What is Hydroxycellulose used for?

Hydroxyethyl cellulose is a powdered or solid chemical substance, usually white or light yellow in appearance. This chemical substance has no special smell and is non-toxic. It is widely used in many industries, such as the oil extraction industry. In addition, in the pharmaceutical and food industries, hydroxyethyl cellulose is almost indispensable. The following is a detailed introduction to the wide range of uses of this substance.

Application of Hydroxyethyl Cellulose:

Used as adhesive, surfactant, colloid protective agent, dispersant, emulsifier and dispersion stabilizer, etc. It has a wide range of applications in coatings, inks, fibers, dyeing, papermaking, cosmetics, pesticides, mineral processing, oil production and medicine.

1. It is generally used as a thickener, protective agent, adhesive, stabilizer, and additive for the preparation of emulsions, jellies, ointments, lotions, eye cleansers, suppositories and tablets. It is also used as a hydrophilic gel, skeleton material, and for the preparation of skeleton-type sustained-release preparations. It can also be used in food as a stabilizer.

2. Used as sizing agent in textile industry, bonding, thickening, emulsifying, stabilizing and other auxiliary agents in electronics and light industry sectors.

3. Used as thickener and filtrate reducer for water-based drilling fluid and completion fluid, with obvious thickening effect in salt water drilling fluid. It can also be used as a fluid loss reducer for oil well cement. It can be cross-linked with multivalent metal ions to form a gel.

4. This product is used as a dispersant for water-based gel fracturing fluid for petroleum extraction by fracturing method, and for polymers such as polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride. It can also be used as a latex thickener in the paint industry, a hygroscopic resistor in the electronics industry, and a cement retarder and moisture retainer in the construction industry. Glazing in ceramic industry and toothpaste adhesive. It is also widely used in printing and dyeing, textiles, papermaking, medicine, hygiene, food, cigarettes, pesticides and fire extinguishing agents.

5. As surfactant, colloid protective agent, emulsion stabilizer for vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate and other emulsions, as well as thickener, dispersant and dispersion stabilizer for latex. It is widely used in coatings, fibers, dyeing, papermaking, cosmetics, medicine, pesticides, etc. It also has many uses in oil extraction and machinery industries.

6. Hydroxyethyl cellulose has surface activity, thickening, suspension, bonding, emulsification, film-forming, dispersion, water retention and protection effects in solid and liquid pharmaceutical preparations.

7. Used as dispersant for the extraction of water-based gel fracturing fluid for petroleum, polyvinyl chloride, polystyrene and other polymers. It can also be used as a latex thickener in the paint industry, a cement retarder and moisture retainer in the construction industry, a glazing agent in the ceramic industry, and a toothpaste adhesive. It is also widely used in printing and dyeing, textile, papermaking, medicine, sanitation, food, cigarettes and pesticides and other industrial fields.