Construction

Market Concrete for infrastructure – Concrete for civil works – Mortars for various applications

Products and Features Dry base products:

• Copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with surfactant characteristics.
• Stable to pH variations, compatible with other surfactants.
• Stable in the presence of electrolytes.
• Stable in both basic and acidic pH.
• Second-generation superplasticizer.
• Prevents the agglomeration of aggregates.
• Helps reduce water demand.
• Aids in delaying setting time.
• In gypsum, helps with dispersion and water reduction.
• Molecular weight range of 1000 to 20,000 g/mol.
• Functions as a rheological modifier in dry mixes.
• Helps decrease the viscosity of the system.
• Has dispersing and wetting properties.

Liquid additives for mixing “Admixtures”:

• Copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide with surfactant characteristics.
• Stable to pH variations, compatible with other surfactants.
• Has air control properties in concrete.
• Allows for the formulation of asphalt emulsions.
• Product with ethoxylated alkyl phenols with wide availability.
• Enables better wetting of concrete aggregates.
• Compatible with anionic, non-ionic, and amphoteric surfactants.
• Stable in the presence of electrolytes and acidic and basic pH.
• Allows for the formation of water emulsions.
• Provides a foam-inhibiting effect.
• Anionic surfactants compatible with other non-ionic and anionic surfactants.
• Derived from lauric alcohols.
• Excellent cost-benefit ratio.
• Used as an air inclusor in concrete and other mortars.
• Anionic surfactants compatible with other surfactants.
• Aids in the dispersion of particles in aqueous systems.
• Allows for good foam formation and air inclusion.
• Combines properties of amines and alcohols, allowing it to react as both functional groups.
• Slightly alkaline like an amine.
• As an alcohol, it is hygroscopic and can be esterified.
• High solubility in water.
• Functions as a retarder in concrete curing.

Asphalt:

• Used as an asphalt modifier to reduce oxidation during the modification and mixing process.
• Improves the ductility of asphalt at low temperatures.

Benefits

• Reduction in water demand
• Less segregation of aggregates
• Improvement in concrete workability
• Enhancement of concrete appearance
• Improvement in strength

Solutions to Typical Market Problems

• Improved workability of concrete, increasing cost efficiency in man-hours.
• Our products enhance the rheology of concrete, facilitating its flow and impacting application costs.

Solutions to Typical Market Problems

• Wetting.
• Dispersion of air inclusors to prevent sedimentation.
• Emulsification for phase control.
• Penetrants.
• Foam control.
• Low gel formation.
• Neutralizers.
• Control of crystal formation.
• Coalescence of spread droplets.

Increased dilution speed.