Modified nonionic cellulose ethers
AssigneeHercules Incorporated
InventorLeo M. Landoll
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Abstract
Cellulose ethers are disclosed which have sufficient nonionic substitution to render them water soluble and which are further modified with a C.sub.10 to C.sub.24 long chain alkyl group in an amount between about 0.2% by weight and the amount which makes them less than 1% soluble in water. Hydroxyethyl cellulose is a preferred water-soluble cellulose ether for modification according to the invention. These products exhibit substantially improved viscosifying effect compared to their unmodified cellulose ether counterparts and also exhibit some surface activity.
Claims6
A nonionic cellulose ether having a sufficient degree of nonionic substitution selected from the class consisting of methyl, hydroxyethyl and hydroxypropyl to cause it to be water-soluble and being further substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having 10 to 24 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders said cellulose ether less than 1% by weight soluble in water.
Water-soluble hydroxypropyl cellulose substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having 10 to 24 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders the hydroxypropyl cellulose less than 1% by weight soluble in water.
Water-soluble hydroxyethyl cellulose substituted with a long chain alkyl radical having 10 to 24 carbon atoms in an amount between about 0.2 weight percent and the amount which renders the hydroxyethyl cellulose less than 1% by weight soluble in water.
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