
E551
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E551 (Silicon dioxide) is a very common component from which colloidal silica is obtained. Colloidal silica consists of tiny particles of amorphous silicon dioxide, the common silica, dispersed in a solution of water and are obtained by polymerisation of silica nuclei in a highly basic environment containing alkalis (pH value between 8.0 and...