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METHOCEL™ A15C Premium

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METHOCEL™ A15C Premium is a low-impurity-level methylcellulose thickener used in coatings and ceramics. It yields a viscosity of around 1,500 cP at 2% in water.

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Product Overview

METHOCEL™ K100M Premium is a high–molecular weight cellulose ether manufactured with relatively low impurity levels meant to increase viscosity or gel water-based formulations. In terms of chemical composition, it is a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) with a low hydroxypropyl substitution level. METHOCEL™ K100M Premium will generate a viscosity of approximately 100,000 cPs when added to water at 2%, making it one of the highest-viscosity cellulose ether thickeners available in the METHOCEL™ portfolio.

Applications

METHOCEL™ K100M Premium provides solutions and gels with very high viscosity, making it ideal for creating certain cleaner, coating, and adhesive formulations. 

  • Cleaners: METHOCEL™ K100M Premium creates stable, highly viscous solutions and gels. Since it is highly stable in a wide variety of pH and has moderate organosolubility, it is compatible in a variety of formulations. The action of building high viscosity or gels in these formulations make it ideal for spreading onto overhead or vertical surfaces with no dripping or sagging. 

  • Coatings, Adhesives, and Paint Removers: The high viscosity build and gelation that METHOCEL™ K100M Premium imparts make it useful for coatings, adhesives, and paint removers intended to be applied by hand. Like in the cleaners application, it helps prevent dripping and sagging when formulations are applied to overhead surfaces. METHOCEL™ K100M Premium may also be used as a film-forming binder in these applications.

Features & Benefits

Water soluble 
Generates high viscosity 
Low level of impurities 
Thermoplastic 
Improves properties such as adhesion, spreadability, and homogeneity 
Provides wet tack and fast dry properties 
Reduces friction through high lubricity 

Product Specifications

Methoxyl content, %: 19.0–24.0 
Hydroxypropoxyl content, %: 7.0–12.0 
Apparent viscosity at 2% in water at 20°C, mPa·s: 75,000–140,000 
Sulfated ash, %: ≤1.5 
Moisture (loss on drying), %: ≤5.0 
Residue on ignition, %: ≤1.5 

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