Barrier materials have an important role in various packaging applications, especially
considering the requirements associated with protection and shelf life. Most barrier materials …

Starch and cellulose are the most abundant and important representatives of renewable
biomass. Since the mid-19th century their properties have been changed by chemical …

Executive summary Polymers abound in nature. Wood, leaves, fruits, seeds and animal furs
all contain natural polymers. Bio-based polymers have been used for food, furniture and …

The working mechanism of methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, MHEC (Mw= 2.5· 105g/mol,
DSmethyl= 1.81, MShydroxyethyl= 0.15) as water retention agent in cement was …

Cellulose ethers are an important class of cellulose derivatives extensively used as rheology
modifiers in aqueous applications ranging from personal care products and pharmaceuticals …

Pharmaceutical cellulosic polymers will inevitably reach natural water systems if they are not
removed after entering wastewater. Biodegradation of organic chemicals in sewage or in the …

The aim of the work was to investigate treatment parameters that exert most influence on
performance of cellulose fibers carboxymethylated from aqueous solutions. Viscose fibers …

The methyl and hydroxypropyl substituents in hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) affect
the resulting gel properties. These substituents in five HPMC gels were characterized using …

Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) belongs to the cellulose ether family that has
hydroxyl groups substituted by hydrophobic methyl groups (DS) and hydrophilic …

Hypothesis The type and concentration of surfactants affect the rheological behavior of
hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) chains in hydrogels, influencing the microstructure …