Abstract: A cellulose ether that is predominantly substituted in the C3 position of the anhydroglucose unit of the cellulose is described. In an embodiment of the present invention, the partial degree of substitution in the C3 position of the cellulose ether is ?60%, based on the total degree of substitution.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 30, 2002
Date of Patent:
September 6, 2005
Assignee:
Wolff Walsrode AG
Inventors:
Erik-Andreas Klohr, Jörg Neubauer, Wolfgang Koch, Klaus Szablikowski, Detmar Redeker, Wolfgang Wagenknecht, Fritz Loth