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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | [Cabot Corp.] A registered trademark for a series of treated and untreated synthetic [[silicon|silicon dioxide]] products. Cab-O-Sil is an [[aerosol|aerosol silica]] that can be mixed with most liquids to form a thick colloidal suspension. Also called fumed silica, it is a very light, fluffy white powder that is made by hydrogen-oxygen furnace combustion of silicon tetrachloride. Cab-O-Sil is used as a matting agent, [[thickening| | + | [Cabot Corp.] A registered trademark for a series of treated and untreated synthetic [[silicon|silicon dioxide]] products. Cab-O-Sil is an [[aerosol|aerosol silica]] that can be mixed with most liquids to form a thick colloidal suspension. Also called [[fumed silica]], it is a very light, fluffy white powder that is made by hydrogen-oxygen furnace combustion of silicon tetrachloride. Cab-O-Sil is used as a matting agent, [[thickening agent|thickener]], and filler in many [[adhesive|adhesives]], [[sealant|sealants]], [[plastic|plastics]], [[wax|waxes]], [[ink|inks]], and [[coating|coatings]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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== Risks == | == Risks == | ||
| − | + | ThermoFisher: [https://www.fishersci.com/store/msds?partNumber=AC403731500&productDescription=CAB-O-SIL+150GM&vendorId=VN00032119&countryCode=US&language=en SDS] | |
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== Resources and Citations == | == Resources and Citations == | ||
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* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 789 | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 789 | ||
Latest revision as of 14:10, 7 August 2020
Description
[Cabot Corp.] A registered trademark for a series of treated and untreated synthetic silicon dioxide products. Cab-O-Sil is an aerosol silica that can be mixed with most liquids to form a thick colloidal suspension. Also called Fumed silica, it is a very light, fluffy white powder that is made by hydrogen-oxygen furnace combustion of silicon tetrachloride. Cab-O-Sil is used as a matting agent, thickener, and filler in many adhesives, sealants, plastics, waxes, inks, and coatings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
aerosol silica; fumed silica; cabosil (sp)
Risks
ThermoFisher: SDS
Resources and Citations
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 789
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- Jane Down, Adhesive projects at the Canadian Conservation Institute, Preprints of the SSCR's 2nd Resins Conference, Sept. 1995, Scottish Society for Conservation & Restoration, Edinburgh
- Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London
- Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997