Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose:

Terms Related to Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose

• Cmc

  Abbreviation: see sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, coagulation, flocculation.

• Carboxymethyl cellulose

  A non-fermenting cellulose product used in drilling fluids to combat contamination from anhydrite (gypsum) and to lower the water loss of the mud.

• Sodium

  One of the alkali metal elements with a valence of 1, an atomic number of about 23. Numerous sodium compounds are used as additives to ...

• Sodium bichromate

  Also called sodium dichromate. See chromate.

• Base

  A substance capable of reacting with an acid to form a salt. A typical base is sodium hydroxide (caustic), with the chemical formula moh. For ...

• Salt

  A compound that is formed (along with water) by the reaction of an add with a base. A common salt (table salt) is sodium chloride ...

• Sodium bicarbonate

  The half-neutralized sodium salt of carbonic acid, used extensively for treating cement contamination and occasionally other calcium contamination in drilling fluids.