Polymers classified as polysiloxanes, including silicones, are polymers.
Any inert synthetic substance constructed of siloxane iterative units is included in these polymers. It consists of a string of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen, and silicon atoms that alternately combine.
The modern class of synthetic materials, silicones are used in countless applications that promote safety and wellbeing in daily life.
The family of high-performance materials known as silicones also includes silicone fluids, silicone polymers, and reactive silanes.
These components offer vital advantages in a variety of fields, including personal care, health care, aerospace, transportation, electronics, and construction.
They are widely utilized in a variety of industrial and consumer applications.
Preparation of Silicones
The most common method of making silicones is to reduce silicon dioxide (silica) in the form of sand with carbon at high temperatures:
Commonly, silicon is converted into silicone in three steps
Chlorosilane synthesis, hydrolysis, and condensation polymerization are only a few examples.
White powder, char, and different gases are produced when silicone is burned in the presence of oxygen and solid silica (silicon dioxide, SiO2).
The easily dispersed powder is occasionally referred to as silica fume.
