Conventional pharmaceutical excipients and
new-type pharmaceutical excipients:
ER-KANG produces more than 120 conventional pharmaceutical excipients including
Pharmaceutical Glycerin, Medicinal Ethanol, Medicinal Propylene Glycol,
Medicinal Sodium Hydroxide and Sucrose. New pharmaceutical excipients including
Hydroxypropyl Starch Empty Capsule, Hydroxypropyl Starch Soft Capsule, Citrate
and its series products.
pharmaceutical excipients ER-KANG research
mainly includes the following two aspects
1、World’s first Hydroxypropyl Starch Capsule
Through 9 years’ painstaking effort, ER-KANG
has been through with the research on the production , quality control, and
application of starch-based capsules, and mastered the complete technical
process of starch capsule production. Starch Capsule is an innovative product
made from native starch (the main ingredient) with no animal-origin sources
added, and its manufacturing process follows the following steps: 1, process
the starch plant into starch 2, turn the starch into special starch material
(raw material for starch capsule ) by ER-KANG’s proprietary technology, 3,
process the starch material into starch capsules by special technology.
Additionally, the company has conducted related application tests about the
disintegration time, compatibility, and stability, etc, and all the test
results indicate that ER-KANG’s Starch Capsule is conform to the traditional capsule
standards and thus could be an ideal alternative for vegan & health people.
Starch Capsule is a green, natural and
healthy product, which, for its advantage of non-animal origin, is embraced by
larger group of users than traditional capsule, and bears a brighter market prospect. For
its outstanding quality, ER-KANG Starch Capsule is certified by Kosher, Halal
and Vegetarian Society and registered in FDA.
2、Citric acid, Citrate, and citrate ester
series products.
2.1 Citrate series products
Citric acid, an important organic acid, is
often a monohydrate crystal with strong sour taste, colorless, odorless and
soluble in water. The calcium phosphate tends to be dissolved more easily in
cold water than in hot water---- an characteristic often used to identify and
isolate citrate. Anhydrous citric acid, normally obtained from the
crystallization process of calcium phosphate by setting the temperature to
proper range, is widely used in food, cosmetics, and other industries: 75% of
citrate output is used in food industry as acidity regulator, antioxidant, pH
regulator, cool drink, jam, and pastry, etc; about 10% in pharmaceutical
industry as anticoagulant, antiacid, and corrigent; and the remaining 15% is
used in electronic, textile, oil, and leather industries, etc.
The Citrate products, like sodium citrate
and potassium citrate, are also widely applied in multiple fields, like in
pharmaceutical industry, they could be added into blood preservation agent as
anticoagulant.
2.2Citrate ester series products
Citrate ester plasticizer, one of the safest plasticizers nowadays, is drawing a wide attention for its excellent compatibility, high plastifying performance, nontoxicity , antibacterial property, non-volatility, and strong weatherability, being the priority green alternative to phthalic acid esters. As citrate ester maintains deflectivity even in cold areas , does not change color due to its optimal thermal stability when sealed(light, heat, and water proof), and presents good compatibility with cellulose, PVC and polyvinyl acetate materials, the products added with citrate ester is particularly a good packaging material for foods and pharmaceuticals as well as a good choice for plasma bag, and disposable iv lines for its nontoxicity and durability.
ER-KANG invested on Wangkang Biochemical Ltd in Cambodia and established a citric acid products manufacturing base there by technically upgrading the manufacturing facilities and existing production technology of Hunan Dongting Citrate Chemical Ltd-------a manufacturer acquired by ER-KANG.