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Some Great Points on Fumed Silica

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Some great points on Fumed Silica, thanks to @Topseeker and @Vestor111 for this:

@Topseeker A heads up on fumed silica. The HPQ Longs are going to see quite a bit action, in the months ahead, of HPQ share volumes and share prices for very good reasons. 2 - 6 weeks from now IMO we will get to enjoy some revealing, great NRs. Now for some FYI: What is the difference between fumed silica, precipitated silica, and silica gel?

Silica gel and precipitated silica are similar to fumed silica, yet distinctly different from it. Below is a brief explanation of the differences between fumed silica and two other commonly used industrial silica substances.

Fumed silica vs. precipitated silica

Precipitated silica is a microparticle, while fumed silica is a much smaller nanoparticle. Precipitated silica is less pure than fumed silica. (Precipitated silica has ~93% purity, compared to fumed silica’s greater-than-99% purity.)

Fumed silica vs. silica gel

Silica gel is liquid, while fumed silica is dry but hydrophilic. Silica gel particles are bonded together in a lattice network, while fumed silica is a fine nanopowder made of easily separable individual nanoparticles. In spite of these differences, it’s worth noting that both fumed silica and silica gel are very high purity.

Common Uses of Fumed Silica

Paints, adhesives, and other fluids that need to dry and set: Because it’s hydrophilic yet thixotropic (as discussed earlier in the list of unique properties), fumed silica helps paints and adhesives both flow and thicken/bond as they need to. Concrete, rubber, plastic, and other materials that need to be reinforced and strengthened Fumed silica’s ability to bond under pressure, as well as its fine nanoparticle size, make it a very effective additive to solid parts in machinery and construction.

Food production and packaging. Here is another instance where fumed silica’s hydrophilic nature comes in handy. Fumed silica is placed in dry food packaging or added to powdered foods to reduce moisture and prevent caking. Fumed silica accomplishes that by readily drawing moisture into itself and away from the food.
Fumed silica’s absorptive nature also allows it to thicken wet foods/beverages, such as milkshakes.
In agriculture, this chemical also helps keep seeds dry, and prevents fertilizer and other powdery agricultural supplies from caking.

Health, beauty, and personal care:

The light but not transparent color of fumed silica, combined with its nano-sized fine texture make this chemical useful in diffusing light. As a result, it’s used in sunblock and other cosmetic products designed to shelter skin from the sun.

The fine nanoparticles of fumed silica also serve as a mild abrasive, making it a common additive in toothpaste.

Material fabrication

The mild but very fine abrasive properties of fumed silica also make it an excellent polishing and smoothing agent for metals and other materials, so that parts in machines and electronic devices can be made smooth.

For more information on the fumed silica offered by ChemCeed, please visit our Fumed Silica Product Page

Tags: anti-caking, fumed silica, hydrophilic, nanoparticle, thickeners ..... Best of wishes to All, Sincerely, Topseeker

@Vestor111 Thanks for the Top. From this description it seems clear that if the price were to fall with this advanced reactor demand could easily grow.

I remain optimistic that the outcome of sampling could lead to a bidding war. So much is at stake in the FS market that it is not hard to imagine that several outsiders to the FS market might be flexing their spread sheets models.

What is a $3B/yr market worth if you can basically take it over? $2B? $4B?

@Topseeker @Vestor111 .... The possibilities for HPQ and their Longs are what dreams are made of. One thing most certainly is, is that the competition in the fumed silica biz will Not like it when HPQ's FSR proves it's worth. How long will that take ? Not long at all. The end game is coming for many of them over time, while HPQ/PYR grow their # of FSRs to meet the multi Billion $ needs for fumed silica globally. Best wishes to All, Sincerely, Topseeker

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And another great post from @Vestor111: @Vestor111 Here is a thought to ponder, IF someone puts a well financed arm around the FS biz opportunity (only a few times in a lifetime do you see this kind of industrial process improvement), PYR own 50% of the division. So if some well financed player says you know what, here's a deal, prove in the new reactor, and we will pay big money for an

[Mostlyserious]

Why no original thoughts BCONT? Here's a great one that you can repost.  If big guys really want something, they will pay big and it can take many different forms that will enrich the owner sharheholders. I can put up half a dozen great but different scenarios.

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How does this not get taken down.... like seriously I put up a post this morning and it got taken down for bullying and it's exactly the same type of message as this towards a fudster.. im starting to think certain platforms are endorsed by people or funds that are short.... not fair in any sense...

[Zinzin]

This is fudstars platform.

[lscfa]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iP8Nt-lCfFU&t=2109s   $1.3B Mkt growing 5%/yr => $65M/yr => 7 1000 tpy reactors   Incumbents are at full capacity, carbon taxes to much to expand   Jan 31/24  signs nda with industrial group, not an existing fumed silica manufacturer   50 tpy pilot plant 30’ x 50’ in Pyrogenesis facility, commissioning q2 2024