Described are novel
defoamer powders containing (A) 100 parts by weight of a
defoamer formulation containing (Aa) a polysiloxane containing units of formula (I): R1R2SiO2 / 2, in which R1 is a monovalent, optionally branched, SiC-bonded
hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, R2 is a monovalent, optionally branched, SiC-bonded
hydrocarbon radical having 6 to 30 carbon atoms, (Ab) a filler, (Ac) an organopolysiloxane resin composed of units of the general formula (II): R3a(R4O)bSiO(4-a-b) / 2, in which R3 is a monovalent, optionally substituted, SiC-bonded
hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, R4 is a
hydrogen atom or a monovalent, optionally substituted hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, a is 0, 1, 2 or 3 and b is 0, 1, 2 or 3, with the proviso that the sum total of a+b is ≤3 and, in less than 50% of all units of formula (II), the sum total of a+b=2, optionally a further organopolysiloxane (Ad), optionally water-insoluble
organic compound (Ae) and optionally catalyst (Af), (B) 10 to 45 parts by weight of a waxy additive containing a monoester (B′) of
glycerol and a
fatty acid that is free of a polysiloxane-containing additive and that contains less than 5% by weight of a triester (B″) of
glycerol and a
fatty acid, (C) 10 to 50 parts by weight of a polycarboxylate binder that has a pH of 3 or less when it is dissolved in water, (D) 120 to 5000 parts by weight of at least one pulverulent
carrier material, with the proviso that the
carrier material contains less than 50% by weight of alkaline
carrier material.