How Silicone is made?
- MOR industries
- Jul 26, 2022
- 2 min read
Only the oxidised forms of silicon, such as silicon dioxide and silicates, are found in nature. With a weight percentage of 25.8%, silicon is the second most prevalent element in the solid crust of the Earth and the most significant constituent of inorganic minerals. Silicon was not separated until very recently since it is a fairly uncommon element in nature.
Sand, clay, and ceramics, on the other hand, are siliceous building and engineering materials that have existed forever.
Silicon and its compounds have a very dynamic chemistry.
In recent decades, few technologies have had such a profound impact on technical advancement as silicon chemistry. The beginning of this success tale is the ingredient silicon.
The Chemistry of Silicon is Very Effective.
Professors Müller and Rochow separately figured out how to combine silicone with the gas methyl chloride (CH3Cl) to create liquid methylchlorosilanes in 1940/41. This process gave silicone manufacture an industrial foundation and sparked a silicone production boom on a worldwide scale. WACKER was the first business in Europe to begin doing research in the area in 1947, building on the ground-breaking work of Dr. Siegfried Nietzsche. The foundation for the contemporary and effective production of organochlorosilanes and silicone compounds was built during the ensuing years by WACKER methods.
The term Silicone was first used by F. S. Kipping (1863–1949) is credited with coining the name "silicone," which alludes to the formal equivalence between these silicon compounds and the corresponding oxygen compounds of carbon (polysilicoketones). However, the word "siloxane" describes the Si-O-Si group better. Therefore, technically speaking, all silicones should be referred to as "polysiloxanes." Nowadays, polysiloxanes utilised in technical applications are primarily referred to as silicone.
Silicone has a wide range of applications in different industries, like Automotive and transport, construction, Chemical industry, Energy, electrics and electronics, Coatings and adhesives, Elastomers, plastics and composites, consumer care, Life science, paper, film coatings and NIP, Textiles, leather and fibers.
Silicones - the basis of Unlimited Applications:
*Red ones are manufactured at MOR Industries
Automotive and Transport
FIPG and CIPG (formed- and cured-in-place gaskets)
Cylinder-head gaskets
Radiators
Viscous clutches
Headlamps
Air filters
Vibration dampers
Airbags
Automotive electronics
Aerospace
Shipbuilding and trains
Construction
Colourless water-repellent treatment of facades and concrete
Impregnation of traffic-bearing structures (bridges and parking decks)
Binders for silicone resin emulsion paints
Natural stone conservation (strengthening and hydrophobization)
Joint sealants
Gasket profiles
Jointing tapes
Chemical Industry
Wastewater
Petroleum industry
Slags
Welding filler materials
Tire release agents
Energy, Electrics & Electronics
Composite insulators
Insulator coatings
Cable accessories
Transformers
Semiconductor industry
Consumer and power electronics
Photovoltaics
Measuring instruments
Coatings & Adhesives
Extremely heat-resistant coatings / tubular radiators
Corrosion protection
Coil coating
Cable insulation and sheathing
Filter and clean-room technology
Equipment engineering
Household appliances – irons, cookers
Glass jugs
Glass/glass-reinforced laminates
Mica impregnation
Electromagnets
Lighting technology
Elastomers, Plastics & Composites
Moulded articles
Extruded articles
Injection moulded articles
Composites
Cable manufacture and sheathing
Mould making
Pad printing
Plastics additives
Impregnating agents
Polyethylene curing
Precision casting
Consumer Care
Hair care
Skin care
Deodorants
Colour cosmetics
Oral hygiene
Detergents and cleaning agents
Life Science
Agrochemicals
Food industry
Organic synthesis
Pharmaceutical products
Antiflatulence and antacid preparations
Transfusion, infusion and dialysis tubes
Respirator bellows
Prosthetics
Dental impression compounds
Paper, Film Coatings & NIP
Release papers
Release liners
Films
Fuser oils
Rolls/belts
Toners
Printing inks
Textiles, Leather & Fibers
Plasticizers and elastomers
Water-repellent treatment
Fine coating
Fiberfill finishing
Fiber preparation
Sewing thread lubricants
Defoaming
For more information, contact us, we are available to assist you in the design and production with Silicone rubber, as with any other rubber compound.
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