Pharma Salt

Pharmaceutical Salt Specification

Parameter Limit Result
Source Rock Salt Rock Salt
Appearance White, thin, crystalline White, thin, crystalline
Solution Appearance transparent, colorless transparent, colorless
Humidity Max. 0.5% m/m 0.072
Purity 99.7-100.5 m/m NaCl 99.8
Ferricyanide Suitable for taste Not found
Additive None Not found
Iron Max. 2 ppm 0.2 ppm
Arsenic Max. 1 ppm 0.2 ppm
Aluminium Max. 0.2 ppm <0.1 ppm
Lead Max. 5 ppm Not found
Barium Suitable for test 0.1 ppm
Phosphate Max. 25 ppm 12 ppm
Potassium Max. 500 ppm 10 ppm
Iodate Suitable for test Suitable
Bromide Max. 100 ppm 39 ppm
Nitrite Suitable for test Suitable
Magnesium and alkaline earth metals Max. 100 ppm 4 ppm
Insolubility in water Max. 0.5% m/m 0.07
Insolubility in acid Max. 0.5% m/m 0.03
Total hardness 0.5-1.2 1
Acidity or Alcalinity < 0.5ml (<0.01M NaOH/HCl) 0.2ml
pH (%20 m/v) 5.5+/-1.0 5.62
Sulphate Max. 200 ppm 49 ppm
Bacterial Endotoxin 5 IU/g Not found
Packing 25 kg PP bags with inner PE bags
Storing Should be kept in dry, unscented and cool place in original packaging