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Triethyl Citrate

Excipients for Oral and Topical Applications

Triethyl Citrate is a unique, non-toxic plasticizer, based on natural citric acid derivatives. It is used with coating polymers like hypromellose or methacrylates to improve elasticity of films in enteric and controlled release coating formulations.

Product Description

CAS number: 77-93-0

Pharmacopoeia specification compliance: USP/EP/ChP

Storage: In an airtight container.

Properties and Benefits

l High product purity and each impurity NMT 0.2%, total impurities content NMT 0.5%.

l Perfect substitutes for phthalate esters.

l Safe and non-toxic plasticizer with low volatility.

l Good compatibility with polar polymers (acrylates and cellulose derivatives, etc.).

 

Applications

l Plasticizers commonly used in oral solid preparations, such as tablets, pills, granules and other coating formulations.

l It can also be used as a surfactant, a flavoring agent, etc.

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