Ethyl Cellulose is free-flowing, white to the light tan powder used in the pharmaceutical and food manufacturing industries. It is prepared from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and ethylation of the alkali cellulose with ethyl chloride.Ethyl Cellulose is used in pharmaceutical industry as a coating agent, flavoring fixative, tablet binder and filler, film-former, and as a viscosity-increasing agent.
Ethyl cellulose is also used in the food industry as an emulsifier
Ethyl cellulose is a derivative of cellulosein which some of the hydroxyl groups on the repeating glucose units are converted into ethyl ether groups.
Packaging Size | 20 kg |
Packaging Type | Bags |
Grade Standard | Technical Grade, Pharma Grade |
Physical State | Powder |
Usage | Industrial, Commerical, Domestic |