ITEMS | STANDARD |
Product | Caffeine Anhydrous |
Characteristics | White or almost white, crystalline powder (BP/EP) or silky, white or almost white, crystals |
Melting Point | 234.0-239.0°C (BP/EP) |
Infrared Absorption | Conforms to the caffeine Reference Spectrum (BP/EP) |
Loss on drying | See Tests (BP/EP) |
Appearance of solution | Clear,colourless (BP/EP) |
Heavy metals | ≤ 0.001% (USP) |
Sulphate | ≤ 500ppm (BP/EP) |
Each impurity A,B,C,D,E,F | ≤ 0.10% (BP/EP) |
Unspecified impurities | ≤ 0.10% (BP/EP) |
Total impurities | ≤ 0.10% (BP/EP) |
Any individual impurity | ≤ 0.10% (USP) |
Total impurities | ≤ 0.10% (USP) |
Loss on drying | ≤ 0.50% (BP/EP) |
Residue on ignition | ≤ 0.10% (USP) |
Assay | 98.5-101.0%(USP) |
Storage condition | Keep in a tightly closed container |