Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Ingredient Name
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Ingredients
- Cellulose
- Food Additive Number
- E 460, INS 460
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Product Highlights
It's exclusively made of a very pure plant fiber, thanks to a particular technology set up in Dal Cin laboratories, that is a complete re-elaboration of the very intermolecular structure of the polyglucidic chains which cellulose molecules are composed of. In order to avoid a rapid inactivation of the fiber, which would lead to a lower chemical-physical adsorbtion capacity, the product is set up through strictly physical techniques, through the separation of every single fibril.
So, these fibrils come to a typical, extended structure instead of the close one. This modification makes the specific surface of cellulose itself wider, increasing therefore its capacity of retention.
Any kind of treatment with acids or chemicals is therefore avoided, so that the structural integrity of the fiber is assured; there is no risk of partial and dangerous "digestion" of fibers or risk of a break in the glucosidic chains.
The first result reached by Dal Cin, thanks to the modification of the Fitofloc fiber, is the increase of the active adsorbing surface:
- Cotton 0,2 m2 /g
- Crisotile asbestos 10-20 m2 /g
- Fitofloc 15-25 m2 /g
The specific surface must also be active, by keeping the whole adsorbing capacity of cellulose unchanged. Cellulose must be kept "alive" and hydrophilic, and also considerably capable to swell into water. As shown by the following table, with Fitofloc the filtering characteristics are improved.
Fitofloc Powder cellulose Specific surface (m2 /g) 15-25 0,5-5 Swelling into water (1%) 30 times 2 times Hydrophilicity very high medium Chemicals release Max traces Max traces Elasticity high low Pressure (7 bar) resistance high None
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Application
Thanks to its fibrous polysaccharidic structure made of very small microfibrils, Fitofloc is particularly suitable for retention of unstable colloids. The strong resistance to high-pressures allows to work without problems even in the most difficult situations, easily reaching 6-7 bars of differential pressure. This considerably helps to maintain the flow-capacity and the flow-rates per hour, which usually result very high and constant in time, even with dim and clogging filter products.
Fitofloc represents a real filter media and not a simple "aid", so that the body-feed is only an additional operation, just to help it in increasing the autonomy of filtration, and saving the flow-rates. The products created by Dal Cin are two:
- Fitofloc DC for polishing filtration
- Fitofloc Super for very fining filtration
- Dosage and Use
For each version, doses can range from a minimum of 0,5 kg to a maximum of 2 kg per square meter of filtering surface; 1 kg is usually enough to obtain good results.
As soon as the product is dispersed into the wine, which is still to be filtered, it's possible to go on with forming the precoat on the filter elements.
Properties
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Physical State | Wet Granules | — | DC 1.01 |
| Color | White | — | DC 1.02 |
| Smell | Neutral | — | DC 1.03 |
| Cellulosic Fibre | 24 - 33 | % | DC 1.06 |
| Solvation Water | 67 - 76 | % | DC 1.06 |
| Calcination Residual | max. 1 | % | DC 1.07 |
| Swelling (Disp. 1% D.M.) | 80 - 100 | % | DC 3.10 |
| Porosity (Percolation Test) | min. 3 | — | DC 3.03 |
| Specific Weight | 0.9 | — | technical information |
| pH Susp. 5% | 7 | — | DC 1.05 |
| Total Heavy Metals | Max traces | — | A.A.Spectrophotometry |
Technical Details & Test Data
- Classifications and Declarations
Compliance with regulations
- EU Reg. 2019/934 - Codex OIV (oenology) - Product allowed for the production of organic wine (ann. VIIIbis EC Reg. 889/2008)
- Product suitable for contact with food
Other statements
- This product does not contain nanoparticles and has not been subjected to ionizing radiation. Quality Management System Dal Cin Gildo Spa certified according to ISO9001: 2015 (No. 1713 Certiquality)
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
- 5 kg polythene bags in 20 kg boxes. After opening a bag, the whole content should be used immediately. If not, we recommend to seal it.
Storage & Handling
- Storage
Keep the product in its whole package in a cool place, away from moisture.