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Product Details:
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| Appearance: | White Or Yellowish Powder | Raw Material: | Refined Cotton |
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| Function: | Thickener, Emulsifier, Film-former, Binder, Dispersing Agent | Aplication: | Screen Printing Ink, Magnetic Ink, Intaglio And Amine Printing Ink |
| CAS NO.: | 9004 57 3 | ||
| High Light: | Carboxymethyl Ethyl Cellulose,Flavor Hydroxy Ethyl Cellulose,Vitamin Coating Methyl Ethyl Cellulose |
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EC Ethyl Cellulose Powder used in food application as flavor fixative and vitamin coating
【Introduction】
Name: Ethyl Cellulose
Abbreviation: EC
Structural formula:
In the formula , n stands for degree of polymerization and R for –H or –C2H5 .
Characteristics:
Ethyl Cellulose is a kind of white grains or powder, having no smell or tastes. Ethyl Celluloseis a naturally occurring polymer produced from wood pulp or cotton by treatment with alkali and then ethylation of the alkali cellulose with ethyl chloride. Ethyl Cellulose has good stability to light , heat , oxygen and wetness , and is stable to chemicals. It is resistant to alcali , dilute acid and salting liquid , soluble in some organic solvents , such as alcohol , ether, ketone , ester, aromatic hydrocarbon and halohydrocarbon , etc , and compatible to many celluloses , resin and nearly all plasticizers .
【Technical requirements】
1. Appearance: White or even yellowing powder or grains , having no smell or taste .
2. Technical Index
| Item | Index | ||
| K type | N type | T type | |
| Content of ethoxy, % | 45 . 0~47 . 9 | 48 . 0~49 . 5 | 49 . 6 Min |
| Viscosity, mPas | Conform to the requirements of table 2 | ||
| Ash , % | 0 .4 Max | ||
| Moisture , % | 3 . 0 Max | ||
3. Viscosity Specification
| Level | Specific range | Level | Specific range |
| 6 | 5 0～8 0 | 70 | 62～74 |
| 10 | 8 . 1～12 | 90 | 80~90 |
| 15 | 13～19 | 110 | 100～120 |
| 25 | 20～29 | 150 | 135～165 |
| 35 | 30～39 | 200 | 180～220 |
| 45 | 40～50 | 250 | 221～250 |
| 55 | 51～60 | 300 | 250 Min . |
【Application】
Ethyl Cellulose safety used as a food additive has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), as well as other authorities. Ethyl Cellulose is used as a flavor fixative in encapsulation and as a vitamin coating.It is approved for and used in inks for marking fruits and vegetables, as a component of paper and paperboard in contact with aqueous and fatty foods
【Package】
It is packed in paper bags, fiberboard boxes or drums lined with PVC bags. Net weight per package: 20kg
【Instruction for storage】
Seal it and store in dry place .
Production flow
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