Starch ethers impart tolerance to polyvalent cations and sea water. Starch are usedand for increasing the viscosity of transport and cooling water. Diapers with superabsorbent gelling materials in their core has been developed with gelling materials capable of sequestering 80 times their weight of moisture. Coal Briquettes made of coal dust and fines are bound with starch as a binder Detergent Starch finds use as a redeposition inhibitor of dirt once it has been released from the fabric. Pharmacy Starch acts as a binder in pharmaceutical tablets and as a disintegrating agent as well.
Special starch is used as dusting powder and surgical glove powder.
Spread the starch round, and as soon as it becomes gummy lift, shake or brush it off. Repeat this until nothing further is being absorbed. Leave standing till dry, then brush off. Dusting powders Dusting powder consists of finely powdered substances free of grittiness. By cross-linking starch can be stand sterilising in autoclave and be used as surgical dusting powder.