Magnesium Stearate

Magnesium Stearate

  • Molecular formula:Mg [CH3(CH2)16CO2]2
  • Molecular weight:591.24
  • CAS No:557-04-0
  • Properties:White powder, insoluble in water, ethanol or ether.
  • Application:Used as a heat stabilizer for polyvinyl chloride, as well as raw materials for cosmetic flour, moisturizing ointment, and pharmaceutical tablets (shaping drugs, lubricants); Used in school wood powder to lubricate and make it shiny and transparent; Transparent leveling agents used in the paint industry; It is a new type of pharmaceutical excipient that can be used as a film-forming coating material for solid preparations, thickening agent for colloidal liquid preparations, suspension agent, etc.

Indicator Description

AR

Relative content of stearic acid and palmitic acid

90

Content of stearic acid in fatty acids≤

40

Cl% ≤

0.1

SO42-% ≤

0.5

As% ≤

0.0003

Pb% ≤

0.001

Loss on drying% ≤

6

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