What is magnesium stearate

What is magnesium stearate?
Magnesium stearate, chemical formula for C36H70MgO4, molecular weight of 591.24, is an organic compound, is a white sand-free fine powder, slippery call with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, primarily used as lube, anti-adhesion representative, circulation aid.
Magnesium stearate is especially appropriate for the granulation of oil and extract medications, and also the granules have excellent fluidness as well as compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is used as a flow aid in straight pressing.
Magnesium stearate can also be used as filter aids, clarifiers and frothing agents, in addition to putting on hold representatives and thickeners for liquid prep work.

Preparation method of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was liquified in 150 phr of water, heated to 55 ℃, and slowly added to the ready salt stearate solution, the re-decomposition response was executed under mixing, and the magnesium stearate was precipitated as strong.
After the conclusion of the response, the clear fluid was divided, then washed with water, dried out by centrifugation and dried out at 80-85 ℃ to obtain the finished item.

Application area of magnesium stearate
According to various application areas, magnesium stearate can be partitioned into food grade magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical quality magnesium stearate and also industrial grade magnesium stearate; according to different dose kinds of items, magnesium stearate can be partitioned into powdered magnesium stearate as well as flake magnesium stearate, among which powdered magnesium stearate is the mainstream item on the market.

Powdered magnesium stearate is often utilized as anti-caking agent as well as medication releasing agent in the fields of day-to-day chemical products, medication and food. with the fast advancement of downstream market, the market scale of powdered magnesium stearate will certainly remain to increase.
1. Magnesium stearate is made use of as a warm stabilizer for PVC, as well as raw materials for cosmetic flour, skin ointment and clinical tablets (shaping agent, lube), for lubrication and also openness in wood powder, and for transparent smoothing agent in paint market.
2. Extensively used in food, medicine, paint, plastic, rubber, textile and so on.
3. Magnesium stearate is a brand-new type of medical excipient, which can be used as film finish material for solid prep work, thickener for colloidal liquid preparation, putting on hold representative and so forth.
4. Utilized in cosmetics for powder items, can boost bond, lubricity, however additionally can be made use of as basic materials for pharmaceutical tablets.

Magnesium stearate Provider

Luoyang Tongrun is an ISO9001 signed up representative of top quality specialized resources utilized in a vast array of markets.

Innovation Co. Ltd. is a relied on magnesium stearate manufacturer as well as inconel alloy powder distributor with over 12-year-experience. We ship our products all over the world.

If you are trying to find magnesium stearate powder, please feel free to contact us as well as send out a questions. (brad@ihpa.net)

Inquiry us