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SUNY's silicone-based defoamers (or antifoams) are highly efficient chemical additives designed to control, reduce, or eliminate foam in industrial processes. They consist of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) oils combined with hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, emulsifiers, and carrier fluids. The hydrophobic nature of silicone compounds enables rapid foam collapse by destabilizing foam bubbles at the air-liquid interface.
Major Industrial Uses:
 
Chemical Processing:
Prevents foam in reactors, distillation columns, and fermenters.
Critical in pesticide, adhesive, and resin production.

Pulp & Paper:
Controls foam in pulping, bleaching, and wastewater treatment.
Improves drainage, sheet formation, and reduces downtime.

Food Processing:
FDA-approved variants used in juice, sugar, and yeast fermentation.
Prevents overflow in tanks/cookers.

Wastewater Treatment:
Manages foam in aeration basins and digesters.

Metalworking Fluids:
Reduces foam in coolants/lubricants during machining.