Description
Versatile Raw Materials for Personal Care Formulations
AEROSIL® R 972 is a fumed silica after treated with DDS (Dimethyldichlorosilane).
Applications:
- Silicone rubber and silicone sealants
- Paints and coatings
- Printing inks and toner
- Adhesives
- Cable compounds and gels
- Plant protection
- Cosmetics
Properties:
- Hydrophobic component for thickening and reinforcement of RTV-1 K silicone sealants.
- Improves the shelf-life of silicone sealants.
- Water resistant, hydrophobising of liquid systems.
- Rheology control of (complex) liquid systems.
- For use in coatings as an anti-settling agent, for pigment stabilization and improvement of corrosion protection.
- Improves hydrophobicity and rheology of offset printing inks.
- Improvement and maintenance of free flow and anti-caking characteristics of powders.
Thickens the oil phase.
