- 9000-70-8
- DOT: Not regulated as dangerous goods
Caution: *CONSULT C/A FOR GEL STRENGTH* - FOR USE AS AN EXCIPIENT
| Test |
Specification |
| DESCRIPTION |
SHEETS, FLAKES, OR SHREDS, OR COARSE TO FINE POWDER. IS FAINTLY YELLOW OR AMBER IN COLOR, THE COLOR VARYING IN DEPTH ACCORDING TO THE PARTICLE SIZE. HAS A SLIGHT, CHARACTERISTIC BOUILLON-LIKE ODOR IN SOLUTION. IS STABLE IN AIR WHEN DRY, BUT IS SUBJECT TO MICROBIC DECOMPOSITION WHEN MOIST OR IN SOLUTION |
| SOLUBILITY |
INSOLUBLE IN COLD WATER, BUT SWELLS AND SOFTENS IN WATER WHEN IMMERSED, GRADUALLY ABSORBING FROM 5 TO 10 TIMES ITS OWN WEIGHT OF WATER; SOLUBLE IN HOT WATER AND IN A HOT MIXTURE OF GLYCERIN AND WATER; INSOLUBLE IN ALCOHOL |