Povidone K90

White to milky white powder, odorless or slightly peculiar odor. Soluble in water, methanol or ethanol, slightly soluble in acetone, insoluble in ether. It has good hygroscopicity, film-forming, complexing and physiological compatibility, and has the ability to complex with a variety of organic and inorganic compounds, and is stable to acid, salt and heat.?

English Abbreviation: PVP K90
CAS No.: 9003-39-8

Category: Pharmaceutical Excipients

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Product Description

White to milky white powder, odorless or slightly peculiar odor. Soluble in water, methanol or ethanol, slightly soluble in acetone, insoluble in ether. It has good hygroscopicity, film-forming, complexing and physiological compatibility, and has the ability to complex with a variety of organic and inorganic compounds, and is stable to acid, salt and heat.

Quality Index

Viscosity (in K)：	81.0-97.2
Viscous average molecular weight (VAMW)：	1000000-1500000
PH (5% aqueous solution)：	3.0-7.0
Aldehydes (as acetaldehyde)：	≤500ppm
Peroxides (as H2O2)：	≤400ppm
Formic acid	≤0.5%
Hydrazine：	≤1ppm
N-Vinyl-2-pyrrolidone	≤10ppm
A-pyrrolidone：	≤3%
Moisture：	≤5.0%
Sulfated ash：	≤0.1%
Nitrogen content：	11.5%-12.8%
Heavy metals (as lead)：	≤10ppm

Main functions

porogenic agent, thickener, binder, stabilizer and so on.

Application

• Used as binder for tablets, stabilizer for enzyme and heat-sensitive drugs, and co-precipitant for insoluble drugs in pharmaceutical field;

• Used as adhesive for solid glue stick in the field of adhesive to replace PVA solid glue stick which is easy to contain formaldehyde;

• Used as the adhesive of antipyretic patch and the porogenic agent of dialysis membrane in the field of medical devices;

• Used as porogenic agent of water treatment membrane and hydrophilic modifier in membrane industry;

• Used as a film-forming agent in the sizing process of glass fibers, used as a chemical crosslinking agent in the water-based coating system in the manufacture of CRTs by negative lithography technology.

• Used as colloidal protective agent for emulsion synthesis, ceramic binder, thickening agent in metal quenching solution, film-forming agent for seed coating, etc.