PEG – 400

Description

PEG 400

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400
HS Code 29094900

PEG 400 is a low-molecular-weight grade of polyethylene glycol. It is a clear, colorless, viscous liquid. Due in part to its low toxicity, PEG 400 is widely used in a variety of pharmaceutical formulations.

Density : 1.13 g/cm³
Formula : C2nH4n+2On+1,n=8.2to9.1
Viscosity 90.0 cSt at 25 °C, 7.3 cSt at99 °C
Molar mass 380-420 g/mol
Melting point:4 to 8 °C (39 to 46 °F; 277 to 281 K)
LD50 (median dose) : 30 mL/kg, orally in  rats

PEG 400 (polyethylene glycol 400) is a low-molecular-weight grade of polyethylene glycol. It is a clear, colorless, viscous liquid. Due in part to its low toxicity,

PEG 400 is widely used in a variety of pharmaceutical formulations.

PEG 400 is soluble in water, acetone, alcohols, benzene, glycerin, glycols, and aromatic hydrocarbons, and is slightly soluble in aliphatic hydrocarbons.

PEG 400 USES / PEG APPLICATION

PEGs are usually employed in a huge number of pharmaceutical products as a dispensing agent, solvents, medications and delivery liquids, tablets to fillers, as a treatment for constipation, and as suppository bases, in ophthalmic solutions. PEGs are also used in lubricants and veterinary products.PEGs are usually employed in a huge number of pharmaceutical products as a dispensing agent, solvents, medications and delivery liquids, tablets to fillers, as a treatment for constipation, and as suppository bases, in ophthalmic solutions. PEGs are also used in lubricants and veterinary products.