Antifoams & Defoamers
Silicones are widely used as defoamers (add as needed) and antifoams (added up front) in a wide variety of industrial applications, including wastewater treatment, construction products, paints and coatings, metalworking fluids, agriculture, cleaning agents, pulp and paper and food processing. CHT offers the complete range of antifoams, which include stable emulsions of custom-hydrophobized silica (INCI name ‘simethicone’) as well as low HLB silicone polyethers that are effective in highly demanding applications just as defect-free coatings and residue-free textiles defoaming.
CHT’s silicone antifoams and defoamers are generally used in any application which involves liquid-gas contact and agitation, and the products are designed to control foam with the end goal of optimizing manufacturing throughput and productivity. Common attributes of CHT’s off the shelf and customized antifoam solutions are as follows:
- Highly effective at ultralow levels
- Combatable with all aqueous systems
- Specially made products defoam anhydrous systems
- Residue-free silicone antifoam options
- Ultrahigh pH effectiveness
- Dual role as levelling aids in coatings
- Available as stable emulsions, 100% concentrates or free flowing powders
Applications:
- Plastic recycling
- Food washing and processing
- General industrial waste stream defoaming
- Detergents, cleaners and polish formulations
- Concrete and dry mix defoaming
- Pharmaceutical processes
- Agrochemical defoaming
- Textile and leather industry
- Pulp and paper production
- Wastewater treatment plants
- Paints, coatings and dispersions formulations
For more information on applications for our silicone antifoams see our Foam Control Application page
Finding the right silicone antifoam for your application is not limited to CHT’s off the shelf product portfolio. Our technical team strives on collaborations with our customers to codevelop bespoke, personalized products which suites their individual application.
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Product Listing
| Code | Description | Request Sample | TDS | SDS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF 10 | 10% active water dispersible silicone antifoam | |||
| AF 100 | 100% active silicone defoamer | |||
| AF 1210 | This antifoam is a highly active silicone emulsion based on activated polydimethylsiloxane. It has been specially formulated to prevent, control or destroy foam in liquid systems. | |||
| AF 1216 | This antifoam is a highly active silicone emulsion based on activated polydimethylsiloxane. It has been specially formulated to prevent, control or destroy foam in liquid systems. | |||
| AF 20 | 20% active water dispersible silicone antifoam, | |||
| AF 30 | 30% active water dispersible silicone antifoam | |||
| HANSA CARE 5711 | Emulsion of a modified siloxane as an ingredient for Home and Car Care. | |||
| HANSA XFOAM F 6105 | 5% Active Silicone Defoamer | |||
| HANSA XFOAM F 6120 | 20% Active Silicone Defoamer | |||
| JAF 10 | 10% active water dispersible silicone antifoam |