What is magnesium stearate

What is magnesium stearate?
Magnesium stearate, chemical formula for C36H70MgO4, molecular weight of 591.24, is a natural substance, is a white sand-free fine powder, unsafe call with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, mainly used as lubricant, anti-adhesion agent, circulation help.
Magnesium stearate is especially appropriate for the granulation of oil and remove medicines, and also the granules have great fluidity and also compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is utilized as a flow aid in straight pressing.
Magnesium stearate can also be made use of as filter aids, clarifiers as well as lathering representatives, along with suspending representatives and thickeners for liquid preparations.

Preparation method of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was dissolved in 150 phr of water, warmed to 55 ℃, and slowly added to the ready sodium stearate service, the re-decomposition response was carried out under stirring, and the magnesium stearate was precipitated as solid.
After the conclusion of the reaction, the clear fluid was divided, then cleaned with water, dehydrated by centrifugation as well as dried at 80-85 ℃ to get the completed product.

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

Powdered magnesium stearate is usually used as anti-caking agent and also medication releasing agent in the areas of everyday chemical items, medication and also food. with the quick growth of downstream market, the marketplace range of powdered magnesium stearate will certainly remain to broaden.
1. Magnesium stearate is utilized as a warmth stabilizer for PVC, along with resources for aesthetic flour, skin ointment as well as medical tablets (shaping agent, lube), for lubrication as well as transparency in timber powder, and for clear smoothing representative in paint industry.
2. Widely made use of in food, medicine, paint, plastic, rubber, textile and so on.
3. Magnesium stearate is a new type of medical excipient, which can be made use of as movie covering product for strong preparation, thickener for colloidal fluid prep work, putting on hold agent and more.
4. Used in cosmetics for powder products, can enhance bond, lubricity, but also can be used as raw materials for pharmaceutical tablets.

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