CREATING TOMORROW’S SOLUTIONS

HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION
OF MINERAL SUBSTRATES WITH BS 290 AND BS 4004
SCC, TC Dubai

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TESTING PROCEDURE - WATER UPTAKE

Capillary water absorption via immersion test (DIN 18180, EN 15148:2002):

• immersion of the mineral substrate for 5 minutes into the ready to use product
• calculation of the coverage rate: take weight before and after immersion
• storing the treated sample for 14 days at 25°C and 50% r.h.

Testing of the water uptake:

• take the weight
• immersion for 24h into water with 5 cm water column above the sample
• reweight after: 0,5h, 1h, 4h and 24h
• as reference an untreated substrate is tested parallely

Results:
• the tested product fulfills the requirement for a good performance, if the reduction of the
water uptake within 24h is > 80% compared to the untreated substrate

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 APPLICATION MODES FOR
APPLICATION MODES FOR HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION

Solvent dilutable SILRES® BS Products with e.g. white spirit

- Surface has to be clean, dry and dust free
- Start with a test area at first
- Verify the absorbency of the mineral substrate
- The surface remains recoatable
with a good adhesion of paints and coatings
- Suitable for: Hydrophobic Impregnation, Primer
- SILRES® BS 290 apply on neutral to high alkaline silicate based mineral substrates
- Recommended dilution rate: 1:9 – 1:15
- low pressure flooding (1 – 3 bar), spraying, rolling, brushing (all: 2-3 times wet in wet)
- protect treated fassade for 24h from rain contact

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APPLICATION MODES FOR
APPLICATION MODES FOR HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION
DROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION AGENTS

wear protection clothes

(e.g. gloves)

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 SILRES® BS 290 – ALL ROUND FOR NEUTRAL AND HIGH
ALKALINE SILICATE BASED MINERAL SUBSTRATES
Dilution rate 1:9 Water uptake Reduction of Penetration Surface
Substrate Beading
with white spirit [wt%] water uptake [wt%] depth [mm] discoloring

SILRES® BS 290 1 0,74 94 1,5 no

Limesandstone
control 5 12,21 - - -

SILRES® BS 290 2 0,27 98 19 no

Brick
control 5 13,54 - - -

SILRES® BS 290 1-2 0,59 89 1 no

Mortar slide
control 5 5,59 - - -

SILRES® BS 290 1 0,34 94 5 no

Sandner Sandstone
control 5 5,91 - - -

SILRES® BS 290 1 0,78 96 3 no

Ettringer Tuff
control 5 18,43 - - -

SILRES® BS 290 1 3,75 71 4 no

St. Margarethen
limestone
control 5 13,16 - - -

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SILRES® BS 290 – ALL ROUND FOR NEUTRAL AND HIGH
ALKALINE SILICATE BASED MINERAL SUBSTRATES
100 10 5,0

90 9 4,5

80 8 4,0
Limesandstone Limesandstone Limesandstone
Brick Brick Brick
70 7 3,5 Sandner Sandstone
Sandner Sandstone Sandner Sandstone
Burgpreppacher Sandstone Burgpreppacher Sandstone Burgpreppacher Sandstone

60 6 3,0

50 5 2,5

4 2,0
40

3 1,5
30

2 1,0
20

1 0,5
10

0 0,0
0
penetration depth [mm] beading effect
reduction of water uptake
[wt%]

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BS 290 DURABILITY TEST BETWEEN SOLVENT DILUTABLE
SILRES® BS 290 – DURABILITY
fresh after 3 years after 5 years
100

90
Reduction of the water uptake [wt%]

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
Brick (Meindl) Brick (Klinker) Ettringer Tuff Limesandstone Burgprepacher
Sandstone
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 CONCLUSIONNCLUSION

Solvent dilutable SILRES® BS Products with e.g. white spirit

- outperformer compared to the competition
- SILRES® BS 290 suitable for neutral to high alkaline silicate based mineral substrates
- perfect durability
- high effectiveness in reduction of the water uptake
- effective protection of the substrates even in wind driven rain
- good depth of penetration
- high beading effect
- reduction of salt blooming
- non tacky finish
- no visible change of the substrate

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EUROPE - APPROVALS FOR SILRES® BS 290
FOLLOWING TEST CERTIFICATES PROOF THE EFFICIENCY

- Centre Scientifique es Technique de la Construction, Brussels, Belgium:

„Test results of masonry water repellent SILRES® BS 290 L“
(80% dilution of SILRES® BS 290 in organic solvents)
- Eidgenössische Materialprüfungs- und Versuchsanstalt, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Test Report no. 245/376, January 10, 1985:
“Resistance to frost and road salt of concrete surfaces impregnated with SILRES® BS 290 and
BS 44”
- Labor für Präparation und Methodik, Beinwil am See, Switzerland
Test Report No. A-4729, February 13, 1985:
“LPM expertise of tests concerning the penetrative effectiveness of impregnations with
SILRES® BS 290 and BS 44”
- Bureau Veritas, Gennevilliers, France
Test Report No. CN 53B950305E01, July 17, 1995:
“Test of masonry water repellent SILRES® BS 290 in 1 : 15 dilution”

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USA - APPROVALS FOR SILRES® BS 290
FOLLOWING TEST CERTIFICATES PROOF THE EFFICIENCY

- DL Laboratories, New York, April 30, 1992

Product: SILRES® BS 290 (10% in MS, 125 ft2/gal)
Federal Specification SS-W-110 C „Water-Repellent, Colorless, Silicone Resin Base“
Result: Water absorption: 0,2 %
- Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., Northbrook, Illinois
Product: Code A25-172 (SILRES® BS 290, 15% in MS, 125 ft2/gal)
NCHRP 244 Report „Concrete Sealers for the Protection of Bridge Structures“
Series II: (January 26, 1990):
Reduction of water absorption: 87%
Reduction of chloride ion content: 89%
Water vapor transmission: > 100% (within 7 days)
Average penetration depth: 0,20 in.
- EBA Engineering Consultand Ltd., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, September 20, 1988
Product: Code 756-197 (SILRES® BS 290, 16.4% in MS, 1.6 m2/L)
Alberta DOT Specification B388-90 „Evaluation of Sealers Used on Concrete Bridge
Elements“
Result: Initial reduction of water absorption: 89.9 %
Reduction of water absorption after sandblasting: 82.6 %

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USA - APPROVALS FOR SILRES® BS 290
FOLLOWING TEST CERTIFICATES PROOF THE EFFICIENCY

- Law Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia

Product: Code 710-194 (SILRES® BS 290, 15% in MS, 125 ft2/gal)
NCHRP 244 Report „Concrete Sealers for the Protection of Bridge Structures“

Results Series I: (April 12, 1988):

Reduction of water absorption: 85.1 %
Reduction of chloride ion content: 92.1 %
Water vapor transmission: 120.1 %
Results Series IV: (January 13, 1989)
Nothern climate: very slight scaling
97.5 % chloride reduction, no corrosion
Southern climate: very slight scaling,
97.6 % chloride reduction, no corrosion

ASTM C 666 „Resistance of Concrete to Rapid Freezing and Thawing“ (April 2, 1988)
Result: Slight degree of scaling
Ontario Provincial Standard 1351.08.01 „Salt Scaling Acceptance Test“ (December 14, 1988)
12.2 g/m2 (allowed max. 800 g/m2)
visually no scaling detected

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SILRES® BS 4004 - HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATING AGENT FOR
NEUTRAL MINERAL SILICATE BASED SUBSTRATES
water based, white Emulsion SILRES® BS 4004

50% active content: Silane/Siloxane

solvent free

very high storage stability also in dilution

excellent water repellency

excellent beading effect

sufficient depth of penetration

no visible change of the surface

no tacky finish

reduced dirt pickup

reduction of salt blooming

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SILRES® BS 4004
USE AS HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION

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SILRES® BS 4004 - HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATING AGENT FOR
NEUTRAL MINERAL SILICATE BASED SUBSTRATES

SILRES® BS 4004 Application:

Suitable for: Hydrophobic Impregnation, silicate based mineral substrates

50% active content – dilute down to 5 – 10 wt% active content with water

Application by flooding, spraying, rolling or brushing

Mineral substrates should be dry and dust free at the surface

Test area before starting general application to ensure desired

results and coverage rates

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 SILRES® BS 4004 – HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION
PROPERTIES

50% Emulsion Impregnating Beading water uptake Reduction of Penetration

Surface
Substrate diluted to 7,5% agent uptake Effect [wt%] water uptake depth
changing
active content [g/m²] (after) 24 hrs [%] [mm]

BS 4004 390 1 0,93 90 0,5 - 2 No

Limesandstone
Untreated - 5 9,2 - - -

BS 4004 437 1-2 0,66 95 5 - 10 No

Brick
Untreated - 5 13,06 - - -

BS 4004 253 1-2 0,51 91 1 No

Mortar Slide
Untreated - 5 5,59 - - -

BS 4004 327 1-2 1,13 84 1-2 No

Sandner
Sandstone
Untreated - 5 6,9 - - -

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SILRES® BS 4004 – HYDROPHOBIC IMPREGNATION
PROPERTIES
100 10 5,0

90 9 4,5

80 8 4,0

Limesandstone Limesandstone Limesandstone

70 Brick 7 Brick 3,5 Brick
Mortar Slide Mortar Slide Mortar Slide
Sandner Sandstone Sandner Sandstone Sandner Sandstone
60 6 3,0

50 5 2,5

40 4 2,0

30 3 1,5

20 2 1,0

10 1 0,5

0 0 0,0
reduction of the water uptake penetration depth [mm] beading effect
[wt%]
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SILRES® BS 4004 – BEADING EFFECT – DURABILITY TESTING -
COMPARISON SILRES® BS 4004 : SILRES® BS 290
ARTIFICIAL RAINING - BRICK

beading before beading after 6 d drying, restart

artificial raining artificial raining artificial raining

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SILRES® BS 4004
CONCLUSION

• The Application: - several application steps, wet in wet

- by airless spray process, brush or lambskin roller
- suitable for neutral silicate based mineral substrates

• The Properties: - based on a special silane/siloxane with lower volatility

- special design of different molecular weights,
- resulting in:

• The Effect: - tremendous reduction of water uptake

- durable and excellent beading
- good penetration depth
- no discoloring of the surface

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 IMPREGNATING AGENTS-REFERNCES AGENTS - CONCLUSION

SILRES® BS silicone
water repellent impregnating agents:
• reduction of capillary water uptake  80 %

• negligible impact on gas and water vapour

Olympic village, Munich
concrete treatment in 1972 permeability

• quick, deep penetration into the substrate

• longterm stable effects

SILRES® BS - imperishability is no
Alte Pinakothek, Munich, longer a dream of the future
treatment in the 1980s
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“AMBEDKAR PARK” IN GOMTI NAGAR (INDIA)

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