Product Name: Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose(HEMC or MHEC)

Alias: Cellulose,2-hydroxyethyl ether Cellosige,Natrosol

CAS NO.: 9032-42-2

Appearance: white or off-white powder 

Product specifications:

PH value: 4.0-8.0

Viscosity: 5-200000mPa.s

Loss on drying %: 5.0max

Burnt residues %:5.0max

Hydroxyethoxy molar substitution degree(MS): 1.8-2.0(H)  0.1-0.4(L)

Methoxy degree of substitution(DS): 0.8-1.2(H)   1.3-2.0(L)

The special specification may make to order.

Usage:

1.In pharmaceuticals, it is used as hydrophil hydrogels framework material, porogenic agent, coating agent, thickening agent, suspension agent, dispersing agent, binder, emulsifier, filmogen, Water-retention agent, etc.

2.In food processing, it is used as thickening agent, suspending agent, dispersing agent, binder, emulsifier, filmogen, water-retention agent, etc.

3.In daily-use chemical industry, it is used as additives in tooth paste, cosmetics, detergent, etc.

As gellant and water-retention agent for cement, gypsum, lime, it is a good admixture for powder building materials.

4.HEMC is widely used in water-based latex paint, construction and building materials, printing ink, oil drilling, for thickening and Water-retention.it also can improve construction speed, when it is used in Wet and dry mortar products