Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC)
MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC) is a non-ionic cellulose ether made from natural polymer material cellulose through a series of etherification. It is a white powder that swells in cold water into a clear or slightly turbid colloidal solution. It is soluble in cold water and most organic solvents.
HEMC Samples Package
HEMC Package
Product Overview
MikaZone™ Hydroxyethyl methylcellulose is used as a water retention and thickening agent in a wide range of dry mortars to improve the workability properties, including gypsum or cement-based products. It has similar properties to methylcellulose, but the hydroxyethyl groups make it more readily soluble in water and solutions are more tolerant of salts and have a higher gelation temperature.
Product Specifications
| Appearance: | white or off-white powder |
| Moisture: | ≤5% |
| Ash: | ≤5% |
| pH value: | 6-8 |
| Gel temperature: | 70-85°C |
| Viscosity: | 400-75,000 mPa.s (Brookfield RV, 2%) |
| MikaZone™ Nomenclature | ||
| M – MikaZone | K – 1000 viscosity | E – HEMC |
| L – Extended Open Time | R – Slip-Resistance | |
Recommended Grades
| Typical Applications/Grade | ETICS/EIFS | Tile Adhesives | Tile Grouts/ Crack Fillers | Gypsum Plasters | Spray Plasters | Repair Mortars | Self-leveling Compounds | Wall Putty/ Skim Coat | Honeycomb Ceramics/ Extrusion | Detergent |
| MK40E | ** | ** | ||||||||
| MK40EL | * | ** | ||||||||
| MK40ER | * | ** | ||||||||
| MK75E | * | * | * | |||||||
| MK100E | * | * | ** | ** | ||||||
| MK100ER | * | * | * | |||||||
| MK150E | * | * | ||||||||
| MK200E | ** | * | ||||||||
| MK200EL | ** | |||||||||
| MK200ER | * | ** | * |
*: Workable **: Recommended