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ETHYL CELLULOSE

Free flowing, white to light tan cellulose ether in which


ethyl groups replace hydrogen in the hydroxyl groups of
glucose residues
SOURCES & PROCESS
Ethyl cellulose is prepared from wood pulp
or cotton by treatment of alkali and
ethylation of the alkali cellulose with the
ethyl chloride.
Ethylation process takes place for over a
period of ten to twenty hours at the
temperature of 90-150 degrees celcius.
PHARMACEUTICAL USES
Applied in bioadhesive and mucoadhesive drug delivery systems
Applied in Extended Release (ER) Solid dosage forms
Emulsifier
Coating agent
Flavoring fixative
Tablet Binder and Filler
Viscosity-increasing agent
Compressibility enhancer
Thickening and Stabilizing agent
Disintegrating Agent

REFERENCES
HTTP://WWW.DRUGS.COM/INACTIVE/ETHYLCELLULOSE-61.HTML

HTTP://DWB4.UNL.EDU/CHEM/CHEM869E/CHEM869ELINKS/WWW.CHEM.VT.ED
U/CHEM-DEPT/HELM/3434WOOD/NOTES4/CHEMICALS.HTML

http://www.intechopen.com/books/cellulose-medical-pharmaceutical-
and-electronic-applications/application-of-cellulose-and-cellulose-
derivatives-in-pharmaceutical-industries#SEC6

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