Bakers Extra Grade

If the addition is made at the flour mill this grade of flour can be supplied directly to the bakery for use. This solution suits the large plant bakery and the domestic baker. Adding a concentrate to a mix derived from a bag of baker s flour is a solution that suits a small baker or a supermarket in-store bakery. There is then no need to stock an extra grade of flour for a product that will probably have a small sale. 

Alkali metal silicate solutions were prepared from Baker analyzed Si02 gel, reagent grade alkali metal hydroxides, and deionized water. Stock solutions at about 3 molX SiC, 5102 20 = 3 (M = alkali metal) were aged In polypropylene bottles for periods of several weeks, to assure that all the SiC>2 had dissolved. Samples were then formulated with extra water and base to achieve a desired composition. 

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