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in silica^™ Improve your high-value ingredients

extended release of perfumes & actives

stabilization of sensitive actives

suitable for novel formulations

How to improve a high-value ingredient

1. You provide the ingredient or mixture

2. SiliCycle adapts the process according to your purposes and specifications, and generates optimal sphere-shaped composite material (1 to 100 microns spheres loaded with up to 75 % of ingredient).

3. Your ingredient, sequestered in silica microspheres is promptly shipped to you, along with characterization data.

4. The improved ingredient is yours, ready to be tested, formulated and commercialized.

The micron-sized particles show a neat, spherical morphology, without nano debris.

The ingredient creates its own three-dimensional pore network during emulsion.

The end-of-process composite material is a fine and silky powder. Other ready-to-formulate forms available on demand.

Selected Attributes

in silica^™ can improve hydrophobic and hydrophilic sensitive ingredients, volatiles, essential oils, synthetic fragrances with the following benefits:

protection against degradation
slow release for increased safety and efficiency (progressive desorption, indirect contact)
flexibility in formulation of unstable, oxidable or viscous ingredients (incorporating lipophilic actives in aqueous formulations)
modulated desorption for novel olfactory experiences (variation in duration, intensity and desorption order)
ingredient’s integrity (no heating involved)
cost-efficiency gains (less material for desired activity level)