The earliest water-based lubricants were cellulose ether or glycerin solutions.

Cellulose ethers are used in paper sizings, adhesives, soaps, and synthetic resins.

Since all cellulose ethers are hygroscopic, they will absorb moisture from surroundings if left exposed from original packaging.

Methylcellulose and other cellulose ether derivatives are used in a wide range of everyday products from adhesives to baked goods to pharmaceuticals.

Ethyl lactate is also used as solvent for nitrocellulose, cellulose acetate, and cellulose ethers.

Mr. Bass joined the Dow Chemical Company in 1936 and served as research director on cellulose ethers and other compounds.

OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Shin-Etsu Chemical Company of Clariant's cellulose ethers business.

For most coated tablets, a cellulose ether hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) film coating is used which is free of sugar and potential allergens.

Customers are manufacturers of cellulose derivatives, such as cellulose ethers and esters, acetate cellulose and micro-crystalline cellulose.

Dissolving pulp from cellulose linters gives the purest cellulose and is used for manufacture acetate plastics and high-viscosity cellulose ethers.

MCA is used mainly as a chemical intermediate in the production of cellulose ethers (mainly carboxymethylcellulose), thioglycolic acid and herbicides (Morris and Bost, 2002).

The hydroxyl groups (-OH) of cellulose can be partially or fully reacted with various reagents to afford derivatives with useful properties like mainly cellulose esters and cellulose ethers (-OR).

Methylcyclohexane is used as an organic solvent and occasionally as a reagent in organic synthesis, e.g. it is useful for dissolving for cellulose ethers and is used in some correction fluids.

Once dissolved, it can be spun into textile fibers (viscose or Lyocell), or chemically reacted to produce derivatized celluloses, such cellulose triacetate, a plastic-like material formed into fibers or films, or cellulose ethers such as methyl cellulose, used as a thickener.