Detailed Product Description
Character
1. Chemical name: D-Sorbitol
2. Molecular formula: C6H14O6
3. Molecular weight: 182.17
4. CAS No: 50-70-4
5. Characters: white crystalline granule or powder
6. Specification: USP XXIV/BP 1998/FCC IV
Products Quality Standard
1) Appearance: white crystalline granule or powder
2) Assay: 99.0% min.
3) D-sorbitol: 98.0% min.
4) Reducing sugars: 0.1% max.
5) Total sugars: 0.3% max.
6) Ph (50% aq. soll.): 5.0-7.0
7) Solubility at 25centigrade: 235gp100ml water
8) Granule size (at your option): 10-20 or 20-60 mesh
9) Residue on ignition: 0.1% max.
10) Heavy metals: 5ppm max.
11) Nickel: 1ppm max.
12) Lead: 1ppm max.
13) Arsenic: 1ppm max.
14) Chloride: 50ppm max.
15) Sulphate: 50ppm max.
16) Total bacterium: 100pg max.
17) Colon bacillus: absent in 1g
Usage
ORAL HYGIENE FORMULATIONS
Due to plastifying and humectants properties, SORBITOL is widely used in tooth pastes and other oral hygiene formulations. It has resistance to fermentation by dental plaque bacteria
COSMETICS
It preferred in cosmetics, because in addition to it's moisture stabilizing property. It's slippery and has emulsifying properties. It is non-toxic and leaves an agreeable coolness on the skin. It is useful component of beauty creams, make up cosmetics shaving creams, lotions, soaps etc.
FOOD INDUSTRY
SORBITOL is widely utilized for diabetic foods and for keeping confectionary and bakery products fresh and to preserve the color and also improves the keeping quality of canned fruits. It does not undergo milliards reaction. It is incorporated as per users' requirements into various food items like toffees, biscuits, jams, jellies, chocolates, candies, fruit drinks, carbonated drinks, canned fruits etc.
PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
SORBITOL is used as an ingredient in a number of pharmaceutical preparations like syrups, olixirs, sulpha drugs, tonics, vitamins and amino acids-complex preparations, laxatives and ointment based for hepatic and diabetic diseases, SORBITOL injections are used.
TOBACCO INDUSTRY
Tobacco processed with SORBITOL gives mild aromatic fames when smoked and does not develop acrolein, which may be the case when glycerine is used as humectants.
SORBITOL being non volatile, the tobacco aroma is preserved.
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
SORBITOL is used as softening agent to ensure better processing of fibers. Used in textile printing pastes and textile finishes. When SORBITOL is used it gives sharp outline, better color yields and luster.
PAPER INDUSTRY
SORBITOL increases the flexibility of paper, thus folding value is higher while the length of rupture and elongation does not change abnormally.
PAINT INDUSTRY
It can be used as cost effective replacement of propylene glycol in liquid paint.
Packing:
25kg/net kraft paper bag with PE inner bag or according to the customer requirement.
