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US 2006/0148937 A1Published application
Nonionic cellulose ether and its use
AssigneeAkzo Nobel N.V.
InventorsPeter Bostrom, Kenneth Sundberg
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a nonionic methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose ether having a flocculation temperature of 70-95° C., a DS-methyl of 0.1-0.8 and a DS-ethyl of 0.1-0.7. The cellulose ether has versatile properties and may be used as a thickening agent or a rheology modifier in an aqueous formulation, such as an aqueous latex-containing paint composition. A process for manufacturing the cellulose ether is also disclosed.
Claims12
A methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose ether, wherein the cellulose ether has a flocculation temperature of 70-95° C., a DS-methyl of 0.1-0.8 and a DS-ethyl of 0.1-0.7.
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