Shin hydroxyethylcellulose wani sinadari ne na halitta?

A'a, hydroxyethylcellulose ba abu ne na halitta ba. Yana da polymer roba da aka samu daga cellulose. Ana amfani dashi azaman wakili mai kauri, stabilizer, da emulsifier a cikin samfura iri-iri, gami da kayan shafawa, magunguna, abinci, da aikace-aikacen masana'antu.

Hydroxyethylcellulose fari ne, mara wari, foda mara ɗanɗano wanda ke narkewa a cikin ruwan sanyi. Ana samar da ita ta hanyar mayar da martani ga cellulose tare da ethylene oxide, wani sinadari da aka samu daga man fetur. Sakamakon polymer ana bi da shi tare da sodium hydroxide don samar da maganin danko.

Ana amfani da Hydroxyethylcellulose a cikin samfurori daban-daban, ciki har da:

• Kayan shafawa: Ana amfani da Hydroxyethylcellulose azaman wakili mai kauri da emulsifier a cikin kayan kwalliya, kamar su lotions, creams, da gels. Yana taimakawa wajen kiyaye samfurin daga rabuwa kuma yana taimakawa wajen ba shi laushi mai laushi.

• Pharmaceuticals: Ana amfani da Hydroxyethylcellulose azaman stabilizer da wakili mai kauri a cikin samfuran magunguna iri-iri, gami da allunan, capsules, da dakatarwa.

• Abinci: Ana amfani da Hydroxyethylcellulose azaman wakili mai kauri da daidaitawa a cikin samfuran abinci iri-iri, gami da miya, riguna, da kayan zaki.

• Aikace-aikacen masana'antu: Ana amfani da Hydroxyethylcellulose a cikin aikace-aikacen masana'antu iri-iri, ciki har da yin takarda, hakowa da laka, da adhesives.

Hydroxyethylcellulose ana ɗaukarsa lafiya don amfani a kayan kwalliya da kayan abinci, kuma gabaɗaya ana gane shi azaman lafiya (GRAS) ta Cibiyar Abinci da Magunguna ta Amurka. Duk da haka, ba a la'akari da shi a matsayin wani abu na halitta, saboda an samo shi daga sinadarai da aka samu daga man fetur.