Coating Industry

Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) is a white or light yellow, odourless, non-toxic fibrous or powdered solid, prepared by etherification of basic cellulose and ethylene oxide (or chloroethanol), a non-ionic soluble cellulose ether. HEC has been widely used in oil extraction, coatings, construction, pharmaceuticals and food, textiles, paper and polymerisation reactions due to its good thickening, suspending,