ost bu||d|ng mater|a|s are by

and |arge based on cement,

Mthese |nc|ude Pe|norced
Concrete, Mortar, Cement P|aster, Ce-
ment Bu||d|ng B|ocks, Cement Poo|ng
Sheets, Cement P|pes, etc. Durab|||ty o
these mater|a|s depends on weather|ng
and env|ronmenta| actors.
The durab|||ty o concrete structures
depends on extent o destruct|ve
react|ons that occur dur|ng the ||e cyc|e
o the structure. A|| these react|ons
requ|re water as reactant or as react|on
med|um. l |ntrus|on o water |s reduced
then these react|ons can be m|n|m|zed
and durab|||ty o the structure can be
|ncreased. Thereore |t |s |mportant to
protect cement|t|ous mater|a| romwater.
Se|ect|ono thetechno|ogy that prov|des
|ong term protect|on|s essent|a|.
F||m ormer or barr|er techno|ogy
(coat|ng) has been used very w|de|y.
However due to weather|ng and v
exposure the coat|ng has ||m|ted ||e (3-
5years) and per|od|c reparat|ve
app||cat|ons are requ|red.
The techno|ogy that prov|des |ong
|ast|ng protect|on rom water and sa|t |s
water so|ub|e organo s||ane chem|stry.
Organo s||ane compounds are on|y
react|ve and penetrat|ve mater|a| that
prov|des |ongev|ty to the structure.
TheS||anemo|ecu|ereactsw|thsurace
OH groups and a|ters surace property
rom hydroph|||c (water |ov|ng) to
hydrophob|c (water repe||ent).
Water relatedproblems
Most o the bu||d|ng mater|a|s are
very porous and have surace hydroxy|
groups. These hydroxy| groups attract
water becauseo thehydroph|||cnature
ands|m||ar|ty w|ththestructureo water.
Thereore, most o the bu||d|ng mater|a|
eas||y wet andabsorbwater |n the pores
wh|ch damage the bu||d|ng aesthet|c
and reduce bu||d|ng structure ||e.
Aesthetic
- Pa|nt pee|-o
- Pa|nt b||sters
- Fungus
- Mo|d, M||dew
- E|orescence
Structural
- ASP(A|ka||ne s|||ca react|on)
- Freez|ng and thaw|ng
- Carbonat|on
- Ac|d ra|n, su|phur attack
- Corros|on|nre|norce stee| bar
Zycosil + Nanotechnology
Zycos|||s an organos|||con product,
wh|ch orms a part|c|e s|ze o 4-6 mm |n
water and penetrates deep |nto the
Nomo 1ole|p|oot|mg to| |mc|eoseo
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App||cat|on o Zycos|| on new terrace waterproo|ng
Surace preparat|on : remove |a|tance & cement, dust remova| and water |et c|ean|ng
bu||d|ng mater|a| pores upto 1 mm. The
product becomes part o the bu||d|ng
mater|a| and makes |t waterprooed.
Theproduct attributes
- Oragano S||ane, eco-r|end|y, water
so|ub|e waterproo|ng agent
- seu| or newand ex|st|ng concrete
masonry structures
- Therma| and v stab|||ty
- Peact|ve techno|ogy and convert
water |ov|ngs||ano| groupso m|nera|
Surace wett|ng check, Mak|ng cement mortar bunds o 10 sqmtr and Pond|ng Zycos|| so|ut|on
Waterproo|ng test Sratch test to check depth o penetrat|on
based bu||d|ng mater|a| to water
repe||ent s||oxane bonds
- Easytoapp|ybybrush, sprayor ro||er
techn|ques makes |t user r|end|y
- Protects aga|nst m||dew, ungus,
e|orescence, |each|ng, sta|n|ng,
premature age|ng, sca||ng, spa|||ng,
corros|on o re|norced stee| and
sa|t burst
Zyc3os|| nanotechno|ogy oers
comp|ete waterproo|ng so|ut|on or
basement, e|evator p|t, underground
sump, water tank, sw|mm|ng poo|,
sewage treatment p|ant, sunken, ut|||ty
area, stone, wa||s, pod|um, roo topetc.
Quality Control Tests
RilemTest
A|x P||em tube on substrates
surace & ||| water co|umn up to 5m|.
Water absorpt|on o |ess than 0.2 m| |n
20 m|nutes con|rms acceptab|e
waterproo|ng.
The water co|umn pressure |n PlLEM
test |s equ|va|ent to the pressure gene-
rated by, 140 Km/hr w|nd dr|venra|n.
For further details:
Zydex ndustries
25-A, Gandh| O|| M||| Compound, Gorwa,
vadodara - 390016, Gu|arat,
Ph:91-265-2280865, Fax:91-265-2280872
E-ma||: |no_zydex|ndustr|es.com
Web: www.zydex|ndustr|es.com
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