Hydroxyethyl Cellulose - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Erika Di Giuseppe, in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 2018. General properties. Hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC) polymer is a hydroxyethyl ether of cellulose, obtained by treating cellulose with sodium hydroxide and reacting with ethylene oxide. HEC polymers are largely used as water-binder and thickening agent in many industry applications,