NORIT® activated carbons have been used by the global pharma industry for decades to purify APIs, nutraceuticals, and intermediates. Our products provide high adsorption capacity for removing impurities such as side products, odors, discolorations, proteins, and metals from catalyst residues.
The pharmaceutical production process requires absolute purity and traceability to ensure the highest quality end products. Here are some of the primary ways we help:
Pharmaceutical Purification
The pharmaceutical industry relies on NORIT® activated carbons to purify numerous pharmaceutical products. Our highly controlled manufacturing processes bring activated carbons with purity, consistency, traceability, and auditability.
NORIT® activated carbons purify:
- API’s (antibiotics, painkillers, steroids, …)
- Vitamins
- Intermediates
- Diagnostic agents
- Enzymes
And they remove these impurities:
- Synthesis byproducts
- Discolorations and pigments
- Cell residues, oligopeptides, proteins
- Odor compounds
- Impurities from feedstocks
- Metal-containing residues from catalysts
To optimize purification performance and product recovery, you can choose from a range of NORIT® product grades offering a variety of adsorptive properties and pore structures.
Cosmetics and personal care
NORIT® offers a range of high purity charcoal powders (Carbo Vegetabilis, CI 77268:1). Producers of cosmetics and personal care products also require the highest performance and purity from NORIT® activated carbon. We provide product options that function as:
- Opacifier and/or colorants
- Scrubbing agents
- Adsorbents for skin impurities
A high purity is needed for personal care products and cosmetics as they can be ingested or are used topically. NORIT® produces charcoal / activated carbon products suitable for ingestion as per the European Union’s food colorant legislation (E 153) or European and/or US pharmacopeia requirements.
To accomplish the function of the ingredient optimally, we offer a choice in particle sizes, particle shapes, adsorptive capacities, and pore structures.
