Silicone Softener Thickener

What is Silicone softener thickener

The silicone softener thickener is also called silicone softener thickener, which can improve the viscosity of the matter, and keep the system in a steady state of suspension or a state of opacification, or forming a gel. And it also widely used in food, coating, adhesive, cosmetics, detergent, printing and dyeing, rubber, medicine and other fields.

Silicone softener thickener Classification

Thickener mostly belongs to hydrophilic polymer. It’s divided into animals, plants, minerals, synthetic or semisynthetic according to the sources. And it also can be simply divided into two categories: natural and synthetic. Most natural products are made from plants and seaweeds containing viscous substances, Such as starch, pectin, gelatin, agar, algae fat, carrageenan, dextrin, Astragalus gum, polysaccharide derivatives etc. Synthetics are methyl cellulose, carboxymethyl cellulose, polyanionic cellulose cellulose derivatives, starch derivatives, casein, sodium polyacrylate, poly ethylene oxide, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, low molecular polyethylene wax, polyacrylamide.

There are many kinds of silicone softener thickener, except for considering the product's fluidity, transparency, consistency, gel and aerosols, attention should also be paid to water-soluble compounds, which is used less but good thickening effect. And also the water soluble compound is compatible with the principal component and does not produce phase separation, and stores no mildew or segregation.

Silicone softener thickener applied in textile industry

In pigment printing, the pigment printing paste is made by thickening agent, water, adhesive and pigment printing. The shear force is taken to sharply reduce the viscosity of the printing paste under the mechanical action of printing machine. When the shear force disappears, the original high viscosity is restored and the fabric prints are clear. The viscosity changes along with the shear force is mainly achieved by thickening agents. In the emulsion paint, thickening agent play a coordinating role in the thickening, stability and rheological properties of emulsion paint . In the process of emulsion polymerization, it is used to protect the colloid and improve the stability of the emulsion. In the dispersing process of pigment and packing, it improves the viscosity of dispersing material. In the process of restoring and transportation, it improves the stability and resistance to freezing and thawing of coating to prevent pigment and packing from sinking. In the process of construction, it adjusts the the viscosity of emulsion paint and presents the good thixotropy and so on.

According to uses, thickener is divided into aqueous thickener, oil thickener, acid thickener, alkaline thickener.