Tylose

Description

[Setylose (formerly Clariant)] A registered trademark for a series of water soluble polymers composed of cellulose ethers. Tylose has been used to resize brittle paper.

- Tylose C - sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)

- Tylose H - hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC)

- Tylose MB - methyl cellulose (MC)

- Tylose NH - methylhydroxyethyl cellulose (MHEC)

Synonyms and Related Terms

Methocel [Dow]

Resources and Citations

• Setylose: Tylose links

• R.Feller, M.Wilt, Evaluation of Cellulose Ethers for Conservation, in Research in Conservation Series, Getty Conservation Institute, 1990.