Highly Functional Cellulose Products
VIVAPUR® MC Methyl Cellulose (MC) VIVAPUR® HPMC Hydroxypropylmethyl Cellulose (HPMC)

VIVAPUR^® MC and HPMC are water-soluble derivatives of the natural raw material cellulose, which have been used successfully for many years as stabilisers, film formers, binders and emulsifiers in the food industry.

 Their multi-functionality makes them suitable for use in nearly all sectors of the food industry, and they fulfil several tasks, depending on the stabilisation system used.

VIVAPUR® MC and HPMC are characterized by the following properties:

• Water solubility
• Soluable in organic solvents
• Thickening
• Water binding/retention
• Thermal gelation
• Film formation
• Surface activity
• Enzyme resistance
• PH-stability
• Non-ionic
• Non-caloric

A characteristic property of VIVAPUR^® MC and HPMC is thermal gelation. If solutions of VIVAPUR^® MC and HPMC are heated, a gel starts to form at a type-specific temperature. During as subsequent cooling, the gel dissolves again. This procedure if fully reversible and can be repeated several times without changing the properties of the solution or the gel.

According to the Food Labeling Regulation of the European Union VIVAPUR^® MC is declared as methyl cellulose or E-No. E 461, VIVAPUR^® HPMC as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose or E-No. E 464.

Please consider the food law regulations of your county.

Type overview

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