Learn about the wonderful uses of amino silicone oil
Source:iotachem.com
PostTime:2024-12-13 08:52:01
Amino silicone oil is a modified silicone oil with amino groups in its side chain or end group, forming a polymer structure with Si-O-Si as the main chain.
This structure gives amino silicone oil a variety of excellent properties, including excellent softness, hydrophobicity, defoaming, lubricity and glossiness. Since its introduction in the 1990s, amino silicone oil has become an indispensable silicone material in the textile industry.
Amino silicone oil usually appears as a colorless, transparent to slightly yellow liquid with optimal adsorption, compatibility and easy emulsification.
Using a mixer or homogenizer, amino silicone oil is easily emulsified into a stable, transparent microemulsion by an appropriate surfactant.
It can be used alone or combined with other silicone or organic softeners to form a special softening finishing agent, which is suitable for the softening finishing of various textiles.
Amino silicone oil is widely used in the softening finishing of textiles, especially for the smooth treatment of cotton, linen, silk, wool, natural fibers and synthetic fibers and blended fibers such as nylon, light-colored fabrics, and polyacrylonitrile. It interacts with the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups on the fiber surface to form a very strong orientation and adsorption with the fiber surface, so that the friction coefficient between the fibers decreases, thereby improving the wearing comfort of fiber products.
In addition, amino silicone oil also has good electrical insulation, flame retardancy, weather resistance, physiological and chemical inertness, non-toxicity, and no pollution to the ecological environment. It is not only used for soft finishing of textiles, but also plays an important role in cosmetics manufacturing and various industrial applications. For example, in the field of hair care, amino silicone oil can be used as a compounding agent for hair products such as hair oil and hair wax to make hair soft and shiny. Mechanical processing field: amino silicone oil has high surface activity and can be spread well on the surface of the material to form a uniform film. It can play a good role in waterproofing, lubrication, and brightness, and is suitable for polishing agents and release agents for materials such as automotive surfaces, furniture, and interior decoration. In the field of materials science: amino silicone oil is widely used in polymer modification, fiberglass materials, refractory materials, and polymer materials. In the field of aerospace: amino silicone oil is widely used in the manufacturing processes of thyristors, semiconductor materials, and microelectronic devices. At the same time, amino silicone oil is also one of the important raw materials in home decoration, food packaging, medical equipment and other fields.
