Methyl cellulose has become a product widely used in daily life due to its large output, wide range of uses, and convenient use. But most of the usual uses are for industry, so it is also called “industrial monosodium glutamate”. In different industry fields, methyl cellulose has completely different functions, and we will talk about it separately today.
1. What role does it play in well digging?
(1) In the work of digging wells, the mud containing methyl cellulose can make the well wall thin and hard, which can greatly reduce the water loss.
(2) After adding a certain amount of methyl cellulose in the mud, the drilling rig can get a lower initial shear force, so that the mud can better release the gas wrapped in it.
(3) Drilling mud is the same as other suspensions and dispersions, and they all have a certain shelf life, but after adding methyl cellulose, the shelf life can be extended.
(4) Methyl cellulose is mixed into the mud, which can be less affected by mold, so it needs to maintain a high pH value, and no preservatives are used.
2. What role does it play in the textile and printing and dyeing industries?
Methyl cellulose is used as a sizing agent, and it can also be used for sizing light yarns of strong materials such as cotton, silk wool or chemical fibers. The use of methyl cellulose for sizing can make the surface of the light yarn smooth, wear-resistant and soft, and has good protection for its own quality; the yarn or cotton cloth sized with methyl cellulose is very light in texture and easy to store later. of.
3. What role does it play in the paper industry?
Methyl cellulose can be used as paper smoothing agent and sizing agent in the paper industry. Adding a certain amount of methyl cellulose to pulp can enhance the tensile strength of paper.
It is precisely because methylcellulose can be used in many industries that more and more people know it. In addition to the above industries, methyl cellulose can also be used in some food industries, such as making ice cream, cans, beer foam stabilizers, etc., which are relatively extensive.