Samples
Food industry
Soap industry
Industry of insulating materials
Fire protection industry
Industry for backfilling materials
The density of the foamed concrete is a function of the volume of foam that is added to the cement paste.
To ensure that the desired percentage air is entrained in the mixture, pre-foaming; where the foaming agent is aerated being
added to the mixture is used. The aerated foaming agent, on mixing with the cement based slurry entrains a controlled
quality of air in uniformly dispersed discreet cavities. These voids are typically spherical.
The containments holding foaming agent must be kept airtight and under temperatures not exceeding 25°C.
This way the shelf life is guaranteed for 24 months from date of Invoice. Once diluted in 40 parts of potable water, the
emulsion must be used soonest.
Depending on an application using foam produced from a surfactant usually is not an environmental issue.
However in some countries this can be a religious concern/significance. This would be the case when using hydrolyzed
protein based surfactants that contain keratin or casein derivatives.
Surfactants are surface-active substance or agent [detergents, wetting agents, emulsifiers] that when added to
water lowers surface tension and increases the “wetting” capabilities of the water, thus improving the process of wetting
and penetrating that surface or material. When agitated forms a large mass of micro/macroscopic bubbles. With this device
or process a surfactant [wetting agent] or foam concentrate is diluted with water to form a foam solution. This solution is
then injected with compressed air through a blending device or foam generator and the foam is produced from foam
generator.