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 fine powder, slippery contact with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, primarily utilized as lube, anti-adhesion agent, circulation help.
Magnesium stearate is specifically appropriate for the granulation of oil and also remove medications, and also the granules have excellent fluidness as well as compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is used as a flow aid in straight pushing.
Magnesium stearate can also be made use of as filter help, clarifiers and frothing agents, as well as suspending agents and thickeners for fluid preparations.

Prep work method of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was liquified in 150 phr of water, heated up to 55 ℃, as well as gradually contributed to the ready sodium stearate solution, the re-decomposition reaction was performed under stirring, and also the magnesium stearate was sped up as strong.
After the conclusion of the reaction, the clear fluid was divided, then cleaned with water, dehydrated by centrifugation and also dried at 80-85 ℃ to obtain the finished product.

Application field of magnesium stearate
According to various application fields, magnesium stearate can be partitioned right into food quality magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical quality magnesium stearate and also commercial grade magnesium stearate; according to different dosage forms of products, magnesium stearate can be subdivided right into powdered magnesium stearate and also flake magnesium stearate, among which powdered magnesium stearate is the mainstream item in the market.

Powdered magnesium stearate is commonly utilized as anti-caking agent and also drug releasing agent in the areas of everyday chemical products, medicine and food. with the quick advancement of downstream market, the marketplace range of powdered magnesium stearate will continue to expand.
1. Magnesium stearate is made use of as a warm stabilizer for PVC, as well as basic materials for aesthetic flour, skin ointment and medical tablet computers (forming agent, lube), for lubrication and transparency in wood powder, and also for clear smoothing representative in paint market.
2. Widely utilized in food, medicine, paint, plastic, rubber, fabric and so on.
3. Magnesium stearate is a brand-new type of medicinal excipient, which can be made use of as movie finishing product for strong prep work, thickener for colloidal liquid preparation, suspending agent and more.
4. Utilized in cosmetics for powder items, can enhance adhesion, lubricity, however also can be utilized as resources for pharmaceutical tablet computers.

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