Carboxymethyl cellulose is a product in which cellulose is substituted with carboxymethyl. Carboxymethyl cellulose can form high-viscosity colloid, solution, adhesion, thickening, flow, emulsification and dispersion, shaping, water retention, protective colloid, film formation, acid resistance, salt resistance, suspension and other characteristics, and it is harmless to physiology. Therefore, It is widely used in the production of food, printing and dyeing, medicine, daily chemical, petroleum, papermaking, textile, construction and other fields.
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is the product with the largest output, the widest application and the most convenient use among cellulose ethers, commonly known as "industrial monosodium glutamate".