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Chloride metal salt water-repellent agent

by in Industrial News January 15, 2024

A Chloride metal salt water-repellent agent is a colored liquid prepared by mixing calcium chloride, aluminum chloride, and other metal salts with water in a particular proportion. After the Chloride metal salt water-repellent agent is mixed into concrete (mortar), during the hydration and hardening process of cement, it can react with cement and water to […]

Waterproofing agent

by in Industrial News January 8, 2024

The waterproofing agent is an admixture formulated from chemical raw materials that can improve cement concrete and mortar’s water impermeability. When the waterproofing agent is used, it is usually mixed into cement concrete or cement mortar proportionally (sometimes painted on the surface and penetrates the cement concrete or cement mortar) to form waterproof concrete or […]

Types of concrete expansion agents

by in Industrial News January 3, 2024

1. Calcium oxide concrete expanding agent Calcium oxide concrete expanding agent uses CaO as the expansion source and is made from ordinary lime and stearic acid ground together in a particular proportion. Stearic acid is added to lime (calcium oxide) during grinding. On the one hand, it acts as a grinding aid. On the other […]

Expanding agent

by in Industrial News December 25, 2023

A concrete expanding agent is an admixture mixed with cement and water that undergoes a hydration reaction to form ettringite or calcium hydroxide, causing the concrete to expand to a specific volume. Expanding agents into ordinary concrete can prepare shrinkage-compensating concrete and self-stressing concrete, so expansion agents are widely used. The essence of concrete water […]

Water repellent

by in Industrial News December 18, 2023

Hydrophobic agents are a class of admixtures that prevent moisture from entering the mortar while also keeping the mortar open to allow water vapor to diffuse. Water repellent includes three product series: fatty acid metal salts, silanes, and special hydrophobe re-dispersible polymer powders. The unit cost of the fatty acid metal salt product series is […]

Accelerating agent

by in Industrial News December 13, 2023

Accelerating agent refers to a setting regulating agent that can speed up the setting and hardening of concrete and mortar. According to the chemical composition of their compounds, accelerated agents can be divided into two categories: inorganic and organic. The leading accelerating agent in China is primarily inorganic salts, and the main component is sodium […]

Water-reducing agent

by in Industrial News December 4, 2023

A water-reducing agent is an admixture that can reduce the necessary unit water consumption in concrete, meet the specified consistency requirements, and improve the workability of concrete. The main functions of water-reducing agents are as follows: increasing hydration efficiency, reducing unit water consumption, increasing strength, and saving cement consumption; improving the workability of unsolidified concrete […]

Types, components, and classification of admixtures

by in Industrial News November 28, 2023

There are many types of concrete admixtures, which can be divided into the following categories according to their chemical composition: inorganic admixtures, organic admixtures, and composite admixtures. Inorganic admixtures are mainly electrolyte salts; organic admixtures are mostly surface-active substances and some high molecular polymers, organic compounds, and double salts. Surfactant admixtures can be divided into […]

Starch ether

by in Industrial News November 21, 2023

Starch ether is a polyacrylamide compound extracted from natural plants. It has the same chemical structure and similar properties as cellulose ether. Starch ether is mainly used in construction mortars. They can affect the consistency of mortars based on gypsum, cement, and lime and change mortars’ workability and sagging resistance. Starch ether is usually combined with non-modified and modified cellulose […]