Petroleum Jelly (IP)

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