METHOD FOR CONTROLLED PREPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CELLULOSE ETHER

METHOD FOR CONTROLLED PREPARATION OF LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT CELLULOSE ETHER

A process includes: (a) providing an initial cellulose ether powder containing 0.5 to 10 weight-percent water based on total cellulose ether powder weight; (b) heating the initial cellulose ether powder to a temperature in a range of 30 to 130 degrees Celsius; (c) before, during and/or after heating...

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Hauptverfasser: WEIR, Joseph L, APPELL, Robert B
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
DERIVATIVES THEREOF
METALLURGY
ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS
POLYSACCHARIDES
THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
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Zusammenfassung:A process includes: (a) providing an initial cellulose ether powder containing 0.5 to 10 weight-percent water based on total cellulose ether powder weight; (b) heating the initial cellulose ether powder to a temperature in a range of 30 to 130 degrees Celsius; (c) before, during and/or after heating in step (b), adding solid base to the cellulose ether powder and mixing with the initial cellulose ether powder to form a cellulose ether/base mixture; (d) adding volatile acid to the cellulose ether/base mixture and mixing; and (e) allowing the volatile acid to hydrolyze the initial cellulose ether to form a final cellulose ether having a lower viscosity than the initial cellulose ether.