INTEGRAL CONCRETE ADMIXTURE FOR WATERPROOFING AND CORROSION PROTECTION

IMRAE Corporation is a chemical company engaged in research and manufacture of environmentally friendly admixture and coating products that are based on emulsion technologies containing zero VOC’s (volatile organic compounds). The CM9007 was developed based on chemistries of emulsification of medium and long branched chain fatty acids, and with medium to high molecular weight silicon emulsions. The successful development of this technology has found numerous applications in general concrete construction and has also served as an alternative for solvent based products containing harmful VOC’s and carcinogenic containing materials used in waterproofing and corrosion protection for various types of concrete structures.
The waterproofing and corrosion protection industry is a multi-billion dollar market in the areas of new construction, civil engineering, and building renewal. The commercialization of this technology has been successful with numerous applications in GFRC (Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete) and regular SRC (Standard Reinforced Concrete) engineering designs. The new technology stands to benefit many segments of the industry by significantly reducing the cost of steel embedded materials, and elimination of waterproofing and corrosion type materials from current industry standard. Therefore, this technology enhances the intrinsic value of the finished product and positively impacts the sustainability of life for our people and the environment; thus, overall, supporting our country’s “Green Building” initiatives. It is also expected that other related sub-segments in construction shall find new applications requiring improvement in the quality of our lives, particularly with the growth of new urban communities.
IMRAE Corporation intends to lead this market by fully commercializing our developed admixture, and further exploring other possible areas of applications. At IMRAE we pride ourselves with new product developments which will combine advances in “Nano Technology” that further enhances other performance characteristics beyond traditional science of corrosion protection.
Improving the water resistance of concrete is seen to be an essential factor in maintaining critical performance characteristics in application areas of architectural design, elemental durability, asset protection, and environmental sustainability in various areas of construction. The new generation of integral admixtures "CM9007” developed by IMRAE reacts continually during the hydration of cement “in-situ”, and produces a concrete matrix that reduces porosity through molecular bonding with silicates resulting to a denser material with greater hydrophobic characteristics. As a result, significant properties are improved such as freeze thaw resistance, reduction of water ingress, reduced chloride ion penetration, and corrosion protection to name a few. The CM9007 alkylated silicone emulsion also contributes to further reduction of water to cement ratio, as a result increases overall physical properties of concrete in both compressive and flexural strengths . The CM9007 admixture is also found to be very compatible with all types of polycarboxylate reducers, and has been observed and tested on various types of mix designs both with heavy and light weight aggregates including non-ionic to highly anionic plasticizers and/or systems, maintaining workability performance whether in SCC (self consolidation concrete) or in traditional Slump type mix designs.