Light Liquid Paraffin - Ip - BP - Ep

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POWEROIL

Specialty Oils & Lubricants

White Oils
LIGHT LIQUID PARAFFIN IP / EP/ BP
Meets requirements of IP 2010( Indian Pharmacopoeia ) , BP 2010 ( British Pharmacopoeia ) &
EP 2010 ( European Pharmacopoeia ) Standards.

Typical Data
Sr.No Characteristics Unit Test Method
Min. Max.
1. Characters - IP / EP / BP Colourless, odourless, transparent ,
oily liquid free from fluo rescence in
day light.
2. Solubility & Misciblity IP / EP / BP Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in
ethanol ( 96 % ) and miscible with
hydrocarbons.
3. Weight per ml, @ 25 C gm / ml IP 0.820 0.880
4. Relative density @ 20C gm / ml EP / BP 0.810 0.875
5. Dynamic Viscosity @ 20C m Pas IP / EP / BP 25 80
6. Acidity or Alkalinity - IP / EP / BP Not more than 0.1 ml of
0.1 M NaOH
7. Light Absorption ( Absorbance in the Abs IP
- 0.1
range of 240 280 nm of 2% w/v soln)
8. Flash Point ( COC ) C ASTM D 92 150 -
9. Pour Point , C C ASTM D 97 - -15
10. Readily Carbonisable Substances - IP / EP / BP Pass
11. Solid Paraffin IP / EP / BP Pass
12. Sulphur Compounds IP Pass
13. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon - EP /BP Pass

Light Liquid Paraffin IP / EP / BP is an extremely high purity IP / EP / BP grade white minera l oil
formulated from highly refined hydrotreated low p our point base oils meet ing the extreme purity
requirements of the Indian Pharmacopoeia / European Pharmacopoeia / British Pharmacopoeia which
ensures the absence of any signific ant sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen and hal ogen derivatives or saturated
substances and aromatics.

Application : Used in infinite number of applications which includes medical formulations , ointments ,
laxatives , repository vaccines , hair oils , hair creams , cosmetics , facial creams and lotions , gelatin
capsules, protective coatings for fruits and vegetables, veterinary preparations , egg preservatives etc.

( Version # 6 25th August 2011 )

Apar Industries Ltd., Apar House, Corporate Park, Sion-Trombay Road, Chembur, Mumbai 400 071. Product Data Sheet
Tel: 91-22-2526 3400 / 6780 0400 | Fax: 91-22-2524 6326 | website: www.apar.com

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