Hydroxyethylmethyl cellulose HEMC

Appearance: It is white or slightly yellow powder, odorless, tasteless and non-toxic. Water solubility & thickening ability: soluble in cool water and form transparent and viscous solution Solubility in organic solvents: It is soluble in some of the organic solvents as well as in the mixture of water and some organic solvents. Salt resistance: It is fairly stable in metal salts or organic electrolyte water solution Surface activity: Its water solution is surface active, thus it has emulsifying ability and is relatively stable, it also can be used as the protection colloid. Low ash content: It is non-ionic and has very low ash content. PH stability: The viscosity of its water solution is stable when PH is 3.0—11.0. Water retention property: It has excellent water retention performance. Film-forming property: It can form transparent film which is solid, pliant, having good ability of resisting oil and grease