Magnesium stearate

Description:

The product is adopted the newest international process for clean production, which is energy-saving and pollution-free. With advantages of low free fatty acids, high purity, good transparence, excellent lubricating property, which is widely used in plastics products, mold-releasing agent for tablets (need meet medicine criterion), emulsifying agent of cosmetics. It can also conjugate with Ca Soap as PVC stabilizer.

Product quality technical indicator

Name: magnesium stearate

Molecular formula: Mg(C17H35COOH)2

Molecular weight: 591

White fine powder, nontoxic, inodorous, combustible, density 1.028g/cm³, melting points: 95¡æ(pure sample), soluble in hot ethanol and slightly soluble in water. It will be decomposed to stearic acid and Mg salts when reacting with strong acids.

Properties and use instructions:

Used as PVC thermal stabilizer, face flour in cosmetic, raw materials of ointment for skin emollient and medicine tablet; used in bakelite for enhancing lubricity, brightness and transparency; used as transparent and flatting agents for paints. It has the functions of lubricating, anti-sticking and flow-adding, so used as lubricant, gliding glidant, anti-sticking agents for tablets and capsules agent in pharmaceutical preparation, the dosage is 0.25-2.0%, also can be used as capsule agents, emulsifier and snit-sticking agent for food.

Environment and toxicity

Nontoxic, biolytic; in reference to 21CFR. 863-177.2600-184.1229 (USA) or 90/128EEC (EU)

Date: February 23, 1990 and further revised.

Packing, storage and transportation

1. 20kg/bag, white paper bag or composite kraft paper bag (inside with PE plastics bag).

2. Should storage and transport under shady, cool and ventilated environment; Avoid acid, alkali and corrosive substance. Keep it away from the humidity, hotness, fire and corrosion.