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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas G Majewicz, Chadds Ford, PA (US);
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L / ; E21B / ; C09K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2523153 ; 252 / ; 2523154 ; 252 / ; 25218831 ; 536 91 ; 1061 / ;
Abstract
A water-soluble carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose having a carboxymethyl degree of substitution of about 0.1 to about 0.25, preferably of about 0.15 to about 0.20, and having a hydroxyethyl molar substitution of greater than about 1.0 possesses unexpected qualities. When this composition is crosslinked with a suitable aluminum ion in an aqueous solution it forms a gel which exhibits no significant thinning at temperatures less than about 200.degree. F.