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Hydroxyethyl cellulose is a gelling and thickening agent derived from cellulose. It is widely used in cosmetics, cleaning solutions, and other household products.
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What is tylose powder made of?
Methyl hydroxyethyl cellulose (MHEC) or Methyl hydroxypropyl cellulose (MHPC). This is a modified form of cellulose, which is naturally present in plants. When methyl groups and hydroxy groups are added to cellulose, the cellulose becomes easier to dissolve in water and from a gel.
What does hydroxyethylcellulose mean?
It is a polymer gel derived from cellulose. I believe it is used in some cleaning products. The main structural difference from cellulose is that instead of regular hydroxyl groups you have hydroxyethyl ether groups (OH-CH2-CH2-O-R) where R is the rest of the molecule.
What is hydroxyethyl urea?
A moisturizer derived from animal fluids
What makes lotion not watery?
There are many ingredients in lotions that can make a lotion thicker. Such as Polymers like Acrylate Copolymer, Carbomer 940, Sodium Acrylate,Hydroxyethyl cellulose and more. More natural ingredients are bee's wax,candelillawax, carnauba wax and more.Lanolin can also be added to the mixture.
What is the organic compound with four carbons an ester group and an alcohol?
HOCH2CH2COOCH3 = Hydroxyethyl acetate
What is the molecular structure of Albuterol?
(RS)-4-[2-(tert-butylamino)-1-hydroxyethyl]-2-(hydroxymethyl)phenol
Is cellulose a carbohydrate?
Cellulose is a carbohydrate.
What is a cellulose sponge made of?
A cellulose sponge is made of, well, cellulose. Cellulose is the main component of plant cell walls, so many plant derived products are cellulose based. Wood is about 50% cellulose, paper and cardboard are almost entirely cellulose, and most plant fibers are mostly cellulose- cotton is about 90% cellulose. the wikipedia article is decent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose
What monomer does cellulose have?
cellulose is a polymer. it a chain of repeating monomers. the monomer for cellulose is glucose. cellulose is a polymer. it a chain of repeating monomers. the monomer for cellulose is glucose.
Is cellulose a complex carbohydrate?
Cellulose is a carbohydrate.
What is pHEMA?
pHEMA is an abbreviation of the polymer poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate). This material forms hydrogen in water and was first used in optical implant.
What substance make cell walls strong?
cellulose is the strong substance that makes up cell walls.
