NEW HIGH VISCOSITY CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION

摘要

The invention is directed to a process of preparing carboxymethyl cellulose comprising the steps of (a) reacting non-regenerated cellulose with an alkalization agent in the presence of water and isopropyl alcohol and (b) reacting the alkalized cellulose with monohaloacetic acid or a salt thereof, wherein 1.0 to 1.6 mol of the alkalization agent and 15 to 30 mol of water are used in step (a) and 0.5 to 0.8 mol of monohaloacetic acid or a salt thereof are used in step (b), each based on 1 mol of anhydroglucose unit of the cellulose. The invention also relates to carboxymethyl cellulose prepared by that process.