Are Chemicals necessary in foods?

• Chemicals are added mainly as preservatives to prevent bacteria or other microorganisms from spoiling the food.

• Another application is as artificial sweetener, which is added to replace sugar. Artificial sweeteners are mainly used by diabetics wo cannot tolerate high sugar levels in their blood.

• Other requirements for chemicals are as thickening agents, anti-oxidants, acidity regulator, flavor, food coloring etc.

Not all foods contain chemicals that are harmful to the human body !!

Some chemicals on offer by Kimia for the Paper and Pulp Industry

Chemicals Applications

Caustic Soda For the production of Pulp from wood chips

Starch Dry strength Additive, Binding

Alum Sizing of paper

Calcium Carbonate Filler

Hydrogen Peroxide Bleaching

TEXTILE INDUSTRY

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Cultivating & Harvesting

Preparation of Yarn

Spinning for yarn

Weaving or Knitting

Finishing (Desizing, Bleaching, Chemical

washing, Dyeing, Printing etc.

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Preparation of wool

Sorting & Grading based on raw material

Scouring to remove dirt

Drying & Oiling

Carding (Disentangle wool for further

processing)

Manufacturing Step

Chemical Used

Dyeing and Printing

Sodium Sulphate Anhydrous, Industrial Salt, Modified tapioca Starch, Oxalic acid

Bleaching Chemicals

Soda Ash Light, Hydrogen Peroxide, Caustic Soda, Formic Acid, Acetic acid, Calcium hypochlorite

Textile Cleaning

White Spirit