Patent ID: 7407991

Claim:
A granulated foam control composition comprising: (i) a foam control agent comprising; a polydiorganosiloxane fluid comprising units of the formula where each group R, which may be the same or different, is selected from an alkyl group having 1 to 36 carbon atoms or an aryl group or aralkyl group having up to 36 carbon atoms, the mean number of carbon atoms in the groups R being at least 1.3; a hydrophobic filler dispersed in the polydiorganosiloxane fluid; and optionally an organosilicon resin; and (ii) an additive composition having a melting point of at least 35° C. comprising: 5-50 parts by weight of a glycerol triester (A) which is esterified by carboxylate groups each having 7 to 36 carbon atoms, wherein at least 90% of the hydroxyl groups of the glycerol triester are esterified; and 50-95 parts by weight of a mixture of monoesters and diesters of glycerol (B) which is miscible with component (A) and is more polar than component (A), at least one of (A) and (B) being miscible with the polysiloxane fluid wherein the foam control agent (i) and the additive composition (ii) are supported on a particulate carrier with the proviso that a mixture of (i) and (ii) is deposited onto the particulate carrier in non-aqueous liquid form.