
As compared to the conventional waterproofing systems, crystalline waterproofing admixture offer various advantages such as easy handling and transportation, easy use in powdered or crystalline form and comparatively cheap. Waterproofing admixtures have various applications such as foundations, water tanks, underground vaults, sewage and water treatment plants, water reservoirs, precast components, secondary containment structures, tunnel and subway systems, parking structures and swimming pools. High versatility and wide application of the product creates a highly conducive environment for growth of the waterproofing admixture market.
This is attributed to the increasing construction activities and also from maintenance and repair activities. Therefore, the use of Waterproofing Admixtures has increased or increasing around the world. For example, according to the German Government report on damages in building structures, over 80% of damages ultimately relate to waterproofing issues. Moreover, BASF’s new admixture, MasterRheosure, sets a new benchmark for everyday concrete in Japan.
BASF's air-entraining water-reducing agent, MasterRheosure, provides superior rheology and slump retention for everyday concrete, helping concrete producers master longer delivery times even under challenging conditions. There are five distinct classes of chemical admixtures, such as water-reducing, air-entraining, retarding, plasticizers, and accelerating. Admixtures can be added to concrete to achieve/modify its properties. In addition to cement, water, and aggregate, admixtures can be added immediately before or during the mixing process.
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In short, waterproofing admixture is used as a building material to reduce water permeability in different ways, which include reduction in the size of capillary pores, their numbers, and continuity inside the concrete structure or by blocking the capillary pores of the concrete, or it may line the capillary pores with hydrophobic materials.