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Introducing Asahi Kasei Europe

Functional Excipients Asahi Kasei

Developing new Paths to broaden your horizons with the functional Excipients of Asahi Kasei Europe.

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Introducing Asahi Kasei Europe

Ceolus™ of Asahi Kasei Europe

With their extraordinary properties, Ceolus™ UF and KG facilitate formulation design and tableting efficiency - for high-dose, small-tablet, and low-compactibility drug implementations. Standard Ceolus™ PH and colloidal Ceolus™ RC series are widely recognized and trusted for superior function, performance, and quality.

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Asahi Kasei Ceolus

Ceolus

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.

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Ceolus Compactability and Flow

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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

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Faciliate high dosage formulation

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Realize low pressure tableting

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Lower tablet friability

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Preventing sticking and capping

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Suitable for roller compaction

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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

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.

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Ceolus Compactability and Flow

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UF-711

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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

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Improve poorly flowable formulations

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Fast disintegration and dissolution with
sufficient hardness

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Prevent segregation and over-lubrication

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Facilitate high speed tableting

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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

 

Julia Shmyrova

Dr. Julia Shmyrova
Technical Marketing Manager

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

Kenji Obata

Kenji Obata
Senior Marketing Manager

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