Vitamins & Choline Chlorides

Turning liquid ingredients into free-flowing powders

Evonik solutions for vitamins and choline chloride in feed premixes

  • Highly absorbent carrier
  • Free-Flow/ Anticaking agent

Vitamins are added to feed for livestock and pets, which not only improve their health and growth but may even be essential for life. It is therefore crucial that animals always reliably receive the same appropriate dose of vitamins and other supplements. It is equally important to incorporate vitamins into the feed mixture in such a way that they retain their effect and can be metabolized by the organism.

Many additives used in animal feeds, such as vitamins, choline chloride solution (also known as vitamin B4) and antioxidants, are liquids and need to be blended into a powdered or granulated feed premix. The first step is to deposit liquid ingredients onto carriers to obtain an adsorbate which helps to disperse vitamins homogeneously. Animal feed manufacturers expect absorbates to perform as free-flowing powders or granulates that they can blend with other dry substances in any given proportion.

Evonik's carrier silica SIPERNAT® and ZEOFREE® have long proven to be outstanding carriers for liquid feed ingredients. They are highly absorbent, freely flowing, inert, physiologically harmless processing aids for animal feed production.

SIPERNAT® and ZEOFREE® for highly concentrated absorbates

SIPERNAT® and ZEOFREE® carrier silica grades are characterized by their enormous absorption capacity that converts liquid ingredients into powder or granulate premixes so that they can be dosed precisely. SIPERNAT® 50 and SIPERNAT® 2200 have been specifically engineered for the highest level of carrying capacity, forming dry liquid concentrates of up to 75 percent. All this ensures that both livestock and pets are accurately and consistently supplied with essential vitamins.

Evonik solutions for powdered vitamins & feed premixes

In powder form, vitamins are often hygroscopic, sticky, and generally not easy to handle. SIPERNAT® D 17 is perfectly suited to reduce particle adhesion. When coated with SIPERNAT® D 17, flowability is improved and caking is prevented. Low dosage levels are effective in keeping powders free flowing. 

Video: SIPERNAT® D 17 - The answer to unlimited moisture protection

Silica enables sustainable feed production

Synthetic amorphous silica is a naturally derived mineral ingredient. It is a safe, multi-purpose raw material for animal feed with a low environmental impact thanks to its sourcing and production processes. As carriers, SIPERNAT® and ZEOFREE® enhance economic efficiency and sustainability throughout the entire production process. The resulting ease of processing powdered ingredients in feed premixes conserves resources, as less raw material and energy are needed for premix formulations thanks to precise dosing.

SIPERNAT®

ZEOFREE®