Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) is a white or light yellow, odorless, non-toxic fibrous or powdered solid that is soluble in both cold water and hot water, but generally insoluble in most organic solvents.
CAS No. :
9004-62-0EINECS :
618-387-5Package :
25KG/BAGBrand :
TOPINCHEM®Origin :
CHINAFormula :
C29H52O21Minimum Order :
200KGItem :
Hydroxyethyl CelluloseDaily Chemical Detergent Products Hydroxyethyl Cellulose CAS 9004-62-0
Description
HEC has excellent properties such as thickening, suspension, dispersion, emulsification, adhesion, film-forming, moisture protection, and providing protective colloids.
Specification
Item | Specification | Test |
Moisture, as packed | ≤5.0% | 3.40% |
Ash content | ≤3.0% | 2.30% |
pH (1% aqueous solution) | 6.0-8.5 | 6.5 |
Viscosity 1.0% aqueous solution, 25℃ Brookfield DV, 30 rpm, spindle 63 |
3,400-5,000 | 3,969 |
As | ≤2ppm | ˂2ppm |
Pb | ≤10ppm | ˂10ppm |
Bacterial count | ≤1000cfu/g | ˂1000cfu/g |
Mold and Yeast | ≤100cfu/g | ˂100cfu/g |
E.Coli | Negative | Negative |
Staphylococcus aureus | Negative | Negative |
Application
Hydroxyethyl cellulose is generally used as thickening agent, protective agent, adhesive, stabilizer, additive for preparing emulsions, jellies, ointments, lotions, eye cleaning agents, suppositories and tablets, as well as hydrophilic gel, skeleton materials, preparation of skeleton type sustained release preparations, and as stabilizer in food.