Abstract: A heavy release additive for a release sheet comprises a condensation reaction product of dehydrative condensation reaction between (A) a polydiorganosiloxane of average polymerization degree of 500 to 10,000 and has at least one hydroxy or hydrolysable group per molecule and (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin composed of a (SiO4/2) unit and a (R3SiO1/2) unit (wherein R's independently represent a C1-12 monovalent hydrocarbon group or a C2-6 alkenyl group each having no aliphatic unsaturated bond), has a ratio of the (R3SiO1/2) unit to the (SiO4/2) unit of 0.6 to 1.2 by mole, and contains the hydroxy group and the hydrolysable group in the total content of 2.1 mass % or more and less than 10.0 mass %. The heavy release additive can have the effect of achieving an extremely great peel force compared with cases in which no additive is added.

Abstract: An addition curable silicone emulsion release composition suitable for forming a releasable film having a high releasability to a pressure sensitive adhesives simultaneously with good adhesion to a plastic film substrate is provided. A release film prepared by coating and curing such composition on a plastic film is also provided. The good adhesion and the high releasability to acryl pressure sensitive adhesives are realized despite the low content of the organopolysiloxane containing a large amount of trifunctional siloxane units and alkenyl groups which had been used for realizing the adhesion. The addition curable silicone emulsion release composition is prepared by blending predetermined proportion of mixtures of high molecular weight organopolysiloxanes each containing an alkenyl group and phenyl group at particular ratio.

Abstract: Disclosed is a powder antifoaming agent containing: (A) a hydrophobic organopolysiloxane that has a viscosity at 25° C. of 10-100,000 mm2/s; (B) a fine silica powder; (C) a surfactant; and (D) a water-soluble encapsulating agent that is in a solid state at 25° C. This powder antifoaming agent is characterized by being obtained by spray drying a dispersion liquid that is obtained by dispersing a silicone oil compound, which is obtained by mixing the component (A) and the component (B), and the component (D) in water in the presence of the component (C), and is also characterized in that the silicone oil compound is encapsulated by the component (D) that serves as an outer shell. Since the present powder antifoaming agent does not contain water by being produced by a spray drying method, the powder antifoaming agent is free from problems of emulsion antifoaming agents such as separation and putrefaction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for an antistatic release agent comprising: a release component, a conductive component, an organic solvent, and water, wherein the release component contains a condensation-type organopolysiloxane, the conductive component contains a complex with a ?-conjugated electrically conductive polymer and a polyanion having a molecular weight of 20,000 to 900,000, an amount of the conductive component is 1 to 300 parts by mass, relative to 100 parts by mass of the release component, at least one amine compound selected from the group consisting of a secondary amine, a tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt is coordinated to or bonded to portion of anion groups in the polyanion as an ion pair, and the water content is 5% by mass or less, relative to a total amount of the composition for an antistatic release agent.

Abstract: Provided is a cosmetic preparation superior in stability and feel. The cosmetic preparation contains an (a) organopolysiloxane emulsion in an amount of not smaller than 0.1% by mass. This organopolysiloxane emulsion is obtained through emulsion polymerization and contains octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane in an amount of not larger than 1,000 ppm by mass.

Abstract: To provide a radiation-curable silicone composition which provides a cured product whose odor is decreased, particularly is odorless, and has excellent curability and releasing properties. A radiation-curable silicone composition including the following components (A) and (B): (A) an epoxy group-containing cation-polymerizable organopolysiloxane which is represented by the following average composition formula (1): R1aR2bSiO(4-a-b)/2 (1) and (B) an iodonium salt having a cation moiety represented by the following general formula (2) in an effective amount to cure said component (A), [(R3)—I—(R3)]+ (2) wherein R3 is, independently of each other, a substituted or unsubstituted monovalent aromatic hydrocarbon group having 15 to 26 carbon atoms, wherein said component (A) may be accompanied by any other compounds volatilizing during heating at 105 degrees C. for 3 hours, a content of said compounds is at most 2.0 mass %, based on a total amount of component (A) and said compound.

Abstract: A silicone mist inhibitor which has an excellent effect of inhibiting silicone mist and provides a composition and a cured product which have excellent storage stability is provided. A silicone mist inhibitor includes at least one selected from organic powder, inorganic powder and inorganic-organic composite powder, wherein the powder has a volume average particle size of 100 to 4000 nm. Further, a solventless silicone composition includes an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity at 25 degrees C. of 25 to 50,000 mPa·s, wherein the solventless silicone composition further includes the aforesaid silicone mist inhibitor in an amount of 0.1 to 10 parts by mass, relative to 100 parts by mass of the organopolysiloxane.

Abstract: An antistatic release agent of the present invention contains: a silicone emulsion including four mutually different types of organopolysiloxanes and an organohydrogenpolysiloxane: and a conductive complex of a ?-conjugated electrically conductive a polymer and a polyanion; the content of the conductive complex being 0.5 to 100 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the total amount of organopolysiloxanes and organohydrogenpolysiloxane.

Abstract: The invention relates to an antistatic release agent comprising: a release component that contains a condensation-curing type organopolysiloxane, a conductive component that contains a complex of a ?-conjugated electrically conductive polymer and a polyanion and an organic solvent, wherein the amount of the conductive component relative to 100 parts by mass of the release component is 1 to 300 parts by mass, at least one amine-type compound selected from the group consisting of a secondary amine, a tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt is coordinated to or bonded to portion of anion groups in the polyanion as an ion pair, and the amine-type compound has one or more substituent selected from the group consisting of an alkyl group having 4 or more carbon atoms, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, an alkylene group, an arylene group, an aralkylene group and an oxyalkylene group.

Abstract: A heavy release additive for a release sheet comprises a condensation reaction product of dehydrative condensation reaction between (A) a polydiorganosiloxane of average polymerization degree of 500 to 10,000 and has at least one hydroxy or hydrolysable group per molecule and (B) a polyorganosiloxane resin composed of a (SiO4/2) unit and a (R3SiO1/2) unit (wherein R's independently represent a C1-12 monovalent hydrocarbon group or a C2-6 alkenyl group each having no aliphatic unsaturated bond), has a ratio of the (R3SiO1/2) unit to the (SiO4/2) unit of 0.6 to 1.2 by mole, and contains the hydroxy group and the hydrolysable group in the total content of 2.1 mass % or more and less than 10.0 mass %. The heavy release additive can have the effect of achieving an extremely great peel force compared with cases in which no additive is added.

Abstract: An organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising at least two structural units of —(HR1SiO)a— wherein R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and a is an integer of 2-50, which are connected together via a SiH-free structural unit, is a novel crosslinking agent. A silicone composition comprising an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane, the organohydrogenpolysiloxane, and a catalyst is curable through addition reaction, adherent to plastic substrates, and useful for coating purposes.

Abstract: Disclosed is a powder antifoaming agent containing: (A) a hydrophobic organopolysiloxane that has a viscosity at 25° C. of 10-100,000 mm2/s; (B) a fine silica powder; (C) a surfactant; and (D) a water-soluble encapsulating agent that is in a solid state at 25° C. This powder antifoaming agent is characterized by being obtained by spray drying a dispersion liquid that is obtained by dispersing a silicone oil compound, which is obtained by mixing the component (A) and the component (B), and the component (D) in water in the presence of the component (C), and is also characterized in that the silicone oil compound is encapsulated by the component (D) that serves as an outer shell. Since the present powder antifoaming agent does not contain water by being produced by a spray drying method, the powder antifoaming agent is free from problems of emulsion antifoaming agents such as separation and putrefaction.

Abstract: A silicone emulsion composition is provided comprising organopolysiloxane, organohydrogenpolysiloxane, surfactant, and water. Two organopolysiloxanes of different type are blended, whereby a cured silicone coating is improved to be fully adherent to plastic film and lightly peelable from pressure-sensitive adhesive. By limiting the SiH content of organohydrogenpolysiloxane, the composition is improved in shelf stability. A specific surfactant is used to control the size of emulsion particles so as to improve wettability to plastic film.

Abstract: A liquid silicone rubber coating composition exhibiting high adhesion for an airbag base fabric; a curtain airbag having a silicone rubber coating layer of the cured composition formed on at least one surface of the base fabric; and a method for producing such curtain airbag are provided. The composition comprises (A) an organopolysiloxane having at least 2 alkenyl groups bonded to the silicon atoms per molecule; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least 2 structural units represented by formula (1) per molecule, the structural units being linked by a non-siloxane structural unit not containing SiH group; (C) an addition catalyst; (E) an organosilicon compound having an epoxy group and an alkoxy group bonded to the silicon atom in the molecule; and (F) a titanium compound and/or a zirconium compound; and preferably (D) a fine powder silica having a specific surface area of at least 50 m2/g.

Abstract: A silicone emulsion composition is provided comprising organopolysiloxane, organohydrogenpolysiloxane, surfactant, and water. Two organopolysiloxanes of different type are blended, whereby a cured silicone coating is improved to be fully adherent to plastic film and lightly peelable from pressure-sensitive adhesive. By limiting the SiH content of organohydrogenpolysiloxane, the composition is improved in shelf stability. A specific surfactant is used to control the size of emulsion particles so as to improve wettability to plastic film.

Abstract: An organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising at least two structural units of —(HR1SiO)a— wherein R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and a is an integer of 2-50, which are connected together via a SiH-free structural unit, is a novel crosslinking agent. A silicone composition comprising an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane, the organohydrogen-polysiloxane, and a catalyst is curable through addition reaction, adherent to plastic substrates, and useful for coating purposes.

Abstract: A (meth)acrylic-modified organopolysiloxane is prepared by reacting an epoxy-modified organopolysiloxane with (meth)acrylic acid in the presence of a base. A saving of reactant expense is achieved. The (meth)acrylic-modified organopolysiloxane has so high a rate of acrylic introduction that it may be cured with radiation. The cured product exhibits high substrate adhesion and finds use as release liners.

Abstract: Provided is an ultraviolet-curable silicone composition including: (A) a non-terminal epoxy group-containing organopolysiloxane, (B) an organopolysiloxane containing epoxy groups at the two terminals of the molecular chain, and an onium salt photoinitiator capable of generating cations upon irradiation with ultraviolet light. The silicone composition of the present invention yields a cured film that exhibits excellent ultraviolet-curability and can be readily peeled from a pressure-sensitively adhesive material. In particular, the silicone composition yields a cured film that exhibits a tight release force relative to pressure-sensitive adhesives such as acrylic-based pressure-sensitive adhesives, and also exhibits minimal fluctuation in the release force.

Abstract: An organohydrogenpolysiloxane comprising at least two structural units of —(HR1SiO)a— wherein R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group, and a is an integer of 2-50, which are connected together via a SiH-free structural unit, is a novel crosslinking agent. A silicone composition comprising an alkenyl-containing organopolysiloxane, the organohydrogen-polysiloxane, and a catalyst is curable through addition reaction, adherent to plastic substrates, and useful for coating purposes.

Abstract: An ultraviolet-curable silicone composition for a release paper including (A) 100 parts by mass of a specific organopolysiloxane having a polymerization degree of 8 to 20 and containing one epoxy group, and (C) an effective quantity of an onium salt photoinitiator. In a preferred embodiment, the composition further includes (B) 10 to 1,000 parts by mass of at least one specific organopolysiloxane containing a plurality of epoxy groups. In another preferred embodiment, the composition has a viscosity of not more than 100 mPa·s. The composition has a peel strength that exhibits a positive dependency on the peel speed when peeled from a hot-melt pressure-sensitive adhesive, and can therefore be used to produce a release paper capable of reducing peeling noise. Further, because the composition has a low viscosity, it exhibits excellent wetting of substrates having significant unevenness, even in a solventless form.