1. DESCRIPTION : White to Off White Crystalline Powder .
2. SOLUBILITY :Freely soluble in Water, Methanol and Ethanol, and is slightly soluble in Ethyl cetate.
3. CLARITY AND COLOR OF SOLUTION
: 1.0 gm.Solution in 10 ml. water is Clear.
4. SPECIFIC ROTATION (At 20°C of 1% Sol. in water)
: Bet. + 84.0° to 87.5° on Anhy. Basis.
5. WATER CONTENT (BY KF)
: Max. 2.0%
6. pH (2.0 gm., in 20 ml. Water.)
: 3.0 to 6.0
7. HEAVY METALS: NMT 0.001% (10 ppm)
8. ARSENIC (as As2O3) : NMT 0.0004% (4 ppm)
9. RESIDUE ON IGNITION (Sulphated Ash)
:Max. 0.7%
10. LIMIT OF HYDROLYSIS PRODUCTS
:Passes the Test as per USP and FCC .
11. LIMIT OF METHANOL : Max. 0.1% (1000 ppm)
12. LIMIT OF LEAD : Max. 0.0001% (1 ppm)
13. RELATED SUBSTANCES : Passes the Test as per USP and FCC.
(NMT 0.5% )
14. ASSAY :Bet. 98.0 % to 102.0% (Calculated on Anhy. Basis)
15. PACKING : 10 Kgs. / 20 Kgs. Fibre drums with double PE liners.
: 1 Kg. packing on special request, in original intact packing.
16. STORAGE:Preserve in a Cool and Dry place .