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 contact with the skin.
Insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, primarily used as lubricant, anti-adhesion representative, circulation help.
Magnesium stearate is specifically appropriate for the granulation of oil and also remove drugs, and the granules have good fluidness and compressibility.
Magnesium stearate is utilized as a circulation help in straight pressing.
Magnesium stearate can likewise be used as filter aids, clarifiers and also foaming agents, in addition to putting on hold agents and thickeners for liquid preparations.

Prep work method of magnesium stearate
15 phr of magnesium sulfate was dissolved in 150 phr of water, heated to 55 ℃, as well as slowly contributed to the prepared sodium stearate solution, the re-decomposition response was carried out under mixing, as well as the magnesium stearate was sped up as solid.
After the completion of the reaction, the clear liquid was divided, then washed with water, dehydrated by centrifugation as well as dried at 80-85 ℃ to get the ended up product.

Application area of magnesium stearate
According to different application areas, magnesium stearate can be partitioned right into food quality magnesium stearate, pharmaceutical grade magnesium stearate as well as commercial quality magnesium stearate; according to various dose types of products, magnesium stearate can be subdivided into powdered magnesium stearate and also flake magnesium stearate, amongst which powdered magnesium stearate is the mainstream item in the market.

Powdered magnesium stearate is commonly utilized as anti-caking agent and medication releasing representative in the areas of daily chemical products, medication and food. with the rapid development of downstream market, the market range of powdered magnesium stearate will continue to broaden.
1. Magnesium stearate is used as a warm stabilizer for PVC, along with basic materials for cosmetic flour, skin ointment and clinical tablets (forming agent, lubricating substance), for lubrication and openness in timber powder, as well as for transparent smoothing representative in paint market.
2. Extensively used in food, medicine, paint, plastic, rubber, fabric and so on.
3. Magnesium stearate is a brand-new kind of medical excipient, which can be utilized as movie layer product for strong prep work, thickener for colloidal fluid preparation, putting on hold representative and more.
4. Made use of in cosmetics for powder items, can boost attachment, lubricity, yet likewise can be used as raw materials for pharmaceutical tablet computers.

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