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Description: | Colourless crystals or a white, crystalline powder. |
Solubility: | Very soluble in water; soluble in ethanol (95%). |
Identification (By chemical test): | Gives reaction (B) of acetates and reaction (A) of sodium salts. |
Appearance of Solution: | Solution A is clear and colourless. |
pH: | 7.5 - 9.0 |
Arsenic (As): | 2ppm max |
Calcium(Ca)&Magnesium(Mg): | Not more than 50ppm |
Heavy metals: | 10ppm max |
Iron (Fe): | 20ppm max |
Chlorides: | 250ppm max |
Sulphate(SO4): | 200ppm max |
Reducing substances: | The pink colour is not completely dicharged. |
Loss on drying,130°C: | 39.0% - 40.5% |
Assay (on dried basis): | 99.0% - 101.0% |
Aluminium (Al): | 0.2 ppm max |
Total aerobic microbial count: | NMT 100 cfu/gm |
Total combined yeast and molds count: | NMT 10 cfu/gm |
Escherichia coli: | Should be Absent /gm |
Salmonella: | Should be Absent /10gm |
Staphylococcus aureus: | Should be Absent /gm |
Pseud. aeruginosa: | Should be Absent /gm |
Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria: | Should be Absent /gm |
Bacterial endotoxins: | NMT 0.5 EU/mg |