METHOCEL™ VLV Premium HPMC

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METHOCEL™ VLV Premium HPMC is a versatile industrial additive designed for various applications, including tablet coating, orally disintegrating films, capsules, suspensions, and granules. With high efficiency and water solubility, it offers excellent cohesion development, green strength, and water retention. It functions as a binder, emulsifier, lubricant, and surfactant make it indispensable across manufacturing processes. Additionally, it serves as a water retention agent, binder and resin, slip agent, coating system, mucoadhesive, film former, viscosity modifier, solubilizer, gelling agent, and immediate release agent. METHOCEL™ VLV Premium HPMC's improved pumpability and lubricating properties ensure easy handling, making it a go-to choice for industrial and pharmaceutical formulations.
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Physical Form
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Physical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
OpalescencePass-CE-91.4 According To Ep
Color EvaluationPass-CE-91.4 According To Ep
Color (at 2% in water)max. 65APHACE-13.8
pH (at 2%)5.0 - 8.0-CE-8.7
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Identification*Pass-CE-91.5
Sulphated Ash Content (Residue on Ignition)max. 1.5%CE-91.34
Moisture Content (Loss on Drying)max. 5.0%CE-7.1
Apparent Viscosity2.3 - 3.3mPa.sCE-91.9
Microbiological Values
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
E. coli*Absent/gCE-92.1
Pseudomonas aeruginosa*Absent/gCE-92.1
Salmonella*Absent/10gCE-92.1
Staphlococcus aureus*Absent/gCE-92.1
Yeast and Mold Count*max. 100/gCE-92.1
Total Plate Count*max. 100/gCE-92.1
Composition
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Hydroxypropoxyl Content *4.0 - 7.5%CE-91.25
Methoxyl Content*27.0 - 30.0%CE-91.25
Methanol Content (Residual Solvents)*max. 3,000mg/kgPSM 101832 Class 2
Heavy Metals
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Arsenic Content*max. 1mg/kgCE-92.1
Cadmium Content*max. 1mg/kgCE-92.1
Heavy Metals (as Lead)*max. 20mg/kgCE-92.1
Mercury Content*max. 1mg/kgCE-92.1
Lead Content*max. 2mg/kgCE-92.1
Note
  • The following specifications apply to sealed, unopened containers stored under the recommended conditions for the duration of the shelf life.
  • All section names come under PHS
  • * Audit Basis[AB]
  • This product is certified to contain not more than 0.1% of each of the following components: Propylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol, Tripropylene glycol, Dipropylene glycol monomethyl ether and Tripropylene glycol monomethyl ether.

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