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Triethoxy Caprylylsilane: Treatment-11S
Triethoxy Caprylylsilane: Treatment-11S
Caprylylsilane
T R E AT M E N T- 1 1 S
Triethoxycaprylylsilane is a very reactive the hydroxyl groups of the pigment surface.
surface-treating agent, because the hydrolysis This reaction is thus especially suitable for
of Si-O bond takes place readily in presence of treament of metal oxides. At the completion
moisture to form silanol. of the reaction, all ethoxy groups are
The caprylylsilyl group is then chemically bonded substituted and caprylylsilyl groups are
to the pigment via a condensation reaction crosslinked to the pigments to form a very
between the silanol group formed above and stable coating, even at low pH.
H OC2H5 3 C2H5OH OH
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H OC2H5 OH Route 2
Route 1 OH OH
OH OH
CnH2n+1 CnH2n+1
H2O
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HO ─ Si ─── O ─── Si ─ OH
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OH OH CnH2n+1
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H 2O HO ─ Si ─ OH
OH OH
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OH OH CnH2n+1 CnH2n+1 OH O
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Si ─── O ─── Si OH OH
O O
O O
CnH2n+1 Si(OH)3
H2O H2O H2O
Hydrophobic Treated Pigment Surface
Silicone treated pigments disperse well in groups, are easy to disperse in esters, mineral
cyclomethicones. They have a very low surface oils and silicone fluids : higher pigment loading
tension and excellent hydrophobicity, but they can be achieved as compared to methicone Kobo Products, Inc.
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water repellency, triethoxycaprylylsilane treated residual methanol, and, due to the absence of
pigments, because of the lipophilic caprylyl Si-H bonds, has zero hydrogen potential. Kobo Products, SAS
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