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An artistic impression of cogs and lots of thick orange grease

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Grease Thickeners and Additives - Smooth Operating with AEROSIL® Fumed Silica

AEROSIL Fumed Silica from Evonik can be used in greases as a thickener offering a higher dropping point and a wider temperature range.

7 Minute Read

AEROSIL® fumed silica for thixotropy, anti-settling and reinforcement of thermosets

AEROSIL® from Evonik is widely used as a rheology modifier across our industry groups. This article goes into detail about how it works in thermosets and the benefits it can impart.

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Defoamers: Speciality Silica

Foam in industrial applications such as coatings and detergents can impact the quality of the finished product and interfere with manufacturing; Therefore the market for making defoamers that remove this issue is large. This article discusses how defoamers work and what makes a good defoamer as well as how speciality silica can benefit a defoamer formulation.

SEM of spherilex and traditional precipiated silica

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Video - SPHERILEX® spherical silica for coatings

SPHERILEX® is a unique spherically shaped precipitated silica with a very narrow particle size distribution that offers excellent abrasion resistance and burnish resistance to coatings.

10 Minute Read

Speciality silica powders as liquid carriers – converting liquids into dry flowable powders

EVONIK's SIPERNAT and AEROSIL grades can be used as liquid carriers to turn liquids into flowable powders.

Teddy bear, dummy and baby bottle laying on a blue background

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AEROSIL® R 8200: Reinforcement with low thickening behaviour in silicone

An overview of the latest generation of hydrophobic fumed silica for silicone rubber – AEROSIL® R 8200.

Asconium® 500 - Easy to introduce water-based corrosion inhibition and adhesion promotion

Additives for Recycled Thermoplastics

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Grease Thickeners and Additives - Smooth Operating with AEROSIL® Fumed Silica

AEROSIL® fumed silica for thixotropy, anti-settling and reinforcement of thermosets

Defoamers: Speciality Silica

Video - SPHERILEX® spherical silica for coatings

Speciality silica powders as liquid carriers – converting liquids into dry flowable powders

AEROSIL® R 8200: Reinforcement with low thickening behaviour in silicone