TEGO® Antifoam 1488 is an antifoam emulsion based on organo-modified siloxanes. It provides reliable foam control in water-based adhesive formulations as well as in polymerization processes during production of polymer dispersion.
Typical Applications
TEGO® Antifoam 1488 is used as antifoam in a broad range of aqueous based systems. It provides reliable foam control in water-based adhesives as well as in the processing and application of polymer dispersions, emulsions and a multitude of other industrial applications, where the use of traditional silicone oil based antifoams is restricted for certain reasons.
Applications for TEGO® Antifoam 1488 are
Applications for TEGO® Antifoam 1488 are
- Processing and application of polymer dispersions / latices
- Textile industry (e. g. textile sizing, production of non-woven)
- Tank side defoamer for all different types of aqueous metal working fluids (soluble oils, semi- and full synthetic fluids)
Benefits at a glance
- TEGO® Antifoam 1488 has a unique product profile that combines excellent foam suppression and long-term efficiency with maximum compatibility
- These properties cannot be achieved with organic or traditional silicone oil-based antifoams
- Undesirable effects associated with silicone-based antifoams (silicone spotting, fisheyes) can be eliminated in most applications
- TEGO® Antifoam 1488 is highly compatible and does not deteriorate the shelf-life of ready-to-use emulsions
- We do not use unmodified polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a raw material during the production of the organo-modified siloxane that is part of TEGO® Antifoam 1488. Based on an analytical method that includes isolation of unmodified PDMS by preparative chromatography and quantification of the isolated fraction, followed by NMR spectroscopic analysis of the isolated fraction, it can be stated that the defoamer TEGO® Antifoam 1488 does not contain unmodified polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) above the treshold of the analytical detection (detection limit of the applied method is 0.1 m%).