Our ethyl cellulose polymer portfolio – ETHOCEL™ EC – is supported by more than 80 years of manufacturing, technical and application expertise, and suitable for a range of industrial applications.
The ETHOCEL™ EC family brings unique properties and functional properties compared to other cellulose ethers, including being water-insoluble, making it the perfect polymer for protecting materials and products against water.
Discover the ETHOCEL™ EC polymer for your industrial application.
- Unique properties: soluble in many organic solvents, insoluble in water
- Multi-functional, binding, film-forming polymers
- Suitable for a wide variety of industrial applications
Want to learn more about how ETHOCEL™ EC can support your industrial application?
- Conductive pastes
- Coatings & inks
- Display panels
- Agriculture
- Electronic conductive paste
Product recommendations
* All viscosity test solutions are prepared with 5% ETHOCEL™ and measured in an Ubbelohde viscometer at 25°C:
- for Standard products, solvent is a 80% toluene and 20% ethanol combination
- for Medium products, solvent is a 60% toluene and 40% ethanol combination
Product | Viscosity (mPa*s) | Ethoxyl Content (Weight %) | Industrial Applications |
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ETHOCEL™ Standard 4 | 3.0 - 5.5 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Conductive pastes Printing inks Specialty coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 7 | 6.0 - 8.0 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Conductive pastes Printing inks Specialty coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 10 | 9.0 - 11.0 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Ceramics Conductive pastes Printing inks Specialty coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 20 | 18.0 - 22.0 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Specialty coatings Printing inks |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 45 | 41.0 - 49.0 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Ceramics Conductive pastes Printing inks Specialty coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 100 | 90 - 110 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Ceramics Conductive pastes Low solid coatings Specialty coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 200 | 180 - 220 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Conductive pastes Low solid coatings Specialty coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Standard 300 | 270 - 330 | 48.0 - 49.5% | Conductive pastes Low solid coatings |
ETHOCEL™ Medium 70 | 63.0 - 77.0 | 45.0 - 47.0% | Conductive pastes Optical films |
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