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Preventive and Corrective Maintenance
GE-Nano ‘Slurry Seal’
PRODUCT TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN
Through the identification of the ‘Best’ available ‘New Age’, ‘Nano size’ agents and technologies, we can safely provide modifying agents that chemically modify traditional stabilising agents, such as Bitumen and Clear emulsions. This modification enables the stabilising agent to chemically attach to the naturally available stone/ gravel/ soil materials.
The chemical attachment (absent in normal bitumen and clear emulsion products, that rely on electrical and mechanical forces, through interlocking and absorption to gain strength) considerably improves bond strengths.
These high chemical bond strengths enable the use of naturally available materials in all pavement layers of roads, meeting (usually exceeding by some margin) the engineering requirements in terms of stresses, strains and durability in any pavement layer. These modified emulsions are not ‘Load sensitive’ and can therefore be used for all pavement designs from Low Trafficked to Super – Highways.
Through the advancement of these technologies, they can now successfully be introduced into other areas, including, primes, bituminous layers, gravel road seals, labour intensive slurry seals, Pot Hot Repair solutions, various types of fog sprays and dust suppressants, structural protection as well as the recapitalisation of waste materials i.e slag, slime, coal etc and more recently the re-pelletising of coal dust. ‘Notably, all these applications are applied cold’, negating the need for special heating requirements and expensive machinery.
This Environmentally Green technology contributes immensely to the conservation of the natural environment and limited resources and further curbs the negative impacts of human destruction.
PRODUCT AND DESIGN SERVICES
In addition to design expertise, GeoNano Technologies provides a range of solutions to achieve a successful end-product.
Material-compatible New-age Modifying Agents: The Ge-Nano NME solutions ensure that naturally available materials can be utilised in any pavement layer, meeting engineering requirements in terms of stresses, strains and durability. The shelf-life stability (on-site) can be guaranteed for in excess of four months.
However, increased stability in excess of 12 months has been experienced without any detriment to the product quality.
The NME is mixed with the construction water for ease of distribution in a process exactly simulating the compaction of a granular layer with the same control. No pre-heating of the NME is required.
“Ge-Nano NME is not a ‘one size fits all’ solutions. Adjustments to formulas are made based on the material, mineralogy analyses and the structural engineering requirements to be met.
Product name – GE-Nano ‘Slurry Seal’
A Nano-silane modification of anionic bitumen emulsions, that can be successfully placed above and below 20ᵒC, that acts as an effective aggregate adhesive which ‘permanently’ binds the bitumen to the aggregate and renders the aggregate hydrophobic and repels water from the mix.
With the improved distribution and stability of the bitumen particles, effectively reducing the percentage of binder required to achieve the same engineering properties in terms of Tensile and Compressive strength.
GE- Nano ‘Slurry Seal’ can be easier applied and mixed using a concrete mixer and applied ‘labour Intensively’ by hand in one simple application using squeegees.
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