(Lubricant / Binder)
by Muby Chem
Muby Chem operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that produces Polyethylene Glycol 8000, renowned for its exceptional purity and efficacy. This compound is particularly valuable in the pharmaceutical industry.
Our advanced technology ensures the production of Polyethylene Glycol 8000 with exceptional purity and quality, making it an ideal choice for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
Applications: MOLPOL® PEG8000 is widely used in tablets, capsules, film-coated tablets, creams, ointments, gels, suppositories and controlled-release dosage forms. It functions as a tablet binder and lubricant, improving tablet strength, reducing friction and ensuring smooth manufacturing. As a film-coating plasticizer, it enhances coating flexibility and improves moisture protection and stability. It also serves as controlled release.
| # | TEST | SPECIFICATION - USP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | It occurs as white, waxy, plastic material having a consistency similar to beeswax, or as creamy white flakes, beads, or powders. |
| 2 | Solubility | It is freely soluble in water. soluble in acetone, in alcohol, in chloroform, in ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, in ethyl acetate, and in toluene; Insoluble in ether and in hexane. |
| 3 | Residue On Ignition | Not more than 0.1%. |
| 4 | Limit of Fee ethylene oxide and 1,4-Dioxane | NMT 10 μg/g of ethylene oxide and NMT 10 μg/g of 1,4-dioxane. |
| 5 | pH | 4.5 – 7.5 |
| 6 | Completeness And Color of Solution | It is clear for liquid grades and not more than slightly hazy for solid grades. |
| 7 | Viscosity | 470–900 |
| 8 | Assay (A) Average Molecular Weight |
(A) Not less than 87.5 % and not more than 112.5%. |
MOLPOL® PEG8000 is packed in HDPE bag or HDPE drum with double PE liners inside having bar-coded label and tamper-evident seal.
The shelf life is 3 years. Preserved in tight containers.
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