Triethyl Citrate – Specialized plasticizer, optimizing film coatings and ensuring perfect flexibility for pharmaceutical formulations

1. General introduction to Triethyl Citrate

Triethyl Citrate (TEC) is a highly effective, non-toxic plasticizer widely used in the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and food industries. In pharmaceutical manufacturing, it is an essential excipient designed to increase the flexibility and durability of film coatings, particularly in enteric and sustained-release tablet formulations.

The material is manufactured by reputable international standard pharmaceutical excipient manufacturers. With strict quality control, Triethyl Citrate ensures optimal polymer compatibility, preventing cracking and peeling of film coatings during production and storage.

2. Information on Triethyl Citrate raw material

• Material Name: Triethyl Citrate
• Material Group: Pharmaceutical Excipients / Plasticizers.
• Function: Plasticizer for film coatings, enteric coatings, and capsule shells.
• Chemical Composition: C12H20O7
• Form: Clear, colorless, oily liquid with a faint, characteristic odor.
• Solubility: Soluble in water, completely miscible with alcohol and ether.
• Quality Standards: Meets current international Pharmacopoeia standards (USP/Ph.Eur/BP).

The special material is strictly controlled for:

• Acidity and Water content: Strictly controlled limits to ensure maximum chemical stability and prevent the degradation of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in the core.
• Purity: High purity level with strict heavy metal limits, ensuring absolute safety for oral formulations and avoiding toxicity compared to traditional phthalate plasticizers.

3. Advantages of Triethyl Citrate raw material

• Superior plasticizing effect: Effectively lowers the glass transition temperature of polymers (such as methacrylates and cellulose derivatives), creating strong, flexible, and crack-resistant film coatings.
• Excellent compatibility: Blends easily with a wide range of film-forming aqueous and solvent-based polymer dispersions, ensuring smooth and uniform tablet coating surfaces.
• High safety profile: Non-toxic, non-irritating, and eco-friendly, making it a globally approved alternative to phthalate-based plasticizers.
• Reasonable cost - Stable supply: Supplied by leading partners, providing a high-quality excipient solution at a competitive cost for pharmaceutical plants.

4. Applications of Triethyl Citrate

In pharmaceuticals and health supplements (Core applications):

• Tablet film coating: The primary choice as a plasticizer for targeted drug delivery systems, especially enteric coatings (e.g., combined with methacrylic acid copolymers) and sustained-release formulations, ensuring the coating remains intact in the stomach.
• Capsule manufacturing: Acts as a plasticizing agent to improve the mechanical strength, elasticity, and stability of capsule shells.

In cosmetics and personal care:

• Deodorants and fragrances: Used as an active ingredient in deodorants (inhibiting the bacterial decomposition of sweat) and as an excellent solvent or fixative for perfumes.

5. Commercial products using Triethyl Citrate

6. Product contact information

For more information on the supply chain, technical specifications of Triethyl Citrate, or to place an order, please contact us:

• Consulting Hotline: +84 (0) 834 560 500
• Email: director@biorichgroup.com
• Website:www.biorichgroup.com
• Sample/COA Request: Please contact us via email to request a sample and the latest Certificate of Analysis (COA) of the material.