Ethyl Cellulose
CAS No : 9004-57-3 Product Description :Because Ethyl Cellulose is insoluble in water but is soluble in many organic solvents, it is used as an adhesive agent in tablets and granules. It can increase the hardness and reduce the friability of a tablet.
Additionally, common applications are as a film-forming agent to improve the appearance of a tablet, isolating taste and avoiding disintegration of water-sensitive drugs. By preventing water absorption, tablets can be stored for a longer period of time. It can also be used to reinforce sustained-release tablets.
Product Application : Pharmaceuticals :
Ethyl Cellulose can be used as film former, binder, dispersing agent, stabilizer, water retention agent and controlled release agent in many kinds of medicine.
- Coating
- Plastic
- In other industry
- Dissolving
Ethyl Cellulose can make up some printing and coating, the coating films have good glossiness and excellent slickening capability and flexibility.
Ethyl Cellulose can make up the plastic powder which is easy to take shape, improve cold-resistant property and so on.
Ethyl Cellulose is used as temporary coating for fluorescent lamp tube, to raise the viscosity of phosphor and harden the glasses’ surface. In addition, it is used in electricity conductive printing ink which is used in the basement flake in integrated circuit.
The usually used solvents of Ethyl Cellulose(DS:2.3-2.6) are aromatics and alcohols. The aromatics are benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, suitable percent:60%-80%. The alcohols are methanol and ethanol etc. suitable ercent: 20-40%.
Ethyl Cellulose is slowly added to the vessel with organic solvent while stirring, until it is completely wet and dissolved.
Product Form : Powder Packing : 12.50 Kgs Drum