Summary
Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) Used as adhesive, surfactant, colloid protective agent, dispersant, emulsifier and dispersion stabilizer. It has a wide range of applications in coatings, inks, fibers, dyeing, papermaking, cosmetics, pesticides, mineral processing, oil extraction and medicine.
- Generally used as thickener, protective agent, adhesive, stabilizer and additive for preparing emulsion, gel, ointment, lotion, eye clearing agent, suppository and tablet, also used as hydrophilic gel, skeleton materials, preparation of skeleton sustained-release preparations, and can also be used as a stabilizer in food.
- It is used as sizing agent in textile industry, bonding, thickening, emulsifying, stabilizing and other auxiliaries in electronics and light industry sectors.
- Used as thickener and filtrate reducer for water-based drilling fluid and completion fluid, and has obvious thickening effect in saltwater drilling fluid. It can also be used as a fluid loss control agent for oil well cement. It can be cross-linked with polyvalent metal ions to form gels.
- This product is used as a dispersant for water-based gel fracturing fluids, polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride in oil fracturing production. It can also be used as emulsion thickener in paint industry, humidity sensitive resistor in electronic industry, cement coagulation inhibitor and moisture retaining agent in construction industry. Glazing and toothpaste adhesives for the ceramic industry. It is also widely used in printing and dyeing, textile, papermaking, medicine, hygiene, food, cigarettes, pesticides and fire extinguishing agents.
- Used as surfactant, colloid protective agent, emulsion stabilizer for vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and other emulsions, as well as latex tackifier, dispersant, dispersion stabilizer, etc. Widely used in coatings, fibers, dyeing, papermaking, cosmetics, medicine, pesticides, etc. It also has many uses in oil extraction and machinery industry.
- Hydroxyethyl cellulose has surface activity, thickening, suspending, binding, emulsifying, film-forming, dispersing, water retention and providing protection in pharmaceutical solid and liquid preparations.
- It is used as a dispersant for the exploitation of petroleum water-based gel fracturing fluid, polyvinyl chloride and polystyrene. It can also be used as emulsion thickener in paint industry, cement coagulation inhibitor and moisture retention agent in construction industry, glazing agent and toothpaste adhesive in ceramic industry. It is also widely used in printing and dyeing, textile, papermaking, medicine, hygiene, food, cigarettes and pesticides and other industrial fields.