Table 1.
Composition of different KT floating beads.
| Formulae code | Formulae composition (% w/w) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KT (mg) | Sodium alginate (SA) | MC | Na CMC | HPC | Pectin | CaCO3 | CaCl2 | |
| F1 | 40 | 3.000 | – | – | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F2 | 40 | 2.700 | 0.300 | – | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F3 | 40 | 2.625 | 0.375 | – | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F4 | 40 | 2.500 | 0.500 | – | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F5 | 40 | 2.700 | – | 0.300 | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F6 | 40 | 2.625 | – | 0.375 | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F7 | 40 | 2.500 | – | 0.500 | – | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F8 | 40 | 2.700 | – | – | 0.300 | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F9 | 40 | 2.625 | – | – | 0.375 | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F10 | 40 | 2.500 | – | – | 0.500 | – | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F11 | 40 | 2.700 | – | – | – | 0.300 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F12 | 40 | 2.625 | – | – | – | 0.375 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| F13 | 40 | 2.500 | – | – | – | 0.500 | 3.00 | 1.00 |