(Antifoaming Agent)
by Muby Chem
Muby Chem operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that produces dimethicone, renowned for its exceptional purity and efficacy. This compound is particularly valuable in the pharmaceutical industry.
Our advanced technology ensures the production of dimethicone with exceptional purity and quality, making it an ideal choice for use in the pharmaceutical industry.
Applications: MOLCONE® D is used in tablets, capsules, oral suspensions, emulsions, creams, ointments, lotions and gels. It is a silicone-based polymer used in pharmaceutical formulations as an active ingredient and excipient. In oral formulations, it helps relieve gas, bloating and abdominal discomfort by reducing surface tension of gas bubbles. It acts as an antifoaming agent, skin protectant, emollient, lubricant and barrier-forming agent.
| # | PROPERTY | TYPICAL VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAS No | 9006-65-9 |
| # | TEST | SPECIFICATION - BP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appearance | It occurs as clear, colourless liquid. |
| 2 | Identification Test (A) Test (B) Test (C) Test (D) |
(a) It is identified by its kinematic viscosity at 25 °C. (b) Infrared absorption spectrophotometry. (c) The solution is violet. (d) It gives reaction of silicates. |
| 3 | Solubility | It is practically insoluble in water, very slightly soluble or practically insoluble in anhydrous ethanol, miscible with ethyl acetate, with methyl ethyl ketone and with toluene. |
| 4 | Acidity | Not more than 0.15 mL of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the solution to blue. |
| 5 | Viscosity | Not less than 90 % to not more than 110 % of the nominal kinematic viscosity stated on the label, determined at 25 °C. |
| 6 | Mineral oils | Specified test. |
| 7 | Phenylated compounds | Absorbance of the solution is not greater than 0.2. |
| 8 | Volatile matter | Not more than 0.3%. |
MOLCONE® D is packed in HDPE Drum or IBC Packing having bar-coded label.
The shelf life is 3 years. Preserve in tight containers.
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