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| − | [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]]. | + | [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 == | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 9 January 2014
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, agent thickener, and filler in many adhesives, sealants, plastics, waxes, inks, and coatings.
Synonyms and Related Terms
aerosol silica; fumed silica; cabosil (sp)
Hazards and Safety
Cabot Corp.: MSDS
Additional Information
Cabot Corp.: Website
Authority
- G.S.Brady, G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 789
- Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Michael McCann, Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- Jane Down, 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, Ceramics and Glass Conservation Section, List of Workshop Materials, The British Museum, London
- Conservation Support Systems, Conservation Support Systems, Catalog, 1997