Armor S2000 is a concentrated sodium silicate densifier and surface hardener that chemically reacts below the surface to form a permanent Calcium Silicate Hydrate (CSH) structure within the pores The ...

Sodium silicate, also known as water glass, is produced by heating silica (sand) and sodium carbonate. It serves widespread applications in the fields of detergents, adhesives, water treatment, and ...

Chemical densifiers/hardeners have been used in industrial applications for almost 100 years. They have evolved like most other things in our culture from products that were difficult and labor ...

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Self-healing “smart building materials” have the potential to reduce structure repair costs, lower cement-production carbon emissions and even save lives. One barrier that has kept these materials ...