What is magnesium stearate

What is magnesium stearate?
Magnesium stearate, chemical formula for C36H70MgO4, molecular weight of 591.24, is a natural compound, is a white sand-free penalty powder, unsafe contact with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, generally used as lubricant, anti-adhesion representative, circulation help.
Magnesium stearate is specifically suitable for the granulation of oil and extract drugs, as well as the granules have good fluidity as well as compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is made use of as a flow aid in straight pushing.
Magnesium stearate can also be used as filter aids, clarifiers and also foaming agents, as well as putting on hold agents and thickeners for liquid prep work.

Prep work approach of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was dissolved in 150 phr of water, warmed to 55 ℃, and slowly included in the ready salt stearate solution, the re-decomposition response was accomplished under stirring, and also the magnesium stearate was precipitated as strong.
After the conclusion of the response, the clear fluid was separated, then cleaned with water, dried out by centrifugation and dried at 80-85 ℃ to get the finished item.

Application field of magnesium stearate
According to different application areas, magnesium stearate can be subdivided into food quality magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical quality magnesium stearate and industrial grade magnesium stearate; according to various dose forms of products, magnesium stearate can be subdivided into powdered magnesium stearate and flake magnesium stearate, among which powdered magnesium stearate is the mainstream product out there.

Powdered magnesium stearate is commonly used as anti-caking agent and also drug releasing agent in the fields of everyday chemical products, medicine and also food. with the fast advancement of downstream market, the market range of powdered magnesium stearate will certainly continue to increase.
1. Magnesium stearate is used as a heat stabilizer for PVC, in addition to resources for aesthetic flour, skin ointment and also clinical tablet computers (shaping representative, lubricant), for lubrication and transparency in wood powder, and also for transparent smoothing agent in paint industry.
2. Extensively made use of in food, medication, paint, plastic, rubber, textile and more.
3. Magnesium stearate is a brand-new kind of medicinal excipient, which can be made use of as movie layer material for strong preparation, thickener for colloidal fluid preparation, putting on hold agent and more.
4. Made use of in cosmetics for powder items, can improve bond, lubricity, but also can be utilized as raw materials for pharmaceutical tablet computers.

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