NISSO HPC

Nutraceuticals and Food

General Information

CELNY

Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (HPC) is a water soluble, non-ionic derivative of cellulose, an abundant and natural polysaccharide found in all plants. CELNY™ brand is a high quality grade of HPC for food and nutraceutical use. CELNY is available in a wide range of viscosities and particle sizes to suit your application needs. It is food use approved globally, non-GMO, non-dairy, gluten and common allergen free. CELNY HPC applications include tablet binder, film forming agent, and stabilizer.

Our special low viscosity grades offer unique advantages for tablet formulations:

Excellent tablet hardness/friability with fast disintegration and active release times
Ease of use in wet granulation and coating applications
Highest compressibility at low usage level in dry binding applications

Features of CELNY

  1. Highest efficiency tablet binder
  2. Soluble in water and polar organic solvents
  3. Nonionic, nonreactive, nontoxic
  4. Eight different molecular weight grades produced designed for immediate or sustained release
  5. Three different particle size grades tailored to wet or dry application
  6. Minimal lot-to-lot variability enabling Quality By Design
  7. Global regulatory approval in food and pharma
  8. 5-year shelf life
  9. No additives such as silica

Physical and Chemicals Characteristics

Solution Characteristics
Viscosity vs. Solution Concentration (aq.)
Viscosity vs. Solution Concentration (ethanol)
Viscosity vs Temperature Curve
Gelation Temperature SSL-20% SL-10% L-8% M-2% H-1% VH-1%
Temp.(℃) 50 47 45 42 41 41
Thermal Cohesiveness
Moisture content over time
Effect of pH on HPC aqueous viscosity

2% solutions of HPC were measured at various pH at 20°C.

CELNY GRADES & APPLICATIONS

NISSO HPC SSL SL L LM LMM M H VH
Viscosity (mPa·s)
20℃/2% aq. solution
2.0-2.9 3.0-5.9 6.0-10.0 11-20 21-50 150-400 1000-4000 4001-6000
Molecular Weight/GPC Method 40,000 100,000 140,000 180,000 280,000 700,000 1,000,000 2,500,000
AVAILABILITY Regular Powder
(40 mesh pass)
D50: 150-190 μm
Fine Powder
(100 mesh pass)
D50: 80-110 μm
Super Fine Powder
(330 mesh pass)
D50: 20 μm
APPLICATION High Shear Granulation
Fluidized Bed Granulation
Direct Compression
Dry Granulation
Hot Melt Processing
Film Coating
Solubility Enhancement
Controlled Release Matrix Tablets