General Applications

• Silicone oils are primarily used as lubricants, thermic fluid oils or hydraulic fluids. They are excellent electrical insulators and, unlike their carbon analogues, are non-flammable
• They are used in industrial applications such as distillation or fermentation, where excessive amounts of foam can be problematic. They are sometimes added to cooking oil to prevent excessive foaming during deep frying
• Silicone oils used as lubricants can be inadvertent deformers (contaminants) in processes where foam is desired, such as in the manufacture of polyurethane foam