OSSIMAG® ERM is a Heavy Magnesium Oxide according to the "Characters" of European Pharmacopoeia 5th Ed. 2005:

“It is a fine, white or almost powder, practically insoluble in water. It dissolves in dilute acids with at most slight effervescence”.

Special characteristics are:

• high fineness of the particles

• high brightness

• very high chemical purity

OSSIMAG® ERM is produced in Angera (Italy).

OSSIMAG® ERM is a heavy magnesium oxide with a typical value of apparent volume of 28 ml/15 g (about 535 g/l).

It is used:

• as antacid and alkaline buffer in Pharmaceutical application;

• as absorbent and pH adjuster in cosmetics;

• as a nutrient supplement, pH control agent and processing aid in food processing.

Thanks to its density, it allows different compounding possibilities for tablet and powder dosage systems.

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