Chemical Name:?CETYL ALCOHOL??????????????????RM Control No.:__________

Supplier:___________________________?????????????? Qty. Received:____________

Lot No.:___________________________?????????????? Date Received:___________

PARAMETERS USP	STANDARD	SAMPLE	REMARKS
Description	Unctuous, white flakes or granules, having a faint, characteristic odour, and a bland, mild taste.
Solubility	Insoluble in water; soluble in alcohol and in ether, the solubility increasing with an increase in temperature.
Melting Point	Usually melts in the range between 45?/span> and 50?/span>.
Identification	The time retention of the major peak corresponds to that the major peak in the chromatogram of the System suitability solution (as obtained?in the assay)
Acid value <401>	Not more than 2
Iodine value <401>	Not more than 5
Hydroxyl?value	Between 218 and 238
Assay <621>	Not less than 90.0 % of cetyl alcohol, the remainder consisting chiefly of related alcohols

QC DISPOSITION:??[????? ]?PASSED???????????????[ ?????]?REJECT

Analyzed by:_____________________??????????? Noted by:______________________

Date :_____________________???????????Date????:_____________________

Revised : September 2005 GAM????????????? ???Approved by: _________________