A personal care manufacturer producing shampoo formulations required a faster and more controlled method of dispersing Carbopol® 980 polymer into water.
Their existing process involved adding approximately 400 lbs (181 kg) of Carbopol into a 3,000–6,000-gallon (11,000 –23,000 litre) tank using a conventional tank mixer. The slurry required approximately two hours of mixing to achieve acceptable dispersion before progressing to final formulation.
With a target of five batches per day, extended mixing times limited throughput and created operational bottlenecks. The customer’s objective was clear: