HYDROPHILIC INSOLUBLE CELLULOSE AS RHEOLOGICAL MODIFIER IN WATER-IMMISCIBLE LIQUIDS

摘要

Hydrophilic insoluble cellulose acts as a rheological modifier in water-immiscible liquids when mixed with co-agents capable of forming hydrogen bonds with the hydroxyl groups on the surface of the cellulose fiber and which are soluble in the water-immiscible liquid. The co-agents of the invention may be surfactants or polymers, and are added to the water-immiscible liquid either prior to or during mixing with the hydrophilic insoluble cellulose. Multiple co-agents can be added to the cellulose during or after addition to the water-immiscible liquid. The composition generally has a weight ratio of co-agent to cellulose of 1:4 to 30:1.