Calcium Silicate
FLORITE® offers many advantages for various applications such as pharmaceuticals, food, cosmetics, and other industrial uses.
FLORITE® is a synthetic calcium silicate with exceptional liquid absorbency and excellent compressibility due to a unique crystal structure. FLORITE® is a multifunctional excipient, which can be used as an API stabilizer and extended-release carrier, in addition to its use as an excellent liquid carrier and binder.
ADVANTAGES
Petaloid Crystal Structure
FLORITE® has a unique petaloid crystal structure, and deep and large macropores with remarkably large pore size and volume, which distinguish it from conventional porous materials. These macropores provide you with relatively extensive options for controlling a specific performance for absorbing, carrying, releasing, and reacting to various substances.
Improvement of Compressibility and Disintegration Speed of Tablets
In the compression process, the crystal structure of FLORITE® is easily broken at low pressure, and each petaloid structure binds together strongly to exhibit superior binding capability. It can achieve the necessary hardness with minimal pressure, by adding FLORITE® to your formulation. In addition, it suppresses the lamination of tablets and longer disintegration times caused by high striking pressure and also reduces damage not only to the mortar and pestle but also to the main body of the tableting machine. It improves the moldability of tablets, and depending on the formulation, it can be manufactured by a direct tableting method excluding the granulation process.
Liquid Absorbency
Unlike the pore structure of any other porous material, FLORITE®'s unique petaloid crystal structure forms macropores with a large volume within the particle. These macropores are the key factor for the absorbing capacity. FLORITE® has the ability to absorb and retain an amount of liquid which is approximately five times its own weight. The macropores develop deeply in the vertical direction, and thus the openings of these pores have small areas compared to their volumes. This protects the liquid in the pores from being affected by oxygen, vapor, or other elements in the external environment.
RECOMMENDED APPLICATION
- Powderization and Carrier of Vitamins
- Powderization and Carrier of Essential Oils
- Powderization and Carrier of Fragrances and Flavors
- Powderization and Carrier of Liquid APIs
- Solubility Improvement of Poorly Soluble APIs
- Producibility Improvement in Compression Process
- Binding Booster for Poorly Compressible Formulations
FLORITE®
FLORITE® R
FLORITE® PS-200
FLORITE® PS-10
Chemical Name
Calcium silicate
Calcium silicate
Calcium silicate
Appearance
White, Powder
White, Fine Granule
White, Fine Powder
Crystal structure
Petaloid
Petaloid
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Oil absorbing capacity (mL/g)
4.6
4.8
3.2
Loose bulk density (g/mL)
0.07
0.07
0.09
Tapped bulk density (g/mL)
0.11
0.10
0.15
Loose bulk specific volume (mL/g)
14.4
13.7
11.0
Tapped bulk specific volume (mL/g)
8.8
10.3
6.6
Particle size D50 (µm)
30
130
10
Repose angle (°)
47
40
56
pH
9
9
10
Specific surface (m²/g)
160
200
230
Regulation status
JPE, JSFA, NF
JPE, NF
JSFA, NF
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