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HDK ® HYDROPHOBIC AND HYDROPHILIC

FUMED SILICA
HDK® Fumed Silica
Provides Performance
Enhancing Advantages

WACKER, a world-leading producer of

fumed silica, offers a complete portfolio
of hydrophobic and hydrophilic grades
serving many industries and applications.
Supported by decades of experience and
hands-on technical expertise, HDK® fumed
silica imparts outstanding reinforcement,
rheology control and acts as a free-flow
additive in powders.
 HDK® FUMED SILICA – PRODUCTS & PROPERTIES APPLICATIONS
Product Type Product Name Treatment Surface Area Function
(mg2/g)
Hydrophilic HDK® V15 None 150 Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK® N20 None 200 Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK T30
®
None 300 Free flow

Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK® H13L Dimethyl-siloxy 130 Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK® H15 Dimethyl-siloxy 150 Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK H20
®
Dimethyl-siloxy 200 Free flow

Reinforcement

Rheology control
Increasingly
HDK® H30 Dimethyl-siloxy 300 Free flow
Hydrophobic
Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK H2000
®
Trimethyl-siloxy 200 Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK H17
®
Polydimethyl-siloxy 150 Reinforcement

Rheology control

HDK® H18 Polydimethyl-siloxy 200 Reinforcement

Rheology control

Densed Grades
Higher bulk density grades HDK® are available. These grades are made from standard HDK® that is mechanically compressed to increase the bulk
density and enable it to be packaged more efficiently. This results in advantages in shipping and can be very useful in some applications. Densed
grades may require more care in processing to get effective dispersion. Contact your Brenntag representative to see if a densed grade may right for
your application.

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APPLICATIONS
Product Name Adhesives, Caulks & Sealants Coatings & Paints Elastomers

Silicone Elastomeric Reactive Solvent-Based 100% Powder Solvent- Silicone Natural &
Chemistries Solids Based Synthetic
HDK® V15 •• ••• •• ••• •••

•• •• • •

HDK® N20 •• •• •• •• •• ••

••• • • ••• •• ••• •••

HDK® T30 •••

••• ••• •• • •• ••

•• • • • •

HDK H13L
®
••• ••• • • ••• •

•• •• •• •• • •••

HDK® H15 •• •• • • •• •

• • •• • • ••

HDK® H20 ••

•• •• • • •• •

• • •• • • ••

HDK H30
®
•••

•• •• • • •• •

• • •• • • ••

HDK® H2000 ••• ••• •• ••• •••

• • • • •

HDK H17
®
• • •• •

•• •• ••

HDK H18
®
• • •• ••

••• •• ••

HDK® in Food and Pharmceutical Applications

HDK® N20 Nutrition is produced for food additive applications. It meets specific FDA standards and is handled in accordance with applicable food
additive guidelines. It is primarily used as a free-flow and anti-caking additive. HDK® N20 Pharma meets the requirements of the major pharmacopeias.
It is used in a variety of pharmaceutical applications and is especially useful as a glidant and reinforcement in tablets. Applicable certifications including
Kosher and Halal are available for HDK® N20 Nutrition and HDK® N20 Pharma. See your Brenntag Representative for more information.

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APPLICATIONS BENEFITS
Product Name Composites Advantages

Unsaturated Vinyl Ester Epoxy

Polyester
HDK® V15 Excellent reinforcement in elastomers, highly effective in silicones , provides some rheology
control

HDK® N20 Excellent rheology control in non-polar systems, good reinforcement

•••

HDK® T30 Excellent rheology control where optimum transparency is needed –

requires good dispersion, excellent free flow & anti-caking in powder systems

••

HDK H13L
®
Hydrophobic grade with excellent dispersability, capable of high loadings in non-polar systems
for reinforcement, good rheology control in moderately polar systems
• •

HDK® H15 Capable of high loadings in non-polar systems for reinforcement, good rheology control in
moderately polar systems
•

HDK® H20 Free flow in powder coatings, grinding & processing aid in powder coatings, good rheology
control in moderately polar systems

HDK H30
®
Excellent free flow in powder coatings, grinding & processing aid in powder coatings

HDK® H2000 Provides highest reinforcement with minimum viscosity build in non-polar systems

HDK® H17 Good rheology control in polar systems needing the easiest dispersability

•• ••

HDK H18
®
Excellent for rheology control in highly polar sytems, outstanding for non-sag epoxy & urethane
adhesives and sealants
••• •••

HDK® in Personal Care Applications

HDK® is an important ingredient in a variety of cosmetic applications. WACKER has several products with INCI designations and full dossiers for
personal care use. Please contact your Brenntag representative for more information.

• • • Highly recommended
• • Recommended
• Suitable

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HDK ® FUMED SILICA – PROPERTIES AND
APPLICATIONS
WACKER’s extensive experience in the Applications
production of fumed silica allows us Fumed silica is widely used in:
to produce a product with outstanding • Adhesives – for rheology control
performance. Our portfolio comprises • Caulks and sealants – for rheology con-
HDK® grades for a wide range of appli- trol and reinforcement
cations in many different industries. • Composites – for rheology control
• Elastomers – for reinforcement
HDK® Fumed Silica is: • Food – for free flow and anti-caking
• A synthetic pyrogenic amorphous silica • Paint, coatings and inks – for rheology
• Non-crystalline silica control and free flow in powder coatings
• Odorless, chemically inert and has no • Personal care – for free flow in powders,
adverse health or environmental effects rheology control in pastes and liquids
when used as recommended HDK® Hydrophobic Fumed Silica is: and reinforcement
• Treated with a reactive silane to give • Pharmaceutical – for free flow and
HDK® Hydrophilic Fumed Silica is: water repellent characteristics reinforcement in tablets
• Untreated and has a strong affinity for • Useful for thickening polar solvents and
water resins like alcohols, isocyanates, epoxies
• Useful for thickening non-polar solvents and urethanes
such as xylene, styrene and mineral • Useful for reinforcing silicones without
spirits thickening
• Useful for reinforcing and thickening
silicones Advantages
Fumed silica provides performance advan-
tages in many ways:
• Reinforcement – improving strength in
silicones and other polymers
• Rheology control
ºº Thickening – tailored flow properties
ºº Sag resistance – reduced sag of liquids
and pastes
ºº Anti-settling – prevents sedimentation
and settling
ºº Thixotropy – shear thinning viscosity
profiles
• Free flow additive in powders

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FLAME PROCESS – KEY TO VERSATILITY
Fumed silica is formed by the flame HDK® Pyrogenic Silica – Formation in a Flame
hydrolysis of silane at high tempera-
tures. Primary particles of amorphous 1200 –1500 °C
SiCl4 + 2H2 + O2 SiO2 + 4HCl
silicon dioxide, which do not exist out-
side of the reactor, fuse together pro-
ducing chain-like, branched aggregates.
These aggregates are the basic build-
ing blocks of HDK® which further form Reactor
loosely bound agglomerates.

HDK® aggregates:
• Have an open, space-filling structure Primary particles Aggregates Agglomerates
• Have a high surface area
• Are highly interactive with a strong affinity
to each other ture increases the viscosity to provide sag depends on the type and amount of the
This enables HDK® to impart many benefits resistance and anti-settling properties. HDK® used and properties of the liquid
such as reinforcement, free flow and When subjected to shear forces, such as such as the polarity.
rheology control. stirring, spraying or brushing, the network
of HDK® aggregates breaks down. This For product, technical, or safety questions,
The rheology control provided by HDK® reduces the viscosity for easy application. please direct your inquiries to the Brenntag
is an especially important benefit in many Once the shear is removed however, the Solutions Group shown below.
applications. When properly dispersed, network reforms and the liquid regains
HDK® aggregates form a structure that its original high viscosity. The amount of WACKER's HDK® fumed silica pro-
gives body to a liquid medium. This struc- time it takes for this structure to rebuild duct lines are represented as follows:

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