Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC)
Product overview
MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC) is a non-ionic cellulose ether made from natural polymer material cellulose through a series of etherification. It is a white powder that swells in cold water into a clear or slightly turbid colloidal solution. It is soluble in cold water and most organic solvents. MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC) has significant thickening, water retention, suspension stability, dispersibility, cohesiveness, film-forming properties, etc.
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water retention
MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC) can be used as a water retention agent in building materials. MikaZone™ HEMC can effectively prevent too fast and low penetration of water into the base surface in cement-based products, allowing more water to stay in the mortar and participate in the cement hydration reaction. Compared with HPMC, HEMC shows excellent thermal stability and good water retention.
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Easy workability
MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC) is widely used as an additive to building chemicals and it commits improved open time, lubrication, and resistance to sagging for cement-based or gypsum-based dry mix mortars, through which to realize easy workability.
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Thickening Effect
MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC) is used very often as a thickener in building applications as it prevents segregation and improves the cohesion of the formulation components. The addition of MikaZone™ cellulose ether imparts excellent stickiness to wet mortar. That can significantly increase the adhesion of wet mortar to the base layer and improve the sag resistance of the mortar.
MikaZone™ Interpretation Of Naming
M – MikaZone
K – 1000 viscosity
E-HEMC
L – Extended Open Time
R – Slip-Resistance
