DESCRIPTION

Cellulose Gel occurs as a fine, white or almost white powder. It is purified, partially depolymerized cellulose prepared by treating alpha-cellulose, obtained as a pulp from fibrous plant material, with mineral acids. It consists of free-flowing, nonfibrous particles that may be compressed into self-binding tablets that disintegrate rapidly in water. It is insoluble in water, in dilute acids, in dilute sodium hydroxide solutions, and in most organic solvents.