ITEM | STANDARD |
APPEARANCE | WHITE GRANULAR |
IDENTIFICATION | 1). BROMINE TEST: POSITIVE 2). QUANTITATIVE TEST FOR POTASSIUM SALT: POSITIVE 3).IR: CONFORMS WITH STANDARD SPECTRUM |
ASSAY | 99.0%- 101.0% |
LOSS ON DRYING | =< 0.5% |
ODOR | SLIGHT CHARACTERISITC ODOR |
HEAT STABILITY | NO CHANGE IN COLOR AFTER HEATING FOR 90 MINUTES AT 105℃ |
MELTING POINT (℃) | 133.0- 135.0 |
COLOR OF SOLUTION | =< 70 |
LIGHT STABILITY | NO CHANGE IN COLOR AFTER AN HOUR LIGHT |
FOREIGN MATERIAL ANALYSIS | NO OBVIOUS FOREIGN MATERIAL THROUGH 0.8 μm FILTER |
ALKANLINITY (AS K2CO3) | =< 0.4 ML OF 0.1N HYDROCHLORIC ACID |
CHLORLDE (AS CL) | =< 0.018% |
ALDEHYDES (AS HCHO) | =< 0.1% |
SULFATE (AS SO4) | =< 0.02% |
ARSENIC | =< 3 PPM |
LEAD | =< 2 PPM |
MERCURY | =< 1 PPM |
HEAVY METALS (as PB) | =< 10 PPM |
TOTAL PLATE COUNT | =< 100 CFU/ G |
MOULD & YEAST | =< 50 CFU/ G |
E. COLI | =< 30MPN/ 100G |