Antifoam 71, of General Electric, is a silicone emulsion that can be used in foodstuffs in proportions up to 100 parts per million.

Solvent-solvents are solvents used for second-stage extraction of difficult-to-extract metals such as gold, uranium, and thorium. Tributyl phosphine oxide, (C4H9)3PO, a white, crystalline powder, is such a material used in benzene or kerosene solution for extracting metals from the acids employed in ore extraction.