Items | Standard |
Characteristics | Almost white to off white free flowing,tasteless odorless,slippery granules or flakes(Completely free from foreign and black particles) |
Solubility | Dispersaible in water |
Identification | Responds to tests for identification |
PH(5% w/v) | 9-10 |
Water | N.M.T 8% |
Residue on ignition | N.M.T 17% |
Viscosity(5% w/v) | 800-2200 cps(Dispersion) |
Acid Demand | N.M.T 4% |
Particle size | Less than 250 micron for granules and for flakes less than 1mm length and less than 250 micron thickness |
Arsenic | N.M.T 3 ppm |
Heavy metals | N.M.T 15 ppm |
A1/Mg ratio | 0.5-1.2 |
Microbial Limit | No pathogenic strains less than 100 cfu/g bacteria less than 100 cfu/g fungi and yeast |