Excipients - substances added to the basic composition to change the properties or (and) cheaper material. The most common are hard ones: wood flour , sawdust , grain husk , cotton , paper, graphite , asbestos , quartz , fiberglass , tire tires, various natural and synthetic waste from mining and processing - both separately and in combination with other .
Content
- 1 Plastics
- 2 Pesticides
- 3 Medicines
- 4 Food Ingredients
Plastics
Substances introduced into the rubber compound or into latex ( carbon black , chalk , talc , magnesium oxide ), into plastics (sawdust, asbestos , etc.) to improve various technical properties. For example, soot gives rubbers wear resistance (and also makes them cheaper). Soot , graphite , glass, asbestos , chemical fibers , etc. are used as fillers. For example, paper and fabrics play the role of a filler in laminates, and gases, such as nitrogen , play a role in foams .
Pesticides
In some cases, fillers ( talc , chalk , kaolin , etc.) are added to various drugs ( dusts ) of pesticides .
Medicines
Sometimes excipients are added to tableted medicines (chalk, sugar ).
Food Fillers
Often, ice cream is served with various edible fillers.
Various grains, seeds, raisins, nuts, candied fruits, bran, etc. can be used as fillers for bakery products.