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Calcium Carbonate

1] Description: White to off-white fine or granular powder.

2] Physical Characteristics:

Calcium Carbonate Powder

Characteristics	Pharma-carb LLâ	Oyster Shell Powder 4402
Loss on drying (typical)	< 0.2%	NMT 0.5%
Bulk Density (g/cc)	1.0	NA
Particle Size Specification
Through US 200 mesh	NLT 100%
Through US 325 mesh		NLT 80%
Average size (microns)	12 – 16	16

Calcium Carbonate Granulation

Characteristics

Cal-Carb 4450 PG

Cal-Carb 4457

Cal-Carb 4462

Loss on drying (typical)

NMT 1%

NMT 1%

NMT 1%

Bulk Density (g/cc)

1.0 – 1.3

1.0 - 1.3

0.95

Particle Size Specification

Through US 200 mesh NMT 5% NMT 5% NMT 5%

Through US 325 mesh NMT 25% NMT 25% NMT 20%

3] Applications:

Wet Granulation	Pharma-carb LL

Direct Compression	Conventional tablets, calcium and mineral supplements
	Cal-Carb 4450 PG, Cal-Carb 4457, Cal-Carb 4462

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5] References:

Cal-Carb 4450 PG, Calcium Carbonate Granulation Product Bulletin rev. 6/99, CHR Hansen

Cal-Carb 4457, Calcium Carbonate Granulation Product Bulletin rev. 6/99, CHR Hansen

Cal-Carb 4462, Calcium Carbonate Granulation Product Bulletin rev. 6/99, CHR Hansen

Oyster Shell Powder 4402 Product Bulletin rev. 4/99, CHR Hansen

Pharma-carb LL, Calcium Carbonate USP Product Brochure rev.46/99, CHR Hansen

Pformulate/02/14/2000