The Use Of Defoamers

Feb 17, 2024

Defoamer, commonly known as antifoaming agent, is widely used in the industrial field. In order to prevent more harmful foam from being produced during the production process of enterprises when waste water is discharged, it is necessary to add such defoamer to eliminate foam, ultimately improving the air quality of the natural environment and improving the safety in the process of wastewater extraction and treatment. With the continuous acceleration of industrialization, the application of specialized defoamers for waste treatment has become more frequent. It is not only used in China's petrochemical industry, but also in the coatings and biopharmaceutical industries. In addition, it is also used in the fermentation industry of food production.


With the continuous innovation and research and development of defoamers in China's light industry and other related industries, a highly effective composite defoamer medium element is formed by compounding organic silicon compounds and other elements with polyethers and organic silicon. This also indicates that the existing types of defoamers in China will gradually shift towards the development direction of composite properties after using medium formulas. So far, in the testing of related performance, defoamers composed of polyether media and other mailing machine silicon media have better and more stable performance in use.


There are many types of defoamers, so how are they classified? It can generally be divided into lower alcohol series, organic polar compound series, mineral oil series, organic silicone resin series, etc. So when choosing defoamers, we should choose the appropriate one based on the product we want to process, with strong targeting to achieve the desired effect.