Hard Water at 380 mg/L: The Formulation Adjustment Most Gel Lines Skip
A pack plant in the Middle East filled two batches on consecutive days, one with softened water and one with mains water at 380 mg/L as calcium carbonate. The softened batch hydrated to a firm gel in 12 minutes. The mains batch took 26 minutes, never fully smoothed out, and produced packs that relea…