white crystalline powder, smell-less, sweet taste, easily dissolved in water, insoluble in alcohol and ether.

In pharmaceutical industry: mannitol injection can reduce both intracranial pressure and intraocular pressure, eliminate hydrocephalus and promote urination. It also can prevent blood pressure rising, arteriosclerosis, meningitis and have certain effect on treating diabetes. Additionally, it can be used as subsidiary material to produce medicines.

In microbiology: mannitol is a fine culture medium for some micro-organism

In synthetic chemical industry: mannitol is one of the important raw materials in producing fatty acid ester, mannitol polyther and rigid mannitol ester.

In food industry: It is usually used as food additives.

In other industries: mannitol is widely used in agricultural and textile field as mollient and emulsifier.

Executive Standard: CP2000, USP24 and BP1998

Mannitol