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- Amorphous silica - 7631-86-9
- Assessed: 2014-11-30
- Benchmark: Benchmark 1
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Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Industrial / Manufacturing, Plasticizers & Polymer
Amorphous silica is transparent, tasteless crystals found in nature as agate, amethyst, chalcedony, cristobalite, flint, sand, quartz, and tridymite. Amorphous silica functions as a filler in the rubber industry, in tire compounds, as free-flow and anti-caking agents in powder materials, and as a liquid carrier, particularly in the manufacture of animal feed and agrochemicals; other uses are found in toothpaste additives, paints, silicon rubber, insulation material, liquid systems in coatings, adhesives, printing inks, plastisol car undercoats, and cosmetics
Chemical Synonyms Acticel; Aerogel 200; Aerosil; Aerosil 300; Aerosil 380; Aerosil A 300; Aerosil bs-50; Aerosil E 300; Aerosil K 7; Aerosil M-300; Aerosil-degussa; AI3-25549; Amorphous silica ; Amorphous silica dust; Amorphous silica gel; Cab-o-sil M-5; Cabosil N 5; Cabosil st-1; Carplex; Carplex 30; Carplex 80; Caswell No. 734A; CCRIS 3699; Celite superfloss; Chalcedony; CI 7811; Colloidal silicon dioxide; Corasil II; Cristobalite; Diatomaceous earth; Diatomaceous earth, calcined; Dimethyl siloxanes and silicones; Diatomaceous silica; Diatomite; Dri-Die; EINECS 231-545-4; ENT 25,550; EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 072605; Extrusil; Fossil flour; Fused silica; Glass; Hi-Sil; HK 400; Hydrophobic silica 2482; Infusorial earth ; Ludox hs 40; Manosil vn 3; Micro-cel; Min-U-sil; N1030; Nalco 1050; Nalfloc N 1050; Neosil; Neosyl; Opal; Pigment White 27; Porasil; Positive sol 130M; Positive sol 232; Quartz; Quso 51; Quso G 30; Santocel; Sg-67; Silanox 101; Silica (SiO2); Silica particles; Silica, amorphous; Silica, amorphous, fumed ; Silica, amorphous fused; Silica, colloidal; Siliceous earth, purified; Silicic anhydride; Silicon dioxide; Silicon dioxide (amorphous); Silicon dioxide, colloidal; Silicon oxide; Silica; Silica slurry; Silikil; Sillikolloid; Siloxid; Sipernat;Snowtex 30; Snowtex O; Superfloss; Syton 2X; Tokusil TPLM; Tridymite; U 333; Ultrasil VH 3; Ultrasil VN 3; UNII-ETJ7Z6XBU4; Vitasil 220; Vulkasil S; Wessalon; White carbon; Zeofree 80; Zipax; Zorbax sil; CAB-O-SIL N-70TS; Silica 2482, hydrophobic; Silicon dioxide, chemically prepared