SIZING MATERIAL PURITY

CHARACTERISTICS AND
THEIR REQUIREMENTS
 WATER

 Hardness : Below 200 ppm

 Pure clean water free from dirt and salts

 MAIZE STARCH

Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 1184-1977
To pass through 180 µ IS
Particle size
sieve
Cold water soluble 0.4% Max.
Viscosity @ 75 °C (2%) 30 Sec. Min.
Moisture content 13.0% Max.
Starch content 98.0% Min.
Ash content 0.25% Max.
Protein content 0.6% Max.
Free acidity 40.0 ml Max.
pH 4.5 Min.
Petroleum hydro carbon
0.25% Max.
extractable matters
 TAPIOCA STARCH
Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 1605-1977
To pass through 180 µ IS
Particle size
sieve
Cold water soluble 0.4% Max.
Viscosity @ 75 °C (2%) 44 Sec. Min.
Moisture content 15.0% Max.
Starch content 98.0% Min.
Crude fiber content 0.6% Max.
Ash content 0.4% Max.
Free acidity 25.0 ml Max.
pH 4.5 Min.

Petroleum hydro carbon

0.5% Max.
extractable matters
 TAPIOCA FLOUR

Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 2033-1977
Residue through 150 µ IS sieve
Particle size
1.0% Max.
Cold water soluble 9.5% Max.
Viscosity @ 75 °C (2%) 40 Sec. Min.
Moisture content 15.0% Max.
Starch content 82.0% Min.
Crude fiber content 2.5% Max.
Ash content 2.0% Max.
Free acidity 100 ml Max.
pH 4.8 to 7.0 Min.
Petroleum hydro carbon
0.4% Max.
extractable matters
 ANIMAL TALLOW

Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 887-1977
Moisture & insoluble
1.0% Max.
impurities
Colour in a 1-cell in the
15.0
Lavibond scale expressed
Saponification value 192 to 202
Iodine value (Wijis) 28 to 40
Acid value 2.0 Max.
Unsaponifiable matter 0.5% Max.
 VEGETABLE TALLOW

Requirements as per IS 1780-1961

Quality characteristics
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
Total fatty matter
98 Min. 70 Min. 50 Min.
(% by weight)
Total ash
(% by weight of total fatty 1 Max. 6 Max. 6 Max.
matter)
Water insoluble matter in
⅓rd of total Ash content Max.
ash
Unsaponifiable matter
(% by weight of total fatty 1 Max. 1 Max. 1 Max.
matter)
CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE (CMC)
Requirements as per IS 3520-1992
Quality characteristics
(Technical grade)
Moisture content 10.0% Max.
Solubility in water 90.0% Min.
Active matter content 55.0% Min
Degree of substitution 0.4 to 0.55 %

Viscosity @ 30 ±2 °C (2%)
Extra low
0 to 29 cps
Low
30 to 99 cps
Medium
100 to 249 cps
High
250 to 599 cps
Extra high
600 to 999 cps
Super high
Above 1000 cps
 GLYCOL
Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 7918-1975
Relative density @
1.114 to 1.117
27 ◦C/27 ◦C
Moisture content
0.5% Max.
(% by mass)
Acidity 0.005 Max.
Ash Content 0.01% Max.
Monoethylene glycol content 1.0% Max.
Triethylene glycol content 2.0% Max.
Colour (Hazen units) 30.0 Max.
 FRENCH CHALK

Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 7918-1975

Loss on ignition 4.0% Max.

Matter insoluble in HCl 95.0% Min.

Relative density @
2.7 to 2.9
27 ◦C/27 ◦C

Chlorides (as NaCl) 0.5% Max.

pH of 10% solution 8.5
 DEXTRIN
Requirements as per
Quality characteristics IS 5448-1980
White dextrin Yellow dextrin
Particle size To pass through 180 µ IS sieve
Cold water soluble 45% Min. 80% Min.
Moisture content 10% Max. 10% Max.
Free acidity
(ml of N/10 NaOH for 100 50 ml 50 ml
gm)
Ash content 0.4% Max. 0.5% Max.
Reducing sugar as Dextrose 7.0% Max. 5.0% Max.
 POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA)
Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 11840-1986
Volatile matters 5.0% Max.

Sodium acetate content

a) For partially acetylated PVA 0.25% Max.
b) For fully hydrolyzed PVA 1.0% Max.

Ash (Na2O) (by mass) 1.0% Max

Pure PVA content 93.0% Min
pH of 5.0 to 7.0

Viscosity @ 20±1 °C (4%)

Low grade 4 to 10 csp
Medium grade 20 to 30 csp
 GELATIN
Requirements as per
Quality characteristics IS 11227-1985
Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3
pH 5.0 to 8.5
Total ash by mass 2.5% Max.
Gel strength To pass the test
Viscosity @ 40 °C 18 cp min 16 cp min 12 cp min
Chloride (as NaCl) by mass 2% Max.
Keeping quality hours 72 min
Insoluble matters by mass 0.5% Max.
Water absorption 18 times any mass of gelatin in minutes
Grease content by mass 0.3% Max.
 PARAFFIN WAX

Requirements as per
Quality characteristics
IS 11840-1986
Melting point 45 to 75 °C
Ash by mass 0.03% Max.
Acidity (Mg of KOH /g)
a) Organic 0.10 Max.
b) Inorganic 0.02 Max.
Saponification value 1.0 Max.
Oil content by mass 0.25% Max.
 QUALITY COMPARISON OF TAPIOCA STARCH

Produced with modern Starch

plants produced by Requiremen
Characteristic Imported ordinary plants t as per
Indian (In Salem IS 1605-1977
starch from
starch region)
Thailand
Cold water
0.21 - 0.28 0.28 0.26 - 1.60 0.40% Max.
solubility %
Moisture content % 9.40 – 12.49 12.0 10.8 – 13.8 15.0% Max.
Ash content % 0 – 0.08 0.22 0.1 – 0.49 0.40% Max.
pH 5.95 – 5.97 6.2 4.7 – 7.2 4.5 Min.
Free acidity (ml) 8.8 – 8.9 9.0 11 - 35 25 ml Max.
Viscosity @ 75 °C
(2%) wood 55 – 87 sec 55 sec 36 – 72 sec 44 sec
viscometer no. 1
Petroleum hydro
carbon extractable 1.05 0.29 0.16 – 0.74 0.50% Max.
matters %
Starch content % 99.71- 99.72 99.5 94.58-98.86 98% Max.
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