Deliver To:

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Amer.Virgin Is.
  • American Samoa
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Anguilla
  • Antarctica
  • Antigua Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Aruba
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bermuda
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bonaire, Saba
  • Bosnia-Herz.
  • Botswana
  • Bouvet Island
  • Brazil
  • Brit.Ind.Oc.Ter
  • Brit.Virgin Is.
  • Brunei Daruss.
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • C. African Rep.
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • Christmas Islnd
  • Coconut Islands
  • Colombia
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Croatia
  • Curacao
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Dem. Rep. Congo
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Rep.
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guin
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Falkland Islnds
  • Faroe Islands
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Frenc.Polynesia
  • French Guiana
  • French S.Territ
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Greater China (Chinese Mainland)
  • Greater China (Hong Kong SAR)
  • Greater China (Macau SAR)
  • Greater China (Taiwan)
  • Greece
  • Greenland
  • Grenada
  • Guadeloupe
  • Guam
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Heard McDon.Isl
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iraq
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  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
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  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islnds
  • Martinique
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mayotte
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia
  • Minor Outl.Isl.
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Montserrat
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • N.Mariana Islnd
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Caledonia
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Pap. New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Pitcairn
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Puerto Rico
  • Qatar
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russian Fed.
  • Rwanda
  • S. Sandwich Ins
  • S.Tome,Principe
  • Saint Helena
  • Saint Lucia
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Sint Maarten
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • St Kitts&Nevis
  • St. Vincent
  • St.Pier,Miquel.
  • Suriname
  • Svalbard
  • Swaziland
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad,Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Turksh Caicosin
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Utd.Arab Emir.
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican City
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wallis,Futuna
  • West Sahara
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Food Grade Antifoams and Defoamers

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Food Grade Antifoams and Defoamers

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Low-cost-in-use, proven food-grade antifoams and defoamers

Antifoaming agents safely and effectively reduce problems with foam in all stages of food and beverage production, processing and packaging. Acting as both antifoams and defoamers, they address issues like impact efficiency, overflowing vessels, productivity and cost.

Discover the benefits of food grade antifoams and defoamers

All Dow foam control agents recommended as direct additives for use in food processing or packaging have been reviewed for compliance with relevant dietary laws and regional regulations.

Effective in low concentrations
Long-lasting and stable
Reduces waste
Increases productivity
Reduces production costs
Less reactive and water-dilutable

Food grade antifoams and defoamers across applications

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Agriculture, Feed and Animal Care

Collaborating with customers and universities to develop technologies that address unique challenges as farmers aim to grow profitability while reducing environmental impact. 

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Beauty and Personal Care 

Working with brand owners from around the world who are seeking to deliver products with exceptional performance and exciting new benefits that consumers can see and feel.

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Building, Construction and Infrastructure 

Partnering with architects, engineers, building designers, contractors and material manufacturers to develop an array of chemistries, formulations and materials.

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Chemical Manufacturing and Industrial 

Developing leading solutions and technologies for the next generation of chemical manufacturing and industrial operations.

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Electronics  

Helping designers and manufacturers from many industries address challenges as they develop next-generation products while working to fulfill evolving consumer needs.

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XIAMETER™ Silicone Foam Control Agents

Available as fluids, compounds and emulsions, and powders, can be used in both aqueous and non-aqueous systems.

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DOWSIL™ Antifoam Emulsion Food Additives

Available as food-grade, silicone emulsions that are water- dilutable and effective in both hot and cold systems.

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Related product properties

NameType of System UsesActive Content (%)Food Additive Compliance
XIAMETER ACP-1920Powered Biofermentation, Fermentation, Filtration, Dry Drink Mix, Powdered Soup, Powdered Soy, Margarine Production, Powdered Flavoring and Seasoning20FDA 21 CFR 173.340, Arrêté of 19 October 2006, DIV 16:Table VIII:D.1, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Regulation (EU) 231/2012
XIAMETER AFE-1510Aqueous Bioethanol Production, Fermentation, Beverage Processing, Meat Processing, Fruit/Vegetable Processing, Dairy Processing, Jam Production10FDA 21 CFR 173.340, Arrêté of 19 October 2006, DIV 16:Table VIII:D.1, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Regulation (EU) 231/2012
XIAMETER AFE-0010AqueousDistillation and Evaporation, Fermentation, Beverage Production, Bread Production, Poultry Processing, Soy Bean Cooking, Potato Manufacturing, Whey Processing10FDA 21 CFR 173.340, DIV 16:Table VIII:D.1, Regulation (EU) 1129/2011 amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1333/2008
XIAMETER AFE-1520AqueousBioethanol Production, Crystallization Process, Distillation and Evaporation, Fermentation, Scrubbing, Beverage Processing, Meat Processing, Dairy Processing, Fruit/Vegetable Processing, Jam Production, Flavor/Spice Production20FDA 21 CFR 173.340, Arrêté of 19 October 2006, DIV 16:Table VIII:D.1, GB 2760-2014, GB 30612-2014, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Regulation (EU) 231/2012
XIAMETER AFE-1530Aqueous Bioethanol Production, Expanded Polystyrene Process, Fermentation, Soft drink processing, Pickling, Seafood Processing, Vegetable Water Bath30

FDA 21 CFR 173.340, Arrêté of 19 October 2006, GB 2760-2014, GB 30612-2014 Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Regulation (EU) 231/2012

XIAMETER AFE-0300Aqueous Beverages, Jams/Jelly Products, Fungicides, Herbicides, Pesticides  and Detergents30

FDA 21 CFR 173.340, DIV 16:Table VIII:D.1

XIAMETER AFE-0100Aqueous Food Fermentation Operations, Brine Applications, Vegetable Processing, High Sugar-Containing Products, and Carpet Cleaning30

FDA 21 CFR 173.340

XIAMETER ACP-1500CompoundAntifreeze and Coolants, Distillation and Evaporation, Fermentation, Scrubbing, Bread Production, Meat Processing, Sunflower Oil Processing, Dairy Production, Flavor/Spice Production, Fruit Processing100FDA 21 CFR 173.340, Arrêté of 19 October 2006, Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, Regulation (EU) 231/2012

 

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Making an antifoam emulsion

This video will demonstrate how to emulsify DOWSIL™ ACP-3258.

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