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PETROLEUM JELLY/ VASELINE
(Pharmaceutical grades)
Description:
White Petroleum Jelly is manufactured from blends
of waxes and pure oils. Because of their purity they
are widely used as base for ointments, salves,
veterinary and cosmetic applications. They are also
used extensively in food processing, plastics, rubber,
tobacco, paper and rope industries. Complies USP,
BP, EP requirements.
Test description Test PJ-48 PJ-50 PJ-52 PJ-54 SPJ-54
method
1 Appearance Translucent, soft unctuous, retaining these characters on storage and
Visual when melted and allowed to cool without stirring; not more than slightly
florescent by day light, even melted; odourless when rubbed on screen.
2 Colour Visual White Snow white
Sensitive
3 Odour ASTM D 4052 Odourless
4 Density at 20°C, gm/ml ASTM D 445 > 0.820 > 0.820 > 0.822 > 0.824 > 0.824
3–4 6.25 – 7 3–4
5 Kinematic Viscosity at ASTM D 127 3–4 5 – 6.25 54 – 56
100°C, cSt 48 – 50 54 – 58
6 Drop melting point, °C 50 – 52 52 – 54
7 Congealing point, °C ASTM D 938 46 48 50 51 52
8 Cone penetration, dmm ASTM D 937 165 160 155 150 145
9 Pharmacopoeia USP/BP/EP USP/BP/EP USP/BP/EP USP/BP/EP USP/BP/EP
Other viscosities and special grades on request.
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