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To understand how defoamers work it is necessary to know that defoamers consist basically of an insoluble or, at least in the application media, partly soluble active ingredient (commonly called oil), a hydrophobic particle or a mixture of both. A more detailed view on the composition of defoamers is given in Chapter 3.3.