INTRODUCTION :
The pharmaceutical grade Jellies are super white, highly refined semi solids & conform to Indian Pharmacopoeia, I.P. 1996 specifications. These are manufactured from highly refined hydro- refined mineral oils & imported waxes & are white, translucent, odourless, when cold & rubbed on skin & tasteless. These are Soluble in Chloroform and solvent ether, but are Insoluble in Alcohol and Ether & are unctuous to touch & retain their character. They exhibit very good lubricity properties & are used as a vehicle in ointments for active ingredients in pharmaceutical & cosmetic industry.
APPLICATION :
Regular Grade Snow White Petroleum Jelly finds varied applications in ointments, pain balms, capsules, cosmetic creams & lotions. Opthalmic Grade Petroleum Jelly is used in eye ointments & special cosmetic creams, whereas Vaporolatum Grade is used in high end skin creams, ointments & Vapor rub (VICKS Type) applications, because of its lustrous long fibrous structure. The technical grades Petroleum Jellies are used in manufacture of Rust Preventives & Coating Compounds, Rubber Products, as a Lubricant in Fire Arms, Lubrication of Battery Terminals, as a Softener during processing of Rubber Products, Stationery Products like Carbon Paper, Printing Inks , Offset & Lithographic Printing inks etc.
TYPICAL PROPERTIES:
| EASTTO PETROLEUM JELLY IP | |||
| CHARACTERISTICS | ASTM | White | Yellow |
| Acidity & Alkalinity | Complies | Complies | |
| Fixed Oils, Fats and Rosins | Complies | Complies | |
| Sulphated Ash | Less than 0.1% ( Passes ) | Less than 0.1% ( Passes ) | |
| Consistency @25 C | 100 to 300 | 100 to 300 | |
| Melting Point | 38 to 56 °C | 38 to 56 °C | |
| Foreign Organic Matter | Complies | Complies | |
| Reactions | Complies | Complies | |
| Light Absorption of 0.05% w/v : NMT 0.5 solution In Iso Octane at 240 – 290 nm | |||
| Congealing Point ºC | D 938 | 57 – 53 | 57 – 53 |
| Consistency @ 25ºC, 1/10 mm | D – 217/ D -+ 937 | 100 to 200 | 200 to 300 |
| Light Absorption at 290 mm | Less than 0.75 | Less than 0.75 | |
| Drop Melting Point 0C | D 559 | 42 – 50 | 42 – 50 |
PACKING:
170 Kgs. M.S. Top Open Barrels