Parchment paper

To get its non-stick properties, baking paper is coated either with a substance called "quilon" or with silicone; the former is considered less safe.

[2][3] A common use is to eliminate the need to grease sheet pans, allowing very rapid turn-around of batches of baked goods with minimal clean-up.

[4] The non-stick properties can be also achieved by employing a coated paper, for which a suitable release agent—a coating with a low surface energy and capability to withstand the temperatures involved in the baking or roasting process—is deposited onto the paper's surface; silicone (cured with a suitable catalyst) is frequently used.

In the textile tube industry, an outer layer of parchment confers the necessary resistance to abrasion, heat and oil.

In other industries, parchment is used as a processing aid due to its release properties, whether for furniture laminate manufacturing and rubber vulcanization.