Ama-cellulose ether ayiqembu elihlukahlukene lokuphuma kokunye okutholwe ngokushintsha amakhemikhali i-cellulose yemvelo, ingxenye eyinhloko yezindonga zamaseli ezitshalo. Uhlobo oluthile lwe-cellulose ether lunqunywa uhlobo lokuguqulwa kwamakhemikhali okwethulwa kumgogodla we-cellulose. Nazi ezinye izinhlobo ezivamile zama-cellulose ethers, ngayinye enezici zayo ezihlukile nezindlela zokusebenza:

1. I-Methyl Cellulose (MC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-methyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Ancibilikayo emanzini.
     • Isetshenziswa ezintweni zokwakha (udaka, izinto zokunamathisela), imikhiqizo yokudla, kanye nemithi (ama-tablet coatings).
2. I-Hydroxyethyl Cellulose (HEC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-hydroxyethyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Incibilika kakhulu emanzini.
     • Isetshenziswa kakhulu kuzimonyo, emikhiqizweni yokunakekelwa komuntu siqu, amapende, nasezikhemisi.
3. I-Hydroxypropyl Methyl Cellulose (HPMC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-hydroxypropyl kanye ne-methyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Ancibilikayo emanzini.
     • Isetshenziswa kakhulu ezintweni zokwakha (udaka, okokugqoka), imithi, nemikhiqizo yokudla.
4. I-Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-carboxymethyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Ancibilikayo emanzini.
     • Isetshenziswa njenge-thickener ne-stabilizer emikhiqizweni yokudla, imithi, izindwangu, kanye noketshezi lokumba.
5. I-Hydroxypropyl Cellulose (HPC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-hydroxypropyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Ancibilikayo emanzini.
     • Isetshenziswa kakhulu emithini yemithi njenge-binder, i-ejenti yokwakha ifilimu, kanye ne-thickener.
6. I-Ethyl Cellulose (EC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-ethyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Amanzi angancibiliki.
     • Isetshenziswa kuma-coatings, amafilimu, nasekwenziweni kwemithi ekhishwa okulawulwayo.
7. I-Hydroxyethyl Methyl Cellulose (HEMC):
   • Ukuguqulwa Kwamakhemikhali: Ukwethulwa kwamaqembu e-hydroxyethyl kanye ne-methyl kumgogodla we-cellulose.
   • Izakhiwo Nezicelo:
     • Ancibilikayo emanzini.
     • Okuvame ukusetshenziswa ezintweni zokwakha (udaka, ama-grouts), amapende, nezimonyo.

Lezi zinhlobo zama-cellulose ethers zikhethwa ngokusekelwe ezimpahleni zazo ezithile kanye nokusebenza okudingekayo ekusetshenzisweni okuhlukahlukene. Ukuguqulwa kwamakhemikhali kunquma ukuncibilika, i-viscosity, nezinye izici zokusebenza ze-cellulose ether ngayinye, okuzenza izithasiselo eziguquguqukayo ezimbonini ezifana nezokwakha, ezemithi, ukudla, izimonyo, nokuningi.