Table 2.
Results of particle size distribution analysis of 5 batches of di‐magnesium malate (DMM)
| US sieve number | Opening (μm) | Percentage above (%) | Cumulative above (%) | Percentage below (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ave | SD | RSD | Ave | SD | RSD | Ave | SD | RSD | ||
| 35 | 500 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 171 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 171 | 99.98 | 0.03 | 0 |
| 45 | 355 | 0.27 | 0.14 | 53 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 43 | 99.71 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 60 | 250 | 0.64 | 0.19 | 30 | 0.92 | 0.28 | 30 | 99.08 | 0.28 | 0 |
| 80 | 180 | 1.45 | 0.32 | 22 | 2.37 | 0.54 | 23 | 97.63 | 0.54 | 1 |
| 120 | 125 | 2.70 | 0.83 | 31 | 5.08 | 1.06 | 21 | 94.92 | 1.06 | 1 |
| 170 | 90 | 17.25 | 6.04 | 35 | 22.33 | 5.90 | 26 | 77.67 | 5.90 | 8 |
| 230 | 63 | 40.46 | 4.94 | 12 | 62.79 | 8.00 | 13 | 37.21 | 8.00 | 21 |
| 325 | 45 | 27.18 | 7.95 | 29 | 89.97 | 3.85 | 4 | 10.03 | 3.85 | 38 |
| Pan | N/A | 10.03 | 3.85 | 38 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | N/A |
Ave: average; SD: standard deviation; RSD: residual standard deviation; N/A: not applicable.