Products

POVASEAL 05PS
Polyvinyl Alcohol USP/NF, EP, JPE

POVASEAL 05PS is a well-known water-soluble synthetic polymer which is a partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in fine powder form.  It is produced by the polymerization of vinyl acetate to poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc), followed by hydrolysis of PVAc to PVA. It is GRAS listed and has Type IV US DMF.

Grade

Viscosity
mPa.s (4%, water)

Degree of Hydrolysis
(%)

Applications

POVASEAL 05PS

4.6-6.0

85 - 89

Aqueous film coating applications
such as oxygen barrier, water vapour barrier,
odor masking for tablets and
other solid oral dosage forms

Binder for wet granulation

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