Nalco Water is an industry leader in high-quality, effective colloidal silica abrasives for electronic polishing. In addition to our comprehensive product lines for CMP and prime wafer polishing, we provide colloidal silica for various polishing applications including sapphire substrate and hard disk polishing.

Sodium-Stabilized Colloidal Silica Products

Colloidal Silica for Sapphire Substrate Polishing
Sapphire offers several significant advantages as a substrate (such as stability and optic permeability) for advanced semiconductor and microelectronic devices. However, sapphire substrate can be challenging to process due to its extremely high hardness and low impact strength.
Nalco Water has developed colloidal silica products that provide the quality, consistency, and control appropriate for sapphire substrate polishing.

Colloidal Silica for Hard Disk Polishing
Colloidal silica is an optimal abrasive for hard disk polishing because it helps create an ultra-smooth, defect-free surface. Our electronic polishing RD&E teams work to ensure our colloidal silica products are optimally effective for hard disk drive manufacturing.

Customized Electronic Polishing Abrasive Product Development
Our experienced dedicated RD&E teams provide customized silica sol product development to deliver solutions that are tailored to specific business needs and processes. We design products covering a wide range of:
- Particle Size
- Particle Size Distribution
- Stabilized Cation
- Concentration
- pH
- Package Type
- Temperature Condition
- Classification
Sodium-Stabilized Colloidal Silica Products
Nalco 2329K
- Size (nm): 80
- Area m2/gm: 40
- % Solids: 40
- pH: 8.5
- Charge: Negative
Nalco 2329Plus
- Size (nm): 105\
- Area m2/gm: 30\
- % Solids: 47
- pH: 10
- Charge: Negative
Nalco 2350
- Nalco 2350
- Size (nm): 60
- pH: 8.5
- Stabilizing: Na+
- SL: 1 year
Nalco 2360
- Size (nm): Broad Distribution
- pH: 11
- Stabilizing: Na+
Wide Range of Additional Products Available
- Size (nm): 4-120, (engineered available)
- Area m2/gm: 25-750
- % Solids: 15-50
- pH: 2-10.5
- Stabilizing: NH4, NA+, K+
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Nalco Water is a Colloidal Silica Leader
- First patented colloidal silica manufacturing process in 1941
- One of the largest colloidal silica manufacturers globally
- Innovative RD&E teams for customized product development
- Products designed for manufacturing efficiency, quality, and control
- Delivering high value through innovative particle design and quality support
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With unparalleled expertise and cutting-edge technology, we partner with customers to deliver world-class results and optimized operations. Contact us to learn how we can help you.
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Colloidal Technologies Group
1601 W. Diehl Road
Naperville, Il 60563
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Nalco Water Customer Service: +1-800-288-0879
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