Overview
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Principal Applications

  • Calcium Polystyrene Sulfonate

Regulatory Approvals

  • British and Japanese Pharmacopeia Compliant
  • ICH Q3D compliant

Typical Packaging

  • Small drum (Fiber)

Typical Physical & Chemical Characteristics:

Polymer Structure Polystyrene crosslinked with divinylbenzene
Appearance Cream to light brown, fine powder
Functional Group Sulfonic Acid
Ionic Form Ca++ 
Potassium Exchange Capacity 1.3 - 2.0 meq/g - dry
Loss on drying (max.) 7.0 %
> 150 µm (max.) 1.0 %
pH in DI water 6.0 - 9.5
Assay for calcium 6.5 - 9.5 % dry basis
Residual Potassium (max.) 0.1 %
Residual sodium (max.) 0.1 %
Residual styrene (max.) 1 ppm
Total Aerobes 1000 cfu/g
Total combined moulds and yeasts 100 cfu/g
Escherichia coli absent
Microbial: Bile-tolerant Gram-negative bacteria (max.) 100 cfu/g