Silicones
Silicone Antifoams
Foam reduces processing speed and capacity. It limits the cleaning capability of detergents, limits formulations, and can lead to environmental concerns.
Silicone has the advantage for foam control, consistently outperforming non-silicone alternatives. Silicone antifoams are provided as an easy to use oil in water emulsion, the silicone compounds are mixed with emulsifiers to ensure the silicone spreads fast and well in the foaming medium.
Product Information
Benefits:
• Lower surface tension, compared to organic antifoams
• Very low dosage rate
• Insoluble in most systems
• Tends to react less with process ingredients
• Persistence generally performs longer
• Can cost less to use due to its effectiveness and persistence at low use levels.
Silfax D3 (Food grade) &Silfax D2 (Food grade)
Silfax D3 (FG) and D2 (FG) is a 30% active silicone compound specifically formulated as an antifoam for aqueous and non-aqueous applications.
It can be used in the manufacture of food packaging materials as a defoamer, lubricant and as a direct food additive.
• Fruit processing
• Vegetable processing
• Juice processing
• Soy processing
• Sugar refining
• Syrup manufacture
• Glue and adhesive manufacture
• Starch processing
• Yeast production & Fermentation
• Wastewater treatment
• Animal feed
Silfax DFI-2M
Silfax DFI-2M is a silicone based compound specifically formulated to allow greater flexibility in controlling foam in water-based, highly cationic or highly alkaline (high pH) solutions.
• Immediate foam knockdown
• Long term foam inhibition
• Low addition levels
• Rapid dispersion
• Wide compatibility with cationic systems
• Excellent stability over a wide pH range.
GENSIL 834
15% active industrial-grade silicone antifoam emulsion.
• Chemical processing
• Petroleum industry
• Paper and textile processing
• Effluent treatment
GENSIL 2030
35% active non-ionic aqueous emulsion.Meets Australian, New Zealand and US FDA food grade requirements, allowing it to be used as a direct or indirect additive.
• Petrochemical
• Food processing
• Textiles
• Chemical processing
• Effluent treatment
