Talk:Fumed silica

Is this just silica fume?
What is the difference between "fumed silica" and "silica fume"? Argyriou (talk) 19:22, 3 October 2010 (UTC) - No, these are indeed different materials! -Shadowfax0 (talk) 17:00, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Is this the same as Cimexa?
Cimexa's a dessicant that's used as an insecticide dust. It lists its active ingredient as "Silicon Dioxide as Amorphous Silica"

24.148.35.148 (talk) 18:25, 14 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I believe the original silica found to be insecticidial in the 1950's was diatomaceous earth. That looks like little hollow balls under a microscope, not at all like fumed silica.  Silica gel when originally formed looks like an interconnected open-cell sponge; when powdered, it would be shell-like pieces.  The insecticidial action of silica comes from getting into crevices of an insect's body and absorbing its fluids, thus exposing them to evaporation over the large surface of the powder. Fumed silica is too expensive to use for that when silica gel would work.71.230.16.111 (talk) 08:55, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Combining or Aerosil and Fumed silica
This SHOULD BE DONE, as they are identical. -Shadowfax0 (talk) 17:00, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Agree, merge these two - Aerosil is Evonik's (formerly Degussa) brand name for fumed silica. (64.207.42.210 (talk) 22:28, 23 September 2011 (UTC)Dr Thomas E. Burghardt; 23.09.2011)

Need good micrograph
A nice boy with an electron microscope to play with should take a picture of one of the products; most mfrs have their own copyrighted photos which can not be used. Or a hand-drawing similar to one of their micrographs would do.71.230.16.111 (talk) 09:04, 20 November 2023 (UTC)