Bermocoll® EBM5500

• High viscosity grades hence highly efficient
• Outstanding enzyme stability
• Especially appreciated in high PVC formulations
• Excellent storage stability and color acceptance

Bermocoll® EBM 5500 is a high viscosity cellulose ether with enhanced enzyme resistance for improving water retention, consistency and stability for latex based products.

Bermocoll® EBM 5500 is a high viscosity grade of methyl ethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose.

High viscosity products with enhanced stability. Our EBM grades are especially appreciated in high PVC formulations like joint compounds, distempers and putties because of their good compatibility with fillers. Bermocoll EBM is suitable for both paint and building applications.

• Unique enzyme resistance

Bermocoll® EBM 10000 is specially developed to meet the demand for a high viscous thickener with an excellent stability against enzymatic attack.

• Bermocoll® EBM 5500 is used in latex paints for thickening and stabilizing effects, particularly when high storage viscosity combined with low application viscosity is required.
• Bermocoll® EBM 5500 is easily dispersed in cold water of pH 7 or less.
• Bermocoll® EBM 5500 can form lumps when added to an alkaline liquid.
• To avoid this, it should be added as a ready stock solution, as a slurry in slight acid water or in an organic solvent, or as a dry mix with other powder materials.
• The dissolving time after dispersion is influenced by the water pH.
• Alkaline additives can be used to speed up the dissolving process.
• At the temperatures above 250 °C (480 °F), charring of Bermocoll® EBM 5500 will occur.
• At high temperatures and in contact with an open flame, Bermocoll® EBM 5500 will burn slowly with the characteristics of cellulose.

• Like many industrial processed powdery materials, cellulose ether dusts are combustible and can cause dust explosions.
• Dust formation must be avoided or kept to a minimum.
• Care should be taken to prevent ignition from heat, spark, open flames or hot surface.
• Bermocoll® EBM 5500 is packed in a polyethylene bags. Net weight 20 kg.
• We recommend emptying the bags from the bottom.
• The empty bags can be recycled or burned.
• At the temperatures above 250 C (480 F), charring of Bermocoll® EBM 5500 will occur.
• At high temperatures and in contact with an open flame, Bermocoll® EBM 5500 will burn slowly with the characteristics of cellulose.

• In unopened bags, Bermocoll® EBM 5500 can be stored for several years.
• In opened bags, the moisture content of Bermocoll® EBM 5500 will be influenced by the air humidity.