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Specification

Concerning Product:
Article number 557040MEUFE
Trade name / designation / denomination Magnesiumstearat, pflanzlich
vegetable
CAS number 557-04-0
Other names / synonyms•Magnesium distearate, pure; •magnesium distearate; •magnesium octadecanoate;
EC number209-150-3
Customs tariff number / CN code / TARIC29157050
Molecular weight [g / mol]591,25
FormulaC36H70MgO4


Parameter Specification Unit

Organoleptic test
Colour Whiteness ≥ 85
Odour odorless or with a very faint odor of stearic acid
Odour odorless or with a very faint odor of stearic acid

Physical parameter
Acidity/Alkalinity 0.1 M HCl or 0.1 M NaOH ≤ 0,5
Acidity/Alkalinity Acid number:
Loss on drying 105 °C ≤ 4 %
Bulk density 100  –  300 g/l
Solubility (B) Fatty acids 195  –  210 mg
Solubility (C) corresponds to chromatography
Solubility (D) corresponds
Solubility practically insoluble in water, ethanol and ether
Specific surface area 5  –  15 m²/g

Identity
Assay Mg (on a dry basis) 4,0  –  5,0 %
Assay MgO 6,8  –  8,3 %
Identification (A) freezing point ≥ 54 °C

Impurities
Free Alkali (Ca(OH)2) ≤ 0,1 %
Heavy Metals (as Pb) ≤ 2 ppm
Sulphates (SO4) ≤ 1,0 %

Residual Solvents
Residual solvents complies

Elemental Impurities
Arsenic (As) ≤ 3 ppm
Cadmium (Cd) ≤ 1 ppm
Chlorides (Cl) ≤ 0,1 %
Mercury (Hg) ≤ 1 ppm
Nickel (Ni) ≤ 5 ppm

Microbiological data
Coliform bacteria neg. /g
Salmonella neg. /g
Total Plate Count ≤ 1000 CFU/g
Yeast and Mould ≤ 100 CFU/g

Particle size distribution
Particles < 200 Mesh ≤ 95 %


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Waltrop, 30. Sep. 2020
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