METHOCEL Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose and Methylcellulose Polymers

METHOCEL™ Cellulose Ethers are water-soluble polymers derived from cellulose, the most abundant polymer in nature. They are used as thickeners, binders, film formers, and water-retention agents. They also function as suspension aids, surfactants, lubricants, protective colloids and emulsifiers. In addition, solutions of METHOCEL thermally gel, a unique property that plays a key role in a surprising variety of applications. You won’t find this valuable combination of properties in any other water-soluble polymer.

Multifunctionality and Efficiency Improve Formulation Economy

In many applications, two, three, or more ingredients would be required to do the same job performed by a single METHOCEL Product. In addition, METHOCEL Cellulose Ethers are highly efficient, often yielding optimum performance at a lower concentration than that required with other water-soluble polymers.

Range of Products Offers Formulating Versatility

The broad range of METHOCEL Products is certainly one reason they’ve been used successfully in so many different applications. There are many different chemical types and each is available in different grades, physical forms, and viscosities. Available viscosity grades range from 3 to over 200,000 mPa•s^† to help you obtain the optimum degree of thickening, binding, moisture retention, and other properties desired in a given formulation.

Available as Powders, Surface-Treated Powders, and in Granular Form

For further formulating versatility, METHOCEL products are available in three different forms: powder, surface-treated powder, and granular. The form influences the techniques used in making solutions, so you get additional processing flexibility.