Silicone defoaming agents are available in oil, solution, powder, and emulsion types. They all have a high defoaming effect when added in small amounts to all types of foaming liquids.
Due to their lower surface tension, silicone defoaming agents have greater defoaming action than organic defoaming agents.
Silicone defoaming agents are highly safe, especially those for food applications, which meet the standards for food additives laid out in Japan's Food Sanitation Law.
Silicone defoaming agents have good resistance to heat and chemicals, so they are effective with all types of foams and can be used in conditions in which organic defoaming agents cannot.
Silicone defoaming agents have longer-lasting effects than other defoaming agents, and are also effective in preventing foaming from occurring.
They are chemically inactive, so they are extremely stable and do not attack or react with other substances.
| Category | Applications | Grade | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fluid type | Chemical industry, petroleum industry, fermentation industry, paints, coatings, inks and the printing industry, pulp and paper industry, wastewater treatment, textile industry |
KF-96 | Silicone fluid |
| FA-630 | Fluorosilicone fluid | ||
| KF-6701 | Excellent internal addition stability for organic resins | ||
| KS-7708 | Excellent internal addition stability for organic resins | ||
| Oil compound type | KS-66 | Excellent defoaming properties | |
| KS-69 | Excellent defoaming properties | ||
| X-50-1105G | Excellent dispersibility with water based forming liquid | ||
| Solvent type | KS-602A | For oils | |
| FA-600 | Fluorosilicone-based | ||
| Powder type | X-50-1083C | High alkali resistance | |
| X-50-1083E | General use | ||
| Solid type | AWA CATCHER® | For draining, general industrial use, effective life is 14 to 21 days under water at nomal temperature. | |
| X-50-1110G | For draining, general industrial use, effective life is 5 to 7 days under water at 40 to 50°C. | ||
| KM-601S | For draining, general industrial use | ||
| Self-emulsifying type | KS-530 | General use | |
| KS-531 | Excellent internal addition stability | ||
| KS-537 | Easy to use, excellent internal addition stability | ||
| KS-538 | Long lasting defoaming property | ||
| KS-540 | High alkali resistance | ||
| Emulsion type | KM-73 | For draining, general use | |
| KM-73A | For draining, general use, alkali resistance | ||
| KM-73E | For draining, general use, alkali resistance, defoaming | ||
| KM-70 | For fermentation process (Not food additives) | ||
| KM-71 | Excellent internal addition stability | ||
| KM-75 | Excellent internal addition stability | ||
| KM-7750 | Stable when diluted, defoaming property, excellent internal addition stability | ||
| KM-85 | For ink and paints (paintable) | ||
| KM-89 | Heat resistance, alkali resitance | ||
| KM-90 | For dyeing processes | ||
| KM-98 | For dyeing processes | ||
| KM-7752 | Concentrated, excellent internal addition stability | ||
| Food processing industry | KM-72GS | For food processing industry (food additives), preservatives contained, Halal certification |
