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| SORBITOL 70% |
| It is an hexahidric alcohol that can be formulated as C6H8(OH)6. It is produced by catalytic hidrogenation of dextrose and is presented in solution form with a content of 64'-68 g of solid for each 100 g fulfilling the norms USP and GBP 23. |
Physical and chemical specifications:
Concentration: 70 + 2 %...................................Density: 1,285
D-Sorbitol Content: 64 %..................................Maxim nickel: 1 ppm
Refection rate: 1,455 – 1,465...........................Water: 30 + 2 %
Residue of maxim ignition: 0,1 %......................Chlorides: 35 ppm
Maxim reducing sugars: 0,2 %.........................Sulphates: 70 ppm
Maxim heavy metals: 5 ppm..............................Maxim Arsenic: 1 ppm |
| Solubility: Very soluble in water and insoluble in other organic solvents. |
| Higroscopicity: It retains the humidity in the final products, it doesn't fluctuate with relationship to the relative humidity protecting to the product of the environmental variations. |
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