| | | Chemical composition and type of etherification | | | | Type of ether | | M | Methyl | | H | Hydroxyethyl | | O | Hydroxypropyl | | | | | | | | Degree of etherification
Optimised degree of etherification for different fields of application | | B | | E | | F | | S | | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Viscosity level and modification | | | | Viscosity level | |
The viscosity level is based on Hoeppler: 2 % solution of the commercial product with 5 % moisture content, 20 ºC, 20 ºdH (German hardness) | | ... | | 150000 | | 100000 | | 60000 | | 30000 | | 20000 | | 15000 | | 10000 | | 6000 | | 4000 | | 2000 | | 1000 | | 300 | | 200 | | ... | Consistency increasing modification
The modification is indicated by at least one of the two last digits is a number > 0. The value of the figure does not correspond with the degree of modification. | | 01 | | 02 | | 03 | | ... | | | | | | |
| | | | Particle size distribution and chemical refinement | | | | | | Y | Delayed solubility products | | | | | | Powder types | | P2 | Powder (< 180 μm) | | P3 | Fine Powder (< 125 μm with reduced ultrafine particle content) | | P4 | Fine powder (< 125 μm) | | P6 | Ultra fine powder (< 100 μm) | | | | | | Granules | | G8 | Granule (< 300 μm) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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