Download or read book Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose Production - Cost Analysis - CMC E11A written by Intratec and published by Intratec. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report presents a cost analysis of Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) production. The process examined is similar to the process developed by Hoechst. In this process, cellulose is alkalized with caustic soda and then mixed with isopropanol and monochloroacetic acid, before passing through an etherification reaction. This report was developed based essentially on the following reference(s): Keywords: Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose, CMC, cellulose, cellulose ethers, hoechst