Research Article
Evaluation of Modified Date Palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Mucilage as a Potential Pharmaceutical Excipient
Table 1
Flow properties of granules of date palm mucilage.
| Sr. | Type of granules | Bulk density (g/ml) | Tapped density (g/ml) | Carr's index (%) | Hauser’s ratio | Angle of repose (°) | Moisture contents (%) | Ash values (%) | Flow property |
| 1 | Crude mucilage | 0.709 ± 0.13 | 0.847 ± 0.09 | 19.5 ± 0.02 | 1.195 ± 0.13 | 37.4 ± 0.2 | 13.3 ± 0.035 | 7.33 ± 0.015 | Fair | 2 | Purified mucilage | 0.740 ± 0.55 | 0.847 ± 0.05 | 14.4 ± 0.01 | 1.144 ± 0.11 | 32.1 ± 0.1 | 8.3 ± 0.080 | 2.66 ± 0.037 | Good | 3 | Acidic hydrolyzed mucilage | 0.719 ± 0.17 | 0.862 ± 0.11 | 19.66 ± 0.01 | 1.198 ± 0.19 | 37.7 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.053 | 2.59 ± 0.011 | Fair | 4 | Basic hydrolyzed mucilage | 0.704 ± 0.31 | 0.826 ± 0.07 | 17.36 ± 0.05 | 1.174 ± 0.08 | 37 ± 0.1 | 6.5 ± 0.075 | 2.54 ± 0.044 | Fair | 5 | Amylase hydrolyzed mucilage | 0.704 ± 0.19 | 0.855 ± 0.01 | 21.36 ± 0.11 | 1.213 ± 0.15 | 39.5 ± 0.3 | 6.9 ± 0.028 | 2.35 ± 0.025 | Fair | 6 | Cellulase hydrolyzed mucilage | 0.694 ± 0.08 | 0.877 ± 0.59 | 26.32 ± 0.09 | 1.263 ± 0.19 | 43 ± 0.1 | 6.3 ± 0.063 | 2.38 ± 0.039 | Passable | 7 | Poly acrylamide grafted mucilage | 0.724 ± 0.14 | 0.806 ± 0.01 | 11.3 ± 0.02 | 1.113 ± 0.16 | 31.6 ± 0.4 | 6.5 ± 0.079 | 2.16 ± 0.011 | Good | 8 | ZnONPs mucilage | 0.741 ± 0.52 | 0.819 ± 0.09 | 10.66 ± 0.33 | 1.106 ± 0.11 | 27.3 ± 0.3 | 3.4 ± 0.047 | 1.95 ± 0.029 | Excellent | 9 | CuONPs mucilage | 0.752 ± 0.39 | 0.847 ± 0.12 | 12.71 ± 0.06 | 1.127 ± 0.15 | 32 ± 0.4 | 4.6 ± 0.053 | 2.29 ± 0.018 | Good | 10 | AgNPs mucilage | 0.775 ± 0.4 | 0.847 ± 0.45 | 9.32 ± 0.06 | 1.093 ± 0.07 | 25.2 ± 0.6 | 3.8 ± 0.071 | 1.95 ± 0.027 | Excellent | 11 | AuNPs mucilage | 0.769 ± 0.33 | 0.877 ± 0.03 | 10.17 ± 0.02 | 1.102 ± 0.03 | 25.2 ± 0.3 | 3.8 ± 0.082 | 1.83 ± 0.015 | Excellent | 12 | HPMC | 0.699 ± 0.28 | 0.775 ± 0.15 | 10.85 ± 0.03 | 1.109 ± 0.14 | 30.8 ± 0.7 | 4.8 ± 0.057 | 2.9 ± 0.031 | Good | 13 | Paracetamol | 0.662 ± 0.17 | 0.855 ± 0.03 | 29.06 ± 0.98 | 1.291 ± 0.08 | 52 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 0.041 | 1.7 ± 0.019 | Poor |
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