Method for producing silicone rubber powder
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1. A method for preparing a cured silicone rubber powder in the form of microfine particles, said method comprising (1) emulsifying a curable liquid silicone rubber composition in a mixture comprising water and a surfactant where said mixture is maintained at a temperature of from 0 to 25 degrees C., (2) curing the liquid silicone rubber into a powder by dispersing the resultant emulsion into water maintained at a temperature of at least 25 degrees C., and (3) isolating the resultant cured powder.
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Powdered, cured silicone rubber in the form of microfine particles is prepared by emulsifying a curable liquid silicone rubber composition in a mixture of water and a surfactant at a temperature of from 0 to 25 degrees C., dispersing the curable composition in water heated to a temperature of at least 25 degrees C. and recovering the resultant cured particles. The liquid silicone rubber composition is preferably maintained at a temperature of from -60 to 0 degrees C. before being emulsified.
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- 1. A method for preparing a cured silicone rubber powder in the form of microfine particles, said method comprising (1) emulsifying a curable liquid silicone rubber composition in a mixture comprising water and a surfactant where said mixture is maintained at a temperature of from 0 to 25 degrees C., (2) curing the liquid silicone rubber into a powder by dispersing the resultant emulsion into water maintained at a temperature of at least 25 degrees C., and (3) isolating the resultant cured powder.
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