Concrete Product Range

Krystaline ADD1

Concrete Admixture for New Build projects

Krystaline Add1 is a state-of-the-art C-S-H technology waterproofing admixture. It has been designed to waterproof and increase the durability of concrete through the use of a unique hydrophilic technology that uses hydration enhancement of the cement paste to provide effective waterproofing, self-healing concrete and corrosion free reinforcing steel.

Krystaline Add1 is an admixture that makes your concrete waterproof, corrosion-free and self-sealing. Krystaline Add 1 is a chemical admixture used for the treatment of concrete structures against water ingress, shrinkage and cracking, chemical attack and corrosion of reinforcing steel.

Krystaline Add1 is a cutting-edge admixture that waterproofs concrete in its entirety. It has been specially designed to waterproof and improve the durability of concrete using hydrophilic crystalline technology.

Concrete is a porous material, with microcracks, voids, pores and capillaries that mainly form in the early stages of setting. The more connected these gaps are, the more permeable the concrete is and the more prone it is to damage caused by the ingress of water and harmful agents. However, Krystaline Add 1 technology practically eliminates concrete porosity and many of its natural weaknesses, thereby increasing its durability.

How Does It Work?

Krystaline Add1 uses enhanced hydration to increases the non-soluble amorphous gels and crystals in the concrete. Through a catalytic process, a chemical reaction occurs between the non-hydrated cement particles and water, creating an additional insoluble gels and crystals in the capillary network of the concrete. These deposits become an integral part of the hydrated paste. The resulting concrete has a significantly greater capacity for autogenous crack healing and resistance to water penetration under hydrostatic pressure.

Benefits

  • Stops water ingress into concrete
  • Reduces shrinkage cracking
  • Self heals and waterproofs cracks up to 0.4 mm
  • Self-healing properties will present for the life of the concrete
  • Protects reinforcing steel from corrosion
  • Resistant to sulfate and chloride attack
  • Waterproofing not affected by surface abrasion
  • Resistant to high hydrostatic pressure
  • Suitable for use in contact with potable water
  • Replaces conventional waterproofing systems including waterproofing membranes and coatings
  • Proven to increase mechanical resistance
  • Proven safe for concrete

Applications

Krystaline Ultra applications include precast concrete and UHPC (ultra high performance concrete) applications that require improved set acceleration, increased strength, use in contaminated environments, improved waterproofing abilities and may require future self-healing capabilities. This may include the following structures:

  • Foundations
  • Basements and parking lots
  • Tunnels and pipes
  • Docks and bridges
  • Marine works
  • Elevator pits
  • Diaphragm walls
  • Concrete slabs
  • Hydraulic structures
  • Pools and aquariums
  • Water treatment plants
  • Canals and aqueducts
  • Potable water tanks



Krystaline ADD PLUS 2.5

Concrete Admixture for New Build projects

Krystaline Add PLUS 2.5 is a cementitious C-S-H technology admixture that when added to the concrete mix will provide waterproof concrete, stop reinforcing steel corrosion and will self-heal microcracks proving increased durability and sustainability for concrete and concrete structures.

Crystal Admix HD often eliminates the need for super plasticizers by providing high plastic qualities and abilities as part of its unique crystalline waterproofing abilities. It is a cost effective solution to membrane systems while increasing concrete’s durability.

Crystal Admix HD is added to fresh concrete easily at the batch plant or directly into ready mix trucks. It works to continuously prevent moisture from penetrating through the concrete by creating a catalytic chemical reaction within the pores and capillaries to enhance the hydration process of the cement component within the concrete. The enhanced hydration process not only provides waterproofing characteristics to the concrete, it also allows for an increased ability to self-heal micro cracking upon the presence of moisture.

How Does It Work?

Krystaline Add PLUS 2.5 is a hydrophilic C-S-H technology admixture creating waterproof concrete through hydration enhancement. The catalytic nature of Add PLUS 2.5 reduces the pore and capillary structure through the generation of increased and enhanced C-S-H (calcium silicate hydrate) amorphous gels in the pore and capillary network of the concrete to effectively stop water ingress. The resulting concrete has a significantly greater ability to resist water penetration under hydrostatic pressure.

Benefits

  • Stops water ingress into concrete.
  • Self heals and waterproofs cracks up to 0.4 mm.
  • Protects reinforcing steel against corrosion.
  • Total and permanent waterproofing.
  • Becomes an integral part of concrete.
  • Resists sulphate and chloride attack.
  • Waterproofing improves over time.
  • Excellent resistance to sulfate and chloride attack
  • Waterproofing and durability not affected by surface abrasion
  • Excellent resistance to hydrostatic pressure.
  • Waterproofs under positive and negative pressure.
  • Permeable to water vapor.
  • Suitable for use in contact with potable water.
  • Replaces conventional waterproofing systems.

Applications

Krystaline Ultra applications include precast concrete and UHPC (ultra high performance concrete) applications that require improved set acceleration, increased strength, use in contaminated environments, improved waterproofing abilities and may require future self-healing capabilities. This may include the following structures:

  • Foundations
  • Basements and parking lots
  • Tunnels and pipes
  • Docks and bridges
  • Marine works
  • Elevator pits
  • Diaphragm walls
  • Concrete slabs
  • Hydraulic structures
  • Pools and aquariums
  • Water treatment plants
  • Canals and aqueducts
  • Desalination plants
  • Potable water tanks
  • Shotcrete



KRYSTALINE ULTRA

Concrete Admixture for New Build projects

Krystaline Ultra is a crystalline C-S-H technology admixture designed specifically for use in precast and UHPC elements. It has been designed to accelerate concrete setting time, improve compressive strength, reduce permeability, and increase the durability of concrete.

Krystaline Ultra’s ability to improve the hydration process also provides it with a greater ability to self-heal microcracks in the presence of moisture.

How Does It Work?

Krystaline Ultra is easily added to fresh concrete at the precast factory’s concrete mixer. When added to the concrete, Krystaline Ultra will accelerate and enhance the hydration, resulting in an accelerated setting time for quick demoulding, rapid and increased strength gain, improved permeability and the ability to self-heal cracks.

Benefits

  • Reduces setting time.
  • Increases strength
  • Increasing productivity by allowing faster demoulding.
  • Self-heals cracking.
  • Protects reinforcing steel
  • Resists sulphate and chloride attack
  • Improves impermeability

Applications

Krystaline Ultra applications include precast concrete and UHPC (ultra high performance concrete) applications that require improved set acceleration, increased strength, use in contaminated environments, improved waterproofing abilities and may require future self-healing capabilities. This may include the following structures:

  • Drainage culverts
  • Bridge decks
  • Tunnels and pipes
  • Marine structures
  • Water treatment plants
  • Canals
  • Potable water tanks
  • Concrete walls
  • Water towers
  • Prefabricated slabs



Krystaline ADD1 CW

Concrete Admixture for New Build projects

Krystaline Add1 CW is a crystalline admixture specially designed to be highly compatible with concrete mix designs that contain high dosages of polycarboxylate superplasticizers and low w/c ratio. Unlike other crystalline admixtures, Krystaline Add1 CW does not reduce the strength of these concretes and even increases it.

Krystaline Add1 CW is an admixture that makes your concrete waterproof, corrosion-free and self-sealing. Krystaline Add 1 CW is a chemical admixture used for the treatment of concrete structures against water ingress, shrinkage and cracking, chemical attack and corrosion of reinforcing steel.

Krystaline Add1 CW is a cutting-edge C-S-H technology admixture that waterproofs concrete in its entirety. It has been specially designed to waterproof and improve the durability of concrete using hydrophilic crystalline technology.

Krystaline Add1 CW is added to the concrete at the batching plant or directly to the concrete mixer. Krystaline Add1 CW works continuously to prevent moisture penetration into the concrete by improving the hydration process of the cement particles and creating insoluble C-S-H gels and crystals in the pores and capillary network of the concrete. This hydration process not only provides waterproofing to the concrete, but also self-heals cracks, reduces shrinkage cracking and increases compressive strength.

How Does It Work?

Krystaline Add1 uses enhanced hydration to increases the non-soluble amorphous gels and crystals in the concrete. Through a catalytic process, a chemical reaction occurs between the non-hydrated cement particles and water, creating an additional insoluble gels and crystals in the capillary network of the concrete. These deposits become an integral part of the hydrated paste. The resulting concrete has a significantly greater capacity for autogenous crack healing and resistance to water penetration under hydrostatic pressure.

Benefits

  • Stop water leaks in concrete
  • Seal and waterproof cracks up to 0.7 mm.
  • Protects reinforcing steel against corrosion
  • Permanent waterproofing protection
  • Waterproofing increases with time
  • Resists attack by sulphates and chloride
  • Not affected by surface wear or abrasion
  • Effective against hydrostatic pressure up to 12 bar
  • Waterproofs from any direction (positive or negative)
  • Water vapor permeable
  • Safe for contact with potable water
  • Replaces unreliable exterior membranes, liners, and coatings
  • Reduces shrinkage cracks by up to 60%
  • May reduce water demand
  • Eliminates the use of a waterproofing sub-trade
  • Continually improves impermeability benefits with time
  • Reactivates if water is present in the future
  • Increases the durability of concrete

Applications

  • Foundations
  • Basements and parking lots
  • Tunnels and pipes
  • Docks and bridges
  • Marine works
  • Elevator pits
  • Diaphragm walls
  • Concrete slabs
  • Hydraulic structures
  • Pools and aquariums
  • Water treatment plants
  • Canals and aqueducts
  • Potable water tanks
  • Precast concrete elements
  • Shotcrete


Concrete Admix HD

Concrete Admixture for New Build projects

Crystal Admix HD is a next generation crystalline admixture designed to enhance concrete by effectively waterproofing the concrete, dramatically increasing strength and reducing the shrinkage cracks.

Crystal Admix HD often eliminates the need for super plasticizers by providing high plastic qualities and abilities as part of its unique crystalline waterproofing abilities. It is a cost effective solution to membrane systems while increasing concrete’s durability.

Crystal Admix HD is added to fresh concrete easily at the batch plant or directly into ready mix trucks. It works to continuously prevent moisture from penetrating through the concrete by creating a catalytic chemical reaction within the pores and capillaries to enhance the hydration process of the cement component within the concrete. The enhanced hydration process not only provides waterproofing characteristics to the concrete, it also allows for an increased ability to self-heal micro cracking upon the presence of moisture.



Concrete Aqua Guard Grout F

Crystal Grout F is a high-strength waterproof fibre reinforced non-shrink grout that is specially designed to repair leaking cracks, holes and joints.

lt is formulated with our proven crystaline technology which combines chemically with water and concrete to form millions of needle-shaped crystals.

These crystals grow in all directions to fill any capillary pores of the grout to block the passage of water.



Concrete Aqua Guard Grout

Crystal Grout is a high-strength waterproof non-shrink grout that is specially designed to repair leaking cracks, holes and joints.

lt is formulated with our proven crystaline technology which combines chemically with water and concrete to form millions of needle-shaped crystals.

These crystals grow in all directions to fill any capillary pores of the grout to block the passage of water.



Concrete Aqua Guard Crystal Slurry

CRYSTAL SLURRY reacts with un-hydrated cement particles to grow millions of needlelike crystals deep into the concrete mass.

Over a period of weeks and months, these crystals grow, filling the naturally occurring pores and voids in concrete, and permanently blocking the pathways for water and waterborne contaminants. Later, if cracks form due to settling or shrinkage, incoming water triggers the crystallization process and additional crystals begin to grow, filling cracks and ensuring that the structure’s waterproofing barrier is maintained and protected.

The concrete itself becomes the waterproof layer and the surface treatment is not required to remain intact for the system to be effective. CRYSTAL SLURRY consists of Portland cement, specially treated quartz sand and a compound of active chemicals. CRYSTAL SLURRY is supplied in powder form and needs only to be mixed with water prior to application.



Concrete Aqua Guard Crystal Top Coat

Concrete Aqua Guard Top Coat is a unique chemical treatment designed to waterproof and protect concrete from water penetration of the pores and capillaries.

Top Coat is chemically similar to Concrete Aqua Guard Crystal Slurry only less potent and is purposely designed to be a surface applied treatment that penetrates into concrete for an in-depth waterproofing solution. Top Coat is applied as a second coat with Crystal Slurry.

Concrete Aqua Guard Top Coat works within the concrete’s substrate to react with un-hydrated cement particles and water to grow crystals within the concrete mass. In doing so it will make the concrete permanently waterproof.



Concrete Aqua Guard STOP

WATERSTOP is a fast setting powder that, when mixed to a stiff-dough consistency with water, may be used to immediately arrest the seepage or flow of water through concrete voids. WATERSTOP is used to stop flowing water, allowing waterproofing repair to be installed in leaking cracks, holes, joints or any place where water is penetrating a concrete structure.