What is magnesium stearate

What is magnesium stearate?
Magnesium stearate, chemical formula for C36H70MgO4, molecular weight of 591.24, is an organic substance, is a white sand-free fine powder, slippery contact with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, primarily made use of as lube, anti-adhesion representative, circulation aid.
Magnesium stearate is particularly suitable for the granulation of oil and also essence medications, and the granules have excellent fluidity and compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is utilized as a circulation help in straight pushing.
Magnesium stearate can additionally be used as filter aids, clarifiers as well as foaming representatives, along with putting on hold agents and also thickeners for liquid preparations.

Preparation approach of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was dissolved in 150 phr of water, warmed to 55 ℃, as well as gradually included in the ready salt stearate solution, the re-decomposition response was accomplished under stirring, as well as the magnesium stearate was sped up as solid.
After the completion of the reaction, the clear liquid was separated, then cleaned with water, dehydrated by centrifugation as well as dried at 80-85 ℃ to get the completed product.

Application area of magnesium stearate
According to different application fields, magnesium stearate can be partitioned right into food quality magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical quality magnesium stearate and also industrial quality magnesium stearate; according to various dosage forms of products, magnesium stearate can be partitioned into powdered magnesium stearate as well as flake magnesium stearate, amongst which powdered magnesium stearate is the mainstream item out there.

Powdered magnesium stearate is often utilized as anti-caking representative and medication releasing agent in the fields of day-to-day chemical items, medicine and also food. with the fast development of downstream market, the market range of powdered magnesium stearate will certainly continue to increase.
1. Magnesium stearate is utilized as a warmth stabilizer for PVC, along with basic materials for aesthetic flour, skin ointment and medical tablets (shaping representative, lube), for lubrication as well as openness in timber powder, and also for transparent smoothing agent in paint industry.
2. Extensively utilized in food, medicine, paint, plastic, rubber, textile and so forth.
3. Magnesium stearate is a new kind of medical excipient, which can be used as film finishing product for strong prep work, thickener for colloidal liquid preparation, putting on hold agent and so forth.
4. Used in cosmetics for powder products, can improve attachment, lubricity, but also can be made use of as raw materials for pharmaceutical tablet computers.

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