The Preparation of Cotton for Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose

The Preparation of Cotton for Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose

The term hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose(HPMC) is not only a bit confusing to pronounce, it’s hard to understand its ingredients and uses as mortar. About how it is formed, the Factory uses plain language for everyone explains.

Hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose is actually made of cotton. Of course, not just any cotton can be refined. Good cotton is needed. The production process is to first treat the carbon monoxide to make it. It is pulverized, and then it is aged at 35 degrees, and then it is put into propylene oxide and methyl chloride and then processed. The first step is dehydration and this process seems more complicated, as long as you are proficient in the operation, you won’t have this kind of thinking. Regarding how to identify the quality of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, in fact, the country does not yet have a hard indicator, because its product uses and additives are different, not easy to check.

cellulose ether was reported in 1905. It was prepared by Suida reacting alkali-swollen cellulose with dimethyl sulfate, but no isolated cellulose ether could be obtained at the patent for the preparation of cellulose ethers appeared. ; In 1927, the synthesis and separation of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose was successful; In 1938, Dow Chem. re production of methyl cellulose and “Methocel”; In 1948, large-scale hydroxypropyl methylcellulose was carried out in the United States. Finally, the industrial production and the production maturity in 1960 to 1970.

The production methods of HPMC can be divided into two categories: gas phase method and liquid phase method. At present, developed countries America and Japan adopt the gas phase process, using wood pulp as the raw material (cotton pulp is used in the production of high-viscosity products). The alkalization carried out in the same reaction equipment. The main reaction is a horizontal reactor. The central horizontal stirring shaft and side rotating flying knife designed for the pro ether can obtain a good mixing effect. The reaction process adopts automatic control means, which can control temperature and pressure. After the reaction is completed chloride and the by-produced dimethyl ether enter the recovery system in gaseous form, and are recycled and reused separately. The refining and purification treatment continuous rotary filter press.

The crushing is carried out in the finished product crusher, while drying to remove excessive water. Auxiliary processes such as mixing and completed under the automatic control system. The gas-phase process has the following advantages: compact equipment, high single-batch output; lower reaction temperature than liquid-phase method, shorter reaction time method; more accurate reaction control than liquid-phase method; no need for complex solvent recovery system; low labor cost , The labor intensity is small. However, the process also has the following shortcomings: large investment in equipment and automatic control, high technical content, and large investment and construction high degree of automation, the requirements for the quality of the operators are high, and once a failure occurs, major accidents are prone to occur. If something goes wrong entire line to stop production.