HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 9004-65-3

HYDROXYPROPYL METHYL CELLULOSE 

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H.S. CODE 3912.39
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CLASSIFICATION

 

SYNONYMS Hypromellose;
2-hydroxypropyl methyl ether Cellulose; Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose;

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white to off-white powder
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SOLUBILITY IN WATER swells to form viscosity colloidal solution.

SOLVENT SOLUBILITY

Soluble in most organic solvents, Insolube in hot water, alcohol

DECOMPOSITION

220 C

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STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

APPLICATIONS

Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose is an enteric film coating material or a matrix binder in solid dosage forms. It is used as a viscosity control agent, gelling agent, film former, stabilizer, dispersant, lubricant, binder, emulsifying agents, and suspending agent. End applications include  adhesives and glues, agriculture, building materials, personal care products, detergents and surfactants, paints, printing inks,and coatings, pharmaceuticals, food products, polymerization and textiles.
SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

white to off-white powder
ACTIVE MATTER

98.0% min (Dry basis)

MOISTURE

8.0% max

ASH

2.0% max

VISCOCITY 50 - 50,000 cps (2% sol.)
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