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| What is Sumecton? |
Sumecton is a synthetic inorganic polymer with a saponite structure. It was developed based on our original technology.
Smectite, known as the clay with a thousand uses, is used in many industrial fields and many areas of everyday life. However, its range of application is limited for various reasons, for example, it is produced by refining natural clay, which is an expensive process.
Herefore, to extensively widen the range of this material, we developed a new synthetic product called Sumecton from pure chemicals. Only our company synthesizes and manufactures saponite. |
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| Characteristics of Sumecton
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When Sumecton is dispersed in water, it becomes much more viscous than other synthetic clay minerals and also remarkable thixotropic. |
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The average particle diameter of Sumecton is about 20 m m. However, when Sumecton is dispersed in water, it swells up and its average diameter is reduced to about 0.02 m m. (The diameter of Kunipia particles is 0.1 to 0.5μｍ） |
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With its cation exchange capacity (CEC), Sumecton intercalates various types of ions into its layers. |
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| Applications of Sumecton |
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Use as rheology adulterant .
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Sumecton has a high thickening effect; high thixotropy; can be spread smoothly onto skin; and is not sticky, coarse, or stiff. It is compliant with the cosmetic manufacturing material standard "Magnesium Aluminum Silicate." The amount of Sumecton that can be added to cosmetics of all types is unrestricted.
Umecton is also used to prevent pigments from settling out from paint. The high thixotropy of Sumecton makes it useful as an anti-drip agent. Also, because Smecton is achromatically translucent, it does not affect paint color. |
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Use as base of interlayer compounds
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| Because exchangeable cations between layers can be exchanged with other cations, Sumecton can be used as the synthetic base of compounds such as new catalysts and optical-storage materials. The specific surface area of Sumecton powder is high (160㎡/g) (BET method).
For example, Sumecton can be used as a catalyst by intercalating metallic ions into its layers, burning the material, forming the material into pillared clay, and creating many fine pores in it.
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| (3) Smooth to the touch |
Sumecton is a synthetic inorganic polymer that takes the form of flake-shaped particles with ultra-fine pores. Unlike organic polymers, Sumecton is not sticky and is smooth to the touch.
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Prevents formation of sticky threads.
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Sticky threads, which usually form in organic polymer materials, can be prevented by using Sumecton together with water-soluble organic polymers such as polyacrylic soda and CMC.
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| Characteristics of Sumecton
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| ※Reference values only (not standard values).
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Sumecton SA |
| Viscosity |
25,000 cp or more |
| Particle size (-70 mesh) |
90% or more |
| pH (2%-dispersed solution) |
８．５～１０．５ |
| Water content |
10% or less |
| Whiteness |
90 or more |
| Appearance |
Pure white powder |
| Apparent specific gravity |
０．７～１．０ |
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Viscosity: 3.5%-dispersed solution, BM-type viscometer
Whiteness: Brightness by Hunter |
