Microcrystalline Cellulose and Carbxoxy Methyl Cellulose Sodium Rc-591
Commonly used as stabilizing agents and suspending agents in pharmaceutical formulations. Used commercial suspending agents for aqueous compositions, effective, blended stabilizing agent.
MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE AND CARBXOXY METHYL CELLULOSE SODIUM RC-591 |
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PROPERTY |
SPECIFICATION |
Description |
Tasteless, Odourless, white to off white, coarse to fine powder. Suspending and/or viscosity increasing agent. |
Identification |
Pass A,B,C,D of USP, BP, Ph.Eur |
Solubility in water |
Swells in water producing, when dispersed, a white, opaque dispersion or gel |
pH |
6.0-8.0 |
Viscosity 1.2% Solids |
39-91cps (65±26) |
Loss on drying |
NMT 8.0% |
Residue on ignition |
NMT 5% |
Heavy metals% |
NMT 0.001 |
Assay |
NLT 75.0% and NMT 125% |
Particle size, Wt.% |
NMT- 0.1. % |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count |
Less than 1000 c fu /gm |
Total yeast &muold count |
Less than 100 c fu/gm |
Pathogens (E Coli, pseudomonas, aeruginosa, staphylococcus aureus, salmonella) |
Absent |