1 | Description | Clear, colourless, syrupy liquid, unctuous to the touch, having a sweet taste. Has not more than a slight characteristic odor, which is neither harsh nor disagreeable. Is hygroscopic. Its solutions are neutral to litmus. | Clear, colourless, syrupy liquid, unctuous to the touch, having a sweet taste. Has not more than a slight characteristic odor, which is neither harsh nor disagreeable. Is hygroscopic. Its solutions are neutral to litmus. (USP/Ph.Eur) |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water, ethanol (96%) and with alcohol. Slightly soluble in acetone. Insoluble in fatty oils, in essential oils, in chloroform, in ether and in fixed and volatile oils. (USP/Ph.Eur) |
3 | Identification (By IR) | Complies | IR spectra of the sample should be concomitant with IR spectra of the standard. (USP/Ph.Eur) |
4 | Identification (Diethylene glycol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% (USP) |
5 | Identification (Ethylene glycol) | Not detected | NMT 0.10% (USP) |
6 | Identification (By GC Chromatogram) | Complies | The retention time of the glycerine peak of the Sample solution corresponds to that obtained in the Standard solution. (USP) |
7 | Identification 1 (By Chemical test) | Complies | Within 10 min, the blue colour does not diffuse into the lower layer. (Ph.Eur) |
8 | Identification 2 (By Chemical test) | Complies | Vapours (acrolein) are evolved which blacken filter paper impregnated with alkaline potassium tetraiodomercurate solution. (Ph.Eur) |
9 | Appearance of solution | Passes | Clear and colorless solution. (Ph.Eur) |
10 | Color | Passes | The colour should not be darker than reference solution. (CP) |
11 | Acidity or alkalinity | Passes | Pink colour should produce after adding 0.2 mL of 0.1 mol/L sodium hydroxide solution. (CP) |
12 | Refractive index, 20°C | 1.473 | 1.470 - 1.475 (Ph.Eur) |
13 | Relative density (20°C) | 1.262 | 1.258 - 1.268 (Ph.Eur) |
14 | Aldehydes and reducing substances | Passes | The light absorption of the test solution at 655 nm should not be more than that of 2.0 mL of the reference solution. (CP) |
15 | Fatty acids and esters | Passes | NMT 2.0 mL of sodium hydroxide (0.1 mol/L) VS should require. (CP) |
16 | Related substances: Impurity A (Diethylene glycol) | Not detected | NMT 0.1% (Ph.Eur) |
17 | Related substances: Any other impurity with a retention time less than the retention time of glycerol | 0.01% | NMT 0.1% (Ph.Eur) |
18 | Related substances: Total of all impurities with retention times greater than the retention time of glycerol | Not detected | NMT 0.5% (Ph.Eur) |
19 | Related substances: Individual impurity | 0.01% | NMT 0.1% (USP) |
20 | Related substances: Total impurities | 0.02% | NMT 1.0% (USP) |
21 | Halogenated compounds | Less than 35 ppm | NMT 35 ppm (Ph.Eur) |
22 | Sugars | Passes | The solution should remain blue and no precipitate should form. (CP) |
23 | Chlorides | Less than 0.0006% | NMT 0.0006% (CP) |
24 | Sulphate | Less than 0.002% | NMT 0.002% (CP) |
25 | Water | 0.1% | NMT 2.0% (Ph.Eur) |
26 | Residue on ignition | 0.003% | NMT 0.01% (CP) |
27 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 99.9% | 99.0% - 101.0% (USP) |
28 | Chlorinated substances | Less than 0.003% | NMT 0.003% (CP) |
29 | Readily carbonizable substances | Passes | Any colour produced should not more intense than that of an equal volume of a reference solution. (CP) |
30 | Ammonium | Passes | No odour of ammonia should produced. (CP) |
31 | Calcium | Passes | The solution should be clear. (CP) |
32 | Iron | Less than 0.00005% | NMT 0.00005% (CP) |
33 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/g | NMT 100 CFU/g (CP) |
34 | Total combined yeast and mold count | Less than 10 CFU/g | NMT 10 CFU/g (CP) |
35 | Bacterial endotoxins | Less than 5 EU/g | NMT 5 EU/g (CP) |
36 | E.coli | Not detected | Should not be detected. (CP) |