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, unsafe contact with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, mostly used as lubricant, anti-adhesion representative, circulation aid.
Magnesium stearate is especially suitable for the granulation of oil and also remove medicines, and the granules have excellent fluidity as well as compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is made use of as a circulation help in straight pressing.
Magnesium stearate can also be utilized as filter aids, clarifiers and also lathering representatives, as well as putting on hold agents and thickeners for liquid preparations.

Prep work method of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was liquified in 150 phr of water, warmed to 55 ℃, as well as slowly added to the ready salt stearate solution, the re-decomposition reaction was performed under stirring, as well as the magnesium stearate was sped up as solid.
After the conclusion of the reaction, the clear fluid was divided, then washed with water, dried out by centrifugation and also dried out at 80-85 ℃ to get the finished product.

Application area of magnesium stearate
According to different application areas, magnesium stearate can be subdivided right into food quality magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical grade magnesium stearate and also commercial quality magnesium stearate; according to different dosage types 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 product on the market.

Powdered magnesium stearate is usually made use of as anti-caking agent as well as medicine releasing agent in the areas of daily chemical products, medicine and food. with the quick growth of downstream market, the market range of powdered magnesium stearate will remain to increase.
1. Magnesium stearate is utilized as a warmth stabilizer for PVC, along with raw materials for aesthetic flour, skin ointment and also clinical tablets (forming agent, lubricant), for lubrication and openness in timber powder, as well as for transparent smoothing representative in paint sector.
2. Extensively utilized in food, medication, paint, plastic, rubber, fabric and so on.
3. Magnesium stearate is a brand-new kind of medicinal excipient, which can be utilized as movie finishing material for solid prep work, thickener for colloidal liquid prep work, putting on hold representative and so on.
4. Utilized in cosmetics for powder items, can boost attachment, lubricity, yet likewise can be used as basic materials for pharmaceutical tablets.

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