Troubleshooting and FAQs for LYCOAT® hydroxypropyl pea starch
Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting and FAQs for LYCOAT® hydroxypropyl pea starch

Frequently asked questions for LYCOAT® hydroxypropyl pea starch and its applications

  • LYCOAT® RS 720 and 780 are very efficient wet granulation binders for batch (fluid bed and high shear) or continuous (twin screw extrusion) processes. 
    They can be used in two ways: 
    - dissolved in water and sprayed on the powder to granulate.
    - blended directly with the powder to granulate and wetted with water.

  • LYCOAT® RS 720 and 780 enable quick film coating using lower processing temperature making it compatible with heat sensitive API. LYCOAT® also allows glossy finish with high logo resolution.

  • LYCOAT® range is composed of pregelatinized hydroxypropyl pea starches. They are cold water soluble and offer film-forming and coating properties in various oral dosage forms in both pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. LYCOAT® can also be used as a binder in wet granulation.
    LYCOAT® RS 720 is a medium viscosity version.
    LYCOAT® RS 780 is a low viscosity version.

  • Sorbitol and glycerol are good starch plasticizers. NEOSORB® P 100 C crystalline sorbitol can be used for this purpose.

  • LYCOAT® range is made from pea starch. Pea starch possesses a particular amylose/amylopectine ratio providing LYCOAT® specific rheological behavior leading to very good film-forming properties.

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