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Ceolus™ – Compactibility and Flowability
Ceolus products provide enhancements of both compactability and flowability to your tablets.
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.
Ceolus™ Compactability and Flow
KG-1000
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 |
Application Ceolus™ KG-802 & KG-1000
MUPS
Pressure sensitive APIs
Good Hardness - Fast Disintegration
High Dose - Hardness Improvement
Oily APIs - DC
The Characteristics and Functions Ceolus™ UF
CEOLUS™ UF is a MCC powder with unrivalled combination of compactability and flowability. Porous, multi-rodform rounded particles. Facilitates high-dose formulations, low compactable drugs tableting, reduced tablet size and enhanced tableting efficiency.
Ceolus™ Compactability and Flow
UF-711
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 |
Application Ceolus™ UF-711 and UF-702
Tablet size reduction
Capping Prevention
Good Hardness - Fast Disintegration
Overlubrication Prevention
Low compactable APIs
Design Space
Dr. Julia Shmyrova
Technical Marketing Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 33 99 2000
info@asahi-kasei.eu
Kenji Obata
Senior Marketing Manager
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 33 99 2000
info@asahi-kasei.eu