Thickeners, tseem hu ua gelling agents, yog cov tshuaj lom neeg muaj nyob rau hauv lub neej txhua hnub uas ua rau kom cov viscosity ntawm latexes thiab kua. Cov tshuaj no tsis tsuas yog ua kom lub viscosity ntawm lub cev tab sis kuj ua kom nws ruaj khov ncua kev kawm ntawv lossis turbidity, thiab tuaj yeem tsim cov qauv gel. Cov thickeners paub zoo feem ntau muaj cov khoom emulsifying thiab, raws li lawv cov hauv paus chiv keeb, tuaj yeem muab faib ua ob pawg loj: ib txwm ua los ntawm cov khoom sib xyaw thiab cov tshuaj sib xyaw ua ke. Yog li ntawd, ntau hom thickeners sib txawv hauv lawv cov txheej txheem ntawm kev ua. Tom ntej no, peb yuav qhia luv luv txog ntau yam tseem ceeb ntawm cov thickeners thiab lawv cov hauv paus ntsiab lus.
