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The Colloid Science of Silica and Silicones

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Ernst A. Hauser
Ernst A. Hauser*
Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Abstract

A detailed explanation of the most important properties of natural and synthetic silica and silica gels is given. Specific reference is made to the differences between the formation of synthetic silica gels and of quartz and cristobalite. The effect exerted by the synthetic products is explained and the importance of their amorphous condition on their reactivity is also referred to. On the basis of ultra- and electron-microscopic studies it is demonstrated that these synthetic products are not crystalline, but amorphous aggregates, and it is also shown how their reactivity can be increased by appropriate dispersion before use.

The colloidal properties of silicone resins are then pointed out and their production explained. Their advantages over purely organic matter and the reasons for this difference are also referred to.

Finally, reasons are given why more attention must be paid to colloid science in any field where silica or silicones are studied or put to use.

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Clays and Clay Minerals (National Conference on Clays and Clay Minerals) , Volume 4 , February 1955 , pp. 45 - 53
Copyright
Copyright © The Clay Minerals Society 1955

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