviour before production

Reactive Printing

Thickener paste requirements for reactive printing on cellulose electrolyte stability water retention and clean wash off evaluated with samples and the current TDS

Record the fixation route steaming or cold pad batch
Check paste stability with the actual electrolyte level
Confirm wash off and handle before production

K6 High Viscosity Tapioca CMS

High viscosity tapioca based carboxymethyl starch with DS 0.4 The confirmed public specification applies to K6 flake

Powder Flake Tapioca K6 flake 30600 to 37400 mPa·s

K5 Standard Tapioca CMS

Standard tapioca based carboxymethyl starch with DS 0.3 The confirmed public specification applies to K5 flake

Powder Flake Tapioca K5 flake 21600 to 26400 mPa·s

K9 Potato CMS

Potato based carboxymethyl starch with DS 0.4 The confirmed public specification applies to K9 flake

Powder Flake Potato K9 flake 37800 to 46200 mPa·s

COMPARE CONFIRMED PROPERTIES
Property	K6	K5	K9
Form	Powder Flake	Powder Flake	Powder Flake
Raw Material	Tapioca	Tapioca	Potato
Degree of Substitution	0.4	0.3	0.4
Viscosity Level	K6 flake 30600 to 37400 mPa·s	K5 flake 21600 to 26400 mPa·s	K9 flake 37800 to 46200 mPa·s
Process Fit	Textile printing confirm process fit by sample TDS	Textile printing confirm process fit by sample TDS	Textile printing confirm process fit by sample TDS

A clear route from grade selection to confirmation

Start with the confirmed raw material and substitution level then use a sample and current TDS to verify the remaining production requirements

See the Hangzhou CMS factory About KARN Textile Chemicals

The same material is written as sodium carboxymethyl starch on specifications packing lists and customs documents and is described by function as a textile printing thickener that sets the printing paste viscosity

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