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thumbup.gif posted on 10-4-2013 at 15:37
non-reactive carrier liquid for fumed silica


I (non-chemist) need a green, non-flammable carrier liquid for fumed silica that will not react or thicken (until added to water later).
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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 16:31


That is really general, could you please be more specific? What reaction are you trying to carry out? What other reagents are involved? Why does it need to be non-flammable? It is really hard to help when you do not provide adequate information.
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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 16:34


I want to produce a liquid version of fumed silica, that will not thicken and has good shelf-life, ultimately to be mixed with water to thicken the water at a later date.
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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 16:38


So you mean a suspension of fumed silica in some solvent that could be later used to thicken water? You probably want something that is miscible with water, say ethanol? Ethanol is flammable so is pretty much every solvent that isn't water.
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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 17:23


Yes you are correct. There must be a non-flammable alternative.
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[*] posted on 10-4-2013 at 18:21


Tidbits just as some food for thought
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/etc/medialib/docs/Aldrich/Produc...
http://complexfluids.umd.edu/papers/09_2000.pdf

[Edited on 11-4-2013 by Morgan]
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