Study on preparing cellulose powder as excipient of tablets
- Author:
Thom Thi Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cellulose
- MeSH:
cellulose;
Drug Compounding
- From:Pharmaceutical Journal
2000;295(11):12-14
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Bagasse, an abundant available waste has high -cellulose content (more than 38%) and less than 1.5% as content. In Vietnam, bagasse from refinery at VietTri, VanDiem has cellilose content more than 48%. Powdered cellulose, which is used as a tablet diluent, can be prepared from bagasse. Product is a white powder and loses less than 5.7% of its weight when dried. The supernatant liquid of a 10% dispersion in water has a pH of 7.02.
