TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

PRODUCT­ LIGHT MINERAL OIL 90 USP ( WOP90 )

FDA LICENCE NO. – KD­511 DTD. 03.03.18.

TESTS STANDARD OBSERVATION
Description Colourless, transparent, oily liquid, Colourless, transparent, oily
free or practically free from liquid, free from fluorescence.
fluorescence. It is odourless and It is odourless and tasteless
tasteless when cold and develops when cold and develops not
not more than a faint odour of more than a faint odour of
petroleum when heated. petroleum when heated.
Solubility Insoluble in water and in alcohol, Insoluble in water and in
soluble in volatile oils. Miscible alcohol, soluble in volatile
with most fixed oils but not with oils. Miscible with most fixed
caster oil oils but not with caster oil
Specific gravity Between 0.818 and 0.880 0.8350
Viscosity Not more than 33.5 18.26 Centistokes
centistokes. ( Between
14.0 and 20.5 )
Neutrality The alcohol remains neutral to Complies
litmus.
Readily carbonisable substances The oil may turn hazy but should Complies
remain colorless, or shows a slight
pink or yellow color and the acid
should not become darker than
the standard solution.
Limit of polynuclear compounds The absorbance of sample solution Complies
at any wavelength in the range 260
to 350 nm should not be more
than one third of the absorbance of
standard solution at 275 nm.
Solid paraffin The black line, 0.5 mm wide, to be Complies
easily seen against a white
background held vertically behind
the bottle.
Residual To comply the test Complies
solvents
REMARKS : THE PRODUCT COMPLIES AS PER NF/ USP ­ STDS .

Storage: Store in a cool dry place and avoid direct contact with sunlight.