Carmellose

Carmellose BP Grade
Ph Eur
Action and use: Excipient; bulk laxative.

DEFINITION
Polycarboxymethylether of cellulose.

CHARACTERS
Appearance: White or almost white powder, hygroscopic.
Solubility: Practically insoluble in anhydrous ethanol. It swells with water to form a suspension and becomes viscid in 1 M sodium hydroxide.

IDENTIFICATION
A. pH 3.5 to 5.0.
Suspend 1.0 g in 100 mL of water R.
B. Infrared absorption spectrophotometry

TESTS
Chlorides: Maximum 0.36 per cent.
Sulfates: Maximum 0.72 per cent.
Heavy metals: Maximum 20 ppm.
Loss on drying: Maximum 8.0 per cent, determined on 1.000 g by drying in an oven at 10C for 4 h.
Sulfated ash: Maximum 1.5 per cent, determined on 1.0 g.

Certifications :
We manufacture Bulk Drugs / API, Excipients, Pharmaceuticals (IP/BP/USP/NF/Ph. Eur, JP/ CP), Speciality Chemicals(Pure/AR/ACS), Mineral Fortifiers, Food Chemical Codex (FCC) and Flavour chemicals. Our manufacturing facility is cGMP, GLP, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 22000, ISO/IEC 17025, FSSC 22000, FSSAI, Kosher, HALAL, EXCiPACT, WC, COPP, WHO-GMP and WC certified. We are also REACH registered for export to European countries.