Industrial Speciality Polymers

ETHOCEL Ethylcellulose Polymers

ETHOCEL™ Ethylcellulose resins are versatile, organosoluble, thermoplastic polymers. They result from the reaction of ethyl chloride with alkali cellulose. Raw materials include cotton linters and wood pulp. Ethylcellulose resins are widely used for coating, film forming, binding, and enhancing the performance of many different products ranging from industrial coatings to pharmaceuticals.

The toughness, inertness, and fabrication and product versatility of these polymers allow them to meet a wide range of performance requirements in sheet form, as molding and extrusion resins, as pressure casting resins, and as resins for various coatings.

ETHOCEL Premium resins are odorless, colorless, and film-forming, and they meet the requirements of numerous Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations for food contact applications. They are used in the formation of protective coatings, as binders, and as flavor fixatives. They are also safe for use in food contact applications.

Commercial ETHOCEL Ethylcellulose Products

Product Viscosity Designation Viscosity Range, cP Ethoxyl Content, %
Medium
45.0 - 47.0		 Standard
48.0 - 49.5
4 3 - 5.5 -- ETHOCEL Std 41
6 5 - 7 -- ETHOCEL Std 6
7 6 - 8 -- ETHOCEL Std 71,2
10 9 - 11 -- ETHOCEL Std 101,2
14 12.6 - 15.4 -- ETHOCEL Std 141
20 18 - 22 -- ETHOCEL Std 201
45 41 - 49 -- ETHOCEL Std 451
50 45 - 55 ETHOCEL Med 50 --
70 63 - 85 ETHOCEL Med 70 --
100 90 - 110 ETHOCEL Std 1001,2
200 180 - 220 -- ETHOCEL Std 200
300 270 - 330 -- ETHOCEL Std 300


1 Premium and Industrial grades are available.
2 Fine particle forms are available.

Note: Viscosities are for 5% solutions measured at 25°C in an Ubbelohde viscometer. For medium products, solvent is 60% toluene and 40% ethanol. For all other ETHOCEL Products, solvent is 80% toluene and 20% ethanol.