Functional Fillers

Powdered Cellulose, Ph.Eur., NF, JP

Powdered cellulose is used as an economic and inert diluent in tableting and capsule filling. Especially in wet granulation it works synergistically with other economic excipients such as starch or lactose. Combined with these, ARBOCEL® improves tablet hardness and disintegration time.

Grade	Average Particle Size by laser diffraction (µm)	Bulk Density (g/cm3)	Main Application
ARBOCEL®M80	60	0.20 - 0.24	Fine, fibrous grade of powdered cellulose, suitable for wet granulation.
ARBOCEL®P290	80	0.27 - 0.33	Fine grade with increased density and improved flow. Suitable for wet granulation and direct compression, especially in combination with MCC.
ARBOCEL®A300	250	0.31 - 0.41	Coarse grade with excellent flow properties used in direct compression and for capsule fillings.