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Methylcellulose

Description:

Methylcellulose is a cellulose derivative characterized by the substitution of hydroxyl groups in the cellulose polymer with methyl groups. This modification imparts unique properties, making methylcellulose a versatile compound widely used in various applications. It is a white, odorless powder that is soluble in cold water, forming a viscous gel, but is insoluble in hot water. Methylcellulose exhibits excellent film-forming, thickening, and emulsifying properties, which makes it valuable in food products, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Its ability to retain moisture and provide texture enhances the quality of baked goods and other food items. Additionally, methylcellulose is non-toxic and biodegradable, contributing to its appeal in environmentally friendly formulations. In the pharmaceutical industry, it serves as a binder and thickener in drug formulations. Its thermal gelation property, where it forms a gel upon heating, is also utilized in various industrial applications. Overall, methylcellulose is a multifunctional ingredient with significant importance across multiple sectors due to its unique physicochemical characteristics.

Formula: CH₄O·xUnspecified

InChI: InChI=1/C12H20O10/c1-21-9-11-13(23-3)15(24-4)18(27-7)20(30-11)31-14-12(10-22-2)29-19(28-8)17(26-6)16(14)25-5/h11-20H,9-10H2,1-8H3/t11?,12?,13?,14-,15?,16?,17?,18?,19?,20+/m1/s1

Synonyms:

• 55Hd100
• 55Hd15
• 55Hd20
• 55Hd400
• 55Hd4000
• 55Hd50
• Adulsin
• Bagolax
• Bulkaloid
• Cellapret
• Cellogran
• Cellothyl
• Cellumeth
• Cethylose
• Cethytin
• Citrucel
• Cologel
• Emp-H
• Hydrolose
• MMTs-BTR
• MTs
• Mecellose
• Mellose
• Methoxycellulose
• Methulose
• Methylcellulose
• Napolone
• Nicel
• O-Methylcellulose
• Rhomellose
• Sp-G
• Syncelose
• Viscol
• Viscosol
• Methocel
• Cellulose, methyl ether
• (6S)-3,4,5-trimethoxy-2-(methoxymethyl)-6-[(3R)-4,5,6-trimethoxy-2-(methoxymethyl)tetrahydropyran-3-yl]oxy-tetrahydropyran
• Bufapto Methalose
• Cellulose Methyl Ether
• Cellulose, methyl ether

Methyl Cellulose (80-120mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Almost white powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0292

Methyl Cellulose (350-550mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Light yellow powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0293

Methyl Cellulose (20-30mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Almost white powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0291

Methyl Cellulose (3500-5600mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Almost white powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0185

Methyl Cellulose (13-18mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Almost white powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0290

Methyl cellulose, viscosity 1600 cPs

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Thickener and emulsifier in various food and cosmetic products, and also as a treatment of constipation. Methyl cellulose, as a gel, has the unique property of setting when hot and melting when cold. Methyl cellulose is used as a variable viscosity personal lubricant. Methyl cellulose is used in the

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Color and Shape: White to pale cream or pale yellow, Powder

Molecular weight: 454.51

Ref: 02-043146

Methyl cellulose, viscosity 15 cPs

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Methyl cellulose is used as an emulsifying and suspending agent in cosmetics, pharmaceutics and the chemical industry. It is used therapeutically as a bulk laxative. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label i

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Color and Shape: Powder, White to pale yellow

Molecular weight: 454.51

Ref: 02-045490

Methyl cellulose, viscosity 400 cPs

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Methyl cellulose is used as a thickener and emulsifier in various food and cosmetic products like hair shampoos, toothpastes and liquid soaps. It is used in the preparation of capsules in nutritional supplements. It is also used as a gel in advanced cookery and as a lubricant. It is also involved in

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Color and Shape: Powder, White to grey

Molecular weight: 454.51

Ref: 02-043147

Methyl cellulose, viscosity 8000 cPs

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Methyl cellulose is used as a thickener and emulsifier in various food and cosmetic products, and also as a treatment of constipation. It is also used as binders, lubricants, steric stabilizer, water retention aid and sizing in the production of papers and textiles as it protects the fibers from abs

Ref: 02-043483

Methyl cellulose, viscosity 4000 cPs

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Methyl cellulose is used as a thickener and an emulsifier in various food and cosmetic products; as a gel in advanced cookery and as a lubricant. It is also involved in the treatment of constipation. It acts as a buffer additive in capillary electrophoresis to control electoosmotic flow for improved

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Color and Shape: White, Powder

Molecular weight: 454.51

Ref: 02-036718

Methyl cellulose

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Methyl cellulose

Purity: 40000mPa.s

Ref: IN-DG01431855

Methyl cellulose

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Methyl cellulose

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Purity: ≥95%

Molecular weight: 454.51

Ref: 54-BUP18783

Methyl cellulose

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Formula: C₆H₇O₂(OH)x(OCH₃)yn

Purity: 90 - 99 %

Color and Shape: White to off-white powder

Molecular weight: N/A

Ref: 7W-GC0717

Methyl cellulose

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Methyl cellulose

Purity: 100000mPa.s

Color and Shape: Solid

Ref: 54-OR1024493

Methyl Cellulose (7000-10000mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Almost white powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0295

Methyl Cellulose (1000-1800mPa·s, 2% in Water at 20°C)

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Color and Shape: White to Almost white powder to crystal

Ref: 3B-M0294

Methyl cellulose

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Methylcellulose is a natural polymer that gels on heating. Methylcellulose is not toxic.

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Purity: ≥98%

Color and Shape: Solid

Molecular weight: 454.513

Ref: TM-T19423

Methylcellulose

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Applications Methylcellulose is used as a preservative, thickener and emulsifier in various food and cosmetic substances.
References Otoni, C. et al.: J. Agri. Food Chem., 62, 5214 (2014); Nagai, N. et al.: Toxicol., 319, 53 (2014);

Formula: C₂₀H₃₈O₁₁

Color and Shape: Neat

Molecular weight: 454.5

Ref: TR-M294945

Methyl cellulose - USP (viscosity ca 1500cP)

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Cellulose derivative, food thickener and emulsifier, bulk forming laxative

Color and Shape: Powder

Ref: 3D-YM173238

Methyl cellulose - viscosity ca 15cP

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Methyl cellulose is a water-soluble polymer that is used as a binder or thickener in pharmaceutical, food, and ceramic processing applications. Methylcellulose has an unusual lower critical solution temperature (LCST) between 40 °C and 50 °C. At temperatures below the LCST it is readily soluble in water; above the LCST it is not soluble, which has a paradoxical effect that heating a saturated solution of methylcellulose will turn it solid, because methylcellulose will precipitate out. The temperature at which this occurs depends on DS-value, with higher DS-values giving lower solubility and lower precipitation temperatures because the polar hydroxyl groups are masked.

Color and Shape: White Powder

Ref: 3D-YM30635