Silica Carriers and Free-Flow Agents for Animal Feed Applications
PPG FLO-GARD™ silica products are used as carriers to convert liquids – including difficult-to-handle viscous liquids – into free-flowing dry powders and premixes for animal feed applications. Not only do these products enable consistent and high loadings of ingredients and additives into animal feed, they also increase cost-effectiveness for manufacturers by enabling more efficient blending and processing.
Examples of liquid feed ingredients and additives that can be converted into dry powders using silica carriers, such as high-absorbency, high-biopotency Flo-Gard silica, include:
- Vitamins, including Vitamin E (acetate) oil
- Choline chloride
- Ethoxyquin
- Lecithin
- Propionic acid
- Molasses
- Organic oils
- Chlortetracycline
- Other animal feed additives
Flo-Gard silica products also offer exceptional performance as silica free-flow/anti-caking and grinding agents in animal feed applications.
Flo-Gard Silica Product Properties for Free-Flow of Animal Feed Applications
|
Product |
Particle |
DBP Oil Absorption (mL/100g) |
pH |
Residual Salt Type |
Bulk Density |
General Use Recommendations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Flo-Gard 210 |
~1,400 |
225 |
6.9 |
NaCl |
15 |
Carrier |
|
Flo-Gard 213 |
~600 |
225 |
7.0 |
NaCl |
16 |
Carrier |
|
Flo-Gard LPC |
135 |
245 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
12 |
Carrier/Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard SAC |
40 |
295 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
9 |
Carrier |
|
Flo-Gard SP |
45 |
265 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
11 |
Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard AB |
40 |
305 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
8 |
Carrier/Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard FF |
20 |
210 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
8 |
Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard 233 |
18 |
190 |
6.9 |
NaCl |
9 |
Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard 915 |
10 |
220 |
6.9 |
Low Na2SO4 |
5 |
Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard T-700 |
4 |
215 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
3 |
Anti-caking |
|
Flo-Gard T-800 |
2.5 |
220 |
6.9 |
Na2SO4 |
3 |
Anti-caking |
*Median particle size by laser diffraction
Flo-Gard is a trademark of PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.