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Mannitol

Synonyms: Mannitol

CAS No.: 87-78-5                              EINECS: 201-770-2

Molecular Formula:   C₆H₁₄O₆        Molecular Weight: 182.17

Molecular Structure:

Specification:

NO.	Items	Quality standard	Result
1	Form	White crystal powder	ELIGIBILITY
2	Identification	Conformed to the standard	ELIGIBILITY
3	Acidity	Conformed	ELIGIBILITY
4	Melting point℃	166-170	166.8
5	Solution clarification	Conformed	ELIGIBILITY
6	Chloride(%)	≤ 0.003	<0.003
7	Sulphate(%)	≤ 0.01	<0.01
8	Oxalate(%)	≤ 0.02	<0.02
9	Reduce on Dryness(%)	≤ 0.5	0.2
10	Residue on Ignition(%)	≤ 0.1	0.03
11	Heavy metals(mg/kg)	≤ 10	<10
12	Arsenic(mg/kg)	≤ 2.0	<2.0
13	Content(%)	98.0-102.0	100.28

Properties:

1) In the pharmaceutical industry: mannitol injection can reduce both intracranial pressure and intraocular pressure, eliminate hydrocephalus and promote urination. It also can prevent blood pressure rising, arteriosclerosis, meningitis and has certain effects on treating diabetes. Additionally, it can be used as subsidiary material to produce medicines

2) In microbiology: mannitol is a fine culture medium for some micro-organism

3) In synthetic chemical industry: mannitol is one of the important raw materials in producing fatty acid ester, mannitol polyther and rigid mannitol ester

4) In the food industry: It is usually used as food additives

5) In other industries: mannitol is widely used in agricultural and textile fields as mollient and emulsifier

Packing:

In kraft paper bag lined with non-toxic PE bag.