ABSTRACT:The rheoviscometric properties of low and high substituted carboxymethyl starch (CMS) 2 wt% aqueous solutions and their dispersions with sodium, calcium, and organomodified montmorillonite (MMT) have been investigated. The influence of MMT type and content on viscosity of CMS (degree of substitution, DS, 0.90)/sodium MMT aqueous dispersions, their stability, and transparency during storage up to 18 months has been investigated. Moreover, the methods of MMT dispergation in low substituted CMS solutions (DS 0.15), that is, mechanical stirring or mechanical and ultrasonication stirring on viscosity have been compared. It resulted in higher viscosity when using the latter mixing procedure (7000 and 9250 mPa·s, respectively, at 1 rpm for CMS (DS 0.15)/7 phr calcium MMT). In addition, thermal resistance of native starch and both CMS with different DS values has been investigated. The results are important as far as commercial applications of CMS solutions or dispersions with MMTs are concerned. C