(Antimicrobial Preservative / Solvent)
by Muby Chem
Muby Chem operates a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility producing Benzyl Alcohol, known for its exceptional purity and efficacy. This compound is valuable in pharmaceutical industry.
Our advanced technology ensures uniformity and consistency in the formulation of Benzyl Alcohol, making it reliable and effective preservative, disinfectant and antioxidant.
Application: MOLHOL® B is widely used as an antimicrobial preservative and solvent in pharmaceutical formulations, including multidose injectable preparations, topical creams, ointments, lotions, gels, oral liquids, and other suitable liquid and semisolid formulations. As a preservative, it helps control microbial growth and maintain the microbiological quality of formulations during storage and repeated use.
| # | PROPERTY | TYPICAL VALUE |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAS No | 100-51-6 |
| 2 | Molecular Formula | C7H8O |
| 3 | Molecular Weight | 108.1 g/mol |
| # | TEST | SPECIFICATION - USP |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appearance | It occurs as clear, colourless, oily liquid. |
| 2 | Identification Test (A) |
(A) Infrared absorption spectrophotometry. |
| 3 | Solubility | It is freely soluble in 50% alcohol; sparingly soluble in water. Miscible with alcohol, with ether, and with chloroform. |
| 4 | Specific gravity | Between 1.042 and 1.047. |
| 5 | Peroxide value | Not more than 5. |
| 6 | Residue on evaporation | The residue weighs NMT 5 mg, corresponding to NMT 0.05%. |
| 7 | Organic impurities, Benzaldehyde and other related substances | Specified test. |
| 8 | Acidity | NMT 1.0 mL of 0.1 N sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the indicator to pink. |
| 9 | Clarity of solution | The Sample solution shows the same clarity as that of water, or its opalescence is not more pronounced than that of Reference suspension 1. |
| 10 | Color of solution | The Sample solution has the color of water. |
| 11 | Refractive index | 1.538–1.541 at 20°C. |
| 12 | Assay | Not less than 98.0% and not more than 100.5%. |
MOLHOL® B is packed in HDPE drum or IBC packing having bar-coded label.
The shelf life is 3 years. Preserve in tight containers, protected from light.
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