Pratham Stearchem Magnesium Stearate
Pratham Stearchem Magnesium Stearate is a salt that is produced when a magnesium ion bonds with two stearate molecules. Magnesium stearate is most commonly used in supplement manufacturing as a ‘flow agent,’ which helps ensure that the equipment runs smoothly and the ingredients stay blended together in the correct proportions.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Powder
- Solid
Product families
Applications
- Paints & Coatings — Other Paints & Coatings Applications
- Chemical Manufacturing
Product Families
- Organic Salts
Other characteristics
- Synonyms
Dibasic Magnesium Stearate, Magnesium Distearate, Magnesium Octadecanoate
- Markets
- Industrial
- Paints & Coatings
- Technology
- Base Chemicals & Intermediates
- Packaging Type
- Bags
- Applicable Processes
- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
- Suggested Applications
Magnesium stearate is often used as an disintegrating in the medical tablets.; It also helps in reducing the wear and tear of tablet forming machinery since it has lubricating properties, preventing ingredients from sticking to manufacturing equipment during the compression of chemical powders into solid tablets.; Magnesium stearate is the most commonly used lubricant for tablets.; Magnesium stearate can also be used efficiently in mineral coating.
- Base Chemicals Functions
- Flow Agent
- Intermediate
