Concrete Waterproofing by Crystallization™ For more than 40 years, the ground-breaking Crystalline Technology of Xypex Chemical Corporation has been serving concrete users around the world.
Xypex was asked to help repair and protect the concrete in the basement parking garage and lift shafts of the EKO Hotel after water leakage caused damage. The basement was built below the water table and is subjected to hydrostatic pressure. The leaks were coming from the floor slab construction joints and most of the edges along the wall to floor and column to floor areas. Xypex Patch'n Plug and Concentrate were used to make these repairs.
Concrete Beton Magazine - Nov 2019 Many wastewater collection and treatment systems around the world are in need of repair or replacement because they have lost strucutral integrity due to MIC. The breakdown of wastewater infrastructure allows increased infiltration of runoff and groundwater adding additional load to already stretched treatment plants, and also the leakage of wastewater into the environment along deteriorated conveyance systems.
Precast Magazine - Oct 2019 Concrete additive supplier, Xypex Chemical Corporation, has introduced an infrastructure-sparing admixture that provides antimicrobial and waterproofing properties for concrete products in sewer environments.
Waterproofing Magazine - Fall 2019 Integral waterproofing offers a number of advantages over coatings and membranes. For instance, integral waterproofing can’t be torn or damaged during backfill, and will not delaminate, decompose or wear out. If major cracks do develop, integral waterproofing can easily be repaired from the inside (negative side) of the structure.
Protecting Precast Sewage Structures with Crystalline Technology Elevator Pit Waterproofing with Crystalline Technology
Concrete Plant International – Worldwide English Edition – August 2018 Xypex Chemical Corp., a global provider of concrete waterproofing and protection solutions, recently announced Bio-San C500, a new admixture to protect concrete against multiple forms of corrosion attack by combining a potent antimicrobial with Xypex Crystalline Technology waterproofing.
Concrete Plant International – North America Edition – June 2010 Some things are better off left buried and the longer the better. Septic tanks top this list. That’s one of the reasons why ABC Precast & Ready Mix of Nanaimo, British Columbia, has turned to advanced sewage treatment systems to make sure concrete tanks remain the product of choice for residents of British Columbia.
Concrete Plant International – Worldwide English Edition – October 2015 As part of a larger sanitary sewer improvements project, Alliance Water Resources is constructing the Sandfort Creek Lift Station in St. Charles, Mo., for East Central Missouri Water and Sewer Authority (ECMWSA), a not-for-profit corporation formed by Public Water Supply District #2 of St. Charles County to provide water and sewer utility services to areas...