Cab-O-Sil

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Cab-O-Sil

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

FTIR

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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

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