AEROSOL FORMULATION Flashcards
Aerosol Formulation
Product Concentrate
Propellant
API + required adjuncts
Product concentrate
is the active ingredient of the aerosol combined w/ the required adjuncts, such as antioxidants, surface active agents, & solvents, to prepare a stable & efficacious product
Product concentrate
Gas which develops the pressure w/in an aerosol and expels the product when the valve is opened
Propellant
Supplies the necessary force to expel the product & also acts to serve as the solvent & diluents
Propellant
Examples of Propellant
Liquefied gases
Compressed gases
Saturated Hydrocarbon (N-butane, Propane)
Liquefied gas
CFC’s
dichloroFluoromethane
dichlorotetraFluoroethane
tricholoromonoFluoromethane
Liquefied gas
Dimethyl ether
Liquefied gas
Hydrofluorocarbons
Liquefied gas
Carbon dioxide
Compressed gas
Nitrogen Gas
Compressed gas
Nitrous oxide
Compressed gas
