I le taimi nei, o le tekonolosi suiga o le cellulose e taulaʻi i le etherification ma le esterification.Carboxymethylation o se ituaiga o tekinolosi etherification.Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) e maua mai i le carboxymethylation o le cellulose, ma o lona vaifofo vai o loʻo i ai galuega o le mafiafia, faʻapipiʻiina o ata, faʻapipiʻi, taofiofia o le susu, puipuiga colloidal, emulsification ma le faʻamalolo, ma e faʻaaogaina lautele i le fufuluina, suauu, meaʻai, vailaʻau, 'ie ma pepa ma isi pisinisi.O se tasi o ethers cellulose sili ona taua.