Venugopal Tapadiya

ADDAGE block hardener for AAC is excellent for us. We always use it for its quick hardening and smooth finish. This helps us to demould the site quicker and enhance our production rate.”

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Product Description:

HPMC E5 (Hydroxyl propyl methyl cellulose) is a nonionic cellulose ether. It is used for pharmaceuticals products as it has viscosity of around 4-6 mPa·s, which is low in nature.

It works as a thickener as both in water and other chemical directly as well. It is a clear fine white powder with grease resistance, binder, lubricants, stabilizers and water retention aid.

It is easily dissolved in water, however if its heated it can reversed gelation, its non-ionic in nature so does not complex with the chemical compound formed by opposite charged ions and is surface active and enzyme resistant. It helps to sustained release formulation and also improve tablet dissolution.

Price:

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State/Form	Powder
Color	White
Viscosity (mPa.s)	5
pH	4.0-8.0
Packaging Type	Bucket / Paper Tube Barrel
Usage/Application	Tablet Coating, Capsule, Controlled Release, Disintegrant, etc.
Packaging Size	25 Kg