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  Silica to suspend mica in oil?

  Posted by siouxchem on July 26, 2023 at 10:22 am

  How much silica would I need in a formula to suspend mica in oil? I have been working with Silica Dimethyl Silylate and found that 6% is good for this with low to non-polar oils to suspend 6-7% of mica. It works great other than I sometimes experience pilling with SDS. Normally I just would experiment but if I could get a recommended ballpark to start at? Due to the price $$ of silica from my supplier, it would help me out a lot! TIA

  • This discussion was modified 4 months, 1 week ago by  siouxchem. Reason: more information

  siouxchem replied 4 months, 1 week ago 2 Members · 2 Replies

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  MarkBroussard

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  July 26, 2023 at 11:16 am

  @siouxchem

  Somewhere in the 8% to 10% range is a good place to start

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    siouxchem

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    July 26, 2023 at 6:05 pm

    Thank you!

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