HEC在乳化涂料的組分中，可防止顏料的凝膠化，有助于顏料的分散，膠乳的穩定，并可提高組分的粘度。HEC與組分中的其他材料（如顏料、助劑、填料及鹽類）具有較好的相容性。用HEC增稠的涂料在各種剪切速率下具有良好的流變性，并具有假塑性。可采有刷涂、輥涂、噴涂等施工方法。施工性好，不易滴落、流掛和飛濺，流平性也較好。

It has good compatibility with other material, such as pigments, auxiliaries,fllers and salts.Paints thickened with HEC are of high rheological properties and pseudo-plasticity under variousshearing rates, good workability and leveling performance. It could be applied by way of brushing,roller coating or spraying. not easy to drip,sag or spatter.