Cellulose Ethers

Cellulose ethers are water-soluble polymers produced by the chemical modification of cellulose. They function as stabilizers, thickeners, and viscosity modifiers in many industries, including food, pharmaceuticals, personal care products, oil field chemicals, construction, paper, adhesives, and textiles. The different types of cellulose ethers include carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), methylcellulose (MC) and derivatives such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) and derivatives, hydroxylpropyl cellulose (HPC), and ethylcellulose (EC).

Applications

Cellulose ethers provide a wide range of functional properties such as water solubility, organo solubility, thickening, water retention, binding, adhesion, suspension, lubricity, surface activity, film formation and thermal gelation.