Silicon(IV) oxide is used in a variety of applications such as manufacturing of glass, ceramics and abrasives, and water filtration. It is a common additive in dentifrice oral care applications and the production of foods, where it is used primarily as an anti-caking and free-flow agent in powdered foods, or to absorb water in hygroscopic applications.
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Applications
Silicon(IV) oxide is used in a variety of applications such as manufacturing of glass, ceramics and abrasives, and water filtration. It is a common additive in dentifrice oral care applications and the production of foods, where it is used primarily as an anti-caking and free-flow agent in powdered foods, or to absorb water in hygroscopic applications.
Solubility
Insoluble in water.
Notes
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Incompatible with hydrogen fluoride.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Linards Skuja. Optically active oxygen-deficiency-related centers in amorphous silicon dioxide. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 1998, 239 (1-3), 16-48.
- Nathan S. Jacobson.; Kang N. Lee.; Dennis S. Fo. Reactions of Silicon Carbide and Silicon(IV) Oxide at Elevated Temperatures. Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 1992, 75 (6), 1603-1611.
- High purity, spherical silica powder of narrow particle size distribution.