Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) is a white or light yellow, tasteless, non-toxic, fibrous or powdered solid prepared by
etherification of alkaline cellulose and ethylene oxide (or chloroethanol). It is a nonionic soluble cellulose ether. Due to
its good properties of thickening, suspension, dispersion, emulsification, adhesion, film formation, water protection and colloidal protection, HEC has been widely used in the fields of petroleum exploitation, coatings, construction, pharmaceutical food,textile, papermaking and polymer polymerization.
Application:
Hydroxyethyl methyl cellulose (HEC) is widely used in water-based latex coatings, building construction and building materials,printing inks, oil drilling, etc.
1、Generally used as thickener, protectant, adhesive, stabilizer and preparation of emulsion, jelly, ointment, detergent,
also used as hydrophilic gel.
2、Used as sizing agent in textile industry, adhesive, thickening, emulsifying, stabilizing agent in electronic and light industry.
3、It can be used as emulsifying thickener in paint industry, cement coagulant and moisture retention agent in construction.
industry. Ceramic industry glazing adhesive. Also used in printing and dyeing, textile, paper making, etc.
4、It is used as surfactant, colloid protector, emulsifying stabilizer for emulsion taking together, and viscosity enhancer,
dispersant, dispersion stabilizer of latex.
5、Applied to paint, fiber, dyeing, papermaking, cosmetics, etc.