How are silica and adsorbents products used?
The physical and chemical properties of silica gel (particle size, hardness, porosity, and surface chemistry) can be manipulated, making silica gel highly useful in a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications. Silica gels are used to matte coatings, improve ink absorption and print quality for ink jet printing, provide the cleaning characteristics in toothpaste, improve slip (handling) characteristics of plastic films, selectively adsorb contaminants in edible oil and beverage processing, carry flavor and fragrances in personal care products, and aid separations in chemical processes. Our silica gel and molecular sieve adsorbents are used to adsorb moisture in insulated windows and for refrigeration, powder applications, packaging protection, and the purification of gases and liquids in petrochemical and industrial processes.
