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• Dow Corning appoints BCD Chemie as master distributor for their silanes

  The company has recently appointed BCD Chemie GmbH in Hamburg, Germany, as the master distributor for silanes in Europe sold under the XIAMETER® brand. “We are excited to collaborate with BCD Chemie GmbH in this expanded capability,” said Billy Han, global product market manager for silanes. “By inv more

• Dow Corning wins safety award at IChemE North America Awards

  Leading chemical engineers have been recognised by IChemE at the Institution’s first North America Awards reception in Vancouver, Canada. Dow Corning clinched the IChemE North America Safety Award (sponsored by Chevron) and Nishit Doshi, a chemical engineer lifted the IChemE Young Chemical Engineer more

• Dow Corning Strengthens Global R&D Network, Expands Solar Solutions Lab to Support Customers in Greater China

  Dow Corning has expanded its Solar Solutions Lab in the China Business and Technology Center (CBTC) with cutting-edge photovoltaic (PV) research and testing capabilities that support the emerging needs of customers in Greater China. At the Solar Solutions Lab in the CBTC, Dow Corning will collaborat more

White papers Dow Corning

• Calculating VOCs: Not all Low-VOCs Are Considered Equal

  Like most coatings, paints, and maintenance products, water repellents are expected to comply with increasingly stringent regulations of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), which are any volatile carbon compounds that engage in atmospheric photochemical reactions. The simplest example of a VOC would be a solvent or drying aid. Common examples include alcohols (such as IPA), mineral spirits, kerosene, toluene or xylene. The only compounds that have been exempt from regulations are those that have shown negligible photochemical reactivity, such as volatile methyl siloxanes, acetone, and tertiary butyl acetate. Conflicts between application specifications that require higher VOC products and tightening regulation standards pose a challenge to the market more

• The Danger of Air & Bubbles

  Air and bubbles, or fluid aeration and cavitation, can cause numerous problems in a hydraulic and lubrication oil system. Lubrication practitioners should be attentive to abnormal noise, poor component response due to spongy behavior of aerated fluids and high fluid temperature as signs of poor lubricant health more

• New Silicone Technologies for Skin Care
  

  In today's competitive skin care market, consumers look for a range of benefits, superior aesthetics and cost effectiveness. In response, formulators strive to create products that are multifunctional, easy to use and effective in small quantities. At the same time, the most successful products deliver benefits that stand out from those of the competition. Creams, lotions and color cosmetics must be easy to spread and comfortable to wear, without feeling tacky or greasy. Silicones have been popular ingredients in skin care products for more than fifty years. These versatile materials are known for their emolliency, wetting and spreading characteristics and ability to provide unique aesthetics. As technology continues to evolve, silicones increasingly offer multifunctional, high performance properties. This article reviews some of the newest silicone technologies available for the formulation of innovative skin care products more

Publications Dow Corning

• Preparation and characterization of silicone resin nanocomposite containing CdSe/ZnS quantum dots

  Abstract We report the preparation of the core/shell cadmium selenide/Zinc sulfide quantum dots (CdSe/ZnS QDs)‐silicone resin nanocomposite through the solution‐mixing method, followed by thermal hydrosilylation. After dispersing QDs into Dow Corning two‐component silicone resins (OE6630A and OE more

• Nano-scale templating using honeycomb-like poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS) dendrimer networks

  Two different methods for preparation of Cu2+-poly(amidoamine-organosilicon) (PAMAMOS) dendrimer-based network nanocomplexes were developed and small angle neutron scattering (SANS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) were used for elucidation of fine structure of the obtained products. It w more

Market studies Dow Corning

• Global Metallic Silicon Market: An Analysis

  Silicon metal is used by the chemical and aluminum industries as a key input or raw material into large number of consumer and industrial products, which range from cosmetics, sealants, computer chips to solar panels. Worldwide silicon metal market entered an average-growth phase in 2010, in respons more

• China Organic Silicon Industry Report, 2009-2010

  In 2009, capacity utilization of China’s organic silicon industry was only 50% due to low market prices of organic silicon. The demand and supply in Chinese market of organic silicon monomer is still in balance, as the output capacity and apparent consumption respectively reaches 1.09 million tons a more

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