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Asahi Kasei Ceolus™

Functional Excipients of Asahi Kasei

Developing new paths to broaden your horizons with the functional excipients of Asahi Kasei Europe. Explore our products: Ceolus™, Celphere™ and PC-10.

Asahi Kasei Ceolus™

Ceolus™ of Asahi Kasei Europe

With their extraordinary compactibility, Ceolus™ UF and KG facilitate formulation design and tableting efficiency – for high-dose, small-tablet, and low-compactibility drug implementations.

Ceolus

High Performance Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC)

Compactibility and Flowability

Ceolus products provide enhancements of both compactability and flowability to your tablets.

Ceolus Grades Table, Graph of Flowability and Compactibility

* Comparison of tablet hardness, with the formulation of PH-101 = 1 set as the index point
Formulation: Acetaminophen/MCC = 70/30

Select from our product selection.

Choose from our product families Ceolus™ KG and Ceolus™ UF according to your needs. Click on the product names to learn more about the properties and characteristics of our additives.

The Characteristics and Functions Ceolus KG

CEOLUS™ KG is a super-compactable MCC powder. Rodform particles. Facilitates high-dose formulations, low-compactable drugs tableting, and reduced tablet size.

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Ceolus™ KG Comparison

Ceolus KG Grades, Graph of flowability and compactibility

* Comparison of tablet hardness, with the formulation of PH-101 = 1 set as the index point
Formulation: Acetaminophen/MCC = 70/30

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KG-1000

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KG-802

Features, Performance & Benefits

Ceolus™ KG

Features: Rod shaped Particles

Performance: Super compactability

Packaging: Polyethylene bag in kraft paper bag

Benefits For Your Formulation

1

Faciliate high dosage formulation

2

Realize low pressure tableting

3

Lower tablet friability

4

Preventing sticking and capping

5

Suitable for roller compaction

6

Suitable for ODT, MUPS, bilayer tablets

High Performance MCC

Grade Bulk Density [g/cm³] Average particle size [μm] Repose angle (Powder) Water absorption capacity [%] Vitamin E absorption capacity [%]
KG-1000 0.12 50 57 350 270
KG-802 0.21 50 49 260 200

The Characteristics and Functions Ceolus UF

CEOLUS™ UF is a MCC powder with unrivalled combination of compactability and flowability. Facilitates high-dose formulations, low compactable drugs tableting, reduced tablet size and enhanced tableting efficiency.

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Ceolus™ UF Comparison

Ceolus UF gRades, Graph of flowability and compactibility

* Comparison of tablet hardness, with the formulation of PH-101 = 1 set as the index point
Formulation: Acetaminophen/MCC = 70/30

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UF-711

micrograph uf-702

UF-702

Features, Performance & Benefits

Ceolus UF

Features UF-702: Rod shaped & porous MCC Particles

Features UF-711: Porous MCC Particle

Performance: Super flowability, swellability, Adsorption on the particle surface

Performance: Well-balanced compatability and flowability

Benefits For Your Formulation

1

Improve poorly flowable formulations

2

Fast disintegration and dissolution with
sufficient hardness

3

Prevent segregation and over-lubrication

4

Facilitate high speed tableting

5

Optimized for tableting of poorly
compactable and flowable formulations

High Performance MCC

Grade Bulk Density [g/cm³] Average particle size [μm] Repose angle (Powder) Water absorption capacity [%] Vitamin E absorption capacity [%]
UF-702 0.29 100 34 260 190
UF-711 0.22 50 42 260 200
Julia Shmyrova

Dr. Julia Shmyrova
Technical Marketing Manager

Tel.: +49 (0) 211 33 99 2000
info@asahi-kasei.eu