Liquid glass

Glass and technological innovation

The glass is one of the oldest materials, used by man for making different kinds of objects and structures that have enriched and protected environments of all civilizations.

Commonly, the glass is known as a product made of silica sand of solid constitution, used in every sector of production methods and with different characteristics.

The reasons why this material is so widespread, is based on its characteristics, among which particularly those of transparency, malleability, hygiene, chemical stability etc..

Regardless of the different features for processing and use, the glass is basically known as a material consisting, so solid, so no one would think that the glass can exist also in liquid form with a thousand uses.

The science of nanotechnology has allowed the realization of liquid glass, innovative product for spray or brush, used for various applications such as surface protection against the wear of time, from attack by acids, moisture, rays solar etc..

Its use in the building industry is very extensive, thanks to the characteristic of forming a transparent film infinitely thin, consisting of a few molecules capable of performing a repulsive action against pollutants, without preventing the transpiration of the material in the total absence of toxicity, and then in respect of the environment.

Substantially the base of the innovative product consists of silicon dioxide in solution with water or alcohol, it is also usable on surfaces to be used for the production of foods.

Liquid glass and its applications

But let's see what practical applicazion you can use in the field that interests us most closely, namely the world of living, well if we pause for a moment to look at the components that make up our homes, we realize how many applications are necessary to preserve the surfaces and structures that surround us.

Starting from the outside, on concrete facades in view, planters, steps, stone, concrete floors, balconies, terraces, curbs, tanks, swimming pools, retaining walls, fences, facades painted or coated in stone, and so on they can be easily treated.

For the interior, you can make the surfaces immunized from the aggressions of a variety of products, such as acids, fats, grease, dust, etc.., Without running the risk of making them toxic or unhygienic.

Stone tables, work surfaces, containers for water accumulations, decorated walls, to protect delicate surfaces from wear, they can easily be treated and protected over time.

Exploiting the principle of liquid glass, specific products for each sector were made, for example, the silica porous stone surfaces in general or in stone, terracotta, sandstone, natural plaster, silicate paints, it is very useful to use the Stone Protect, produced by the German company nanopool.

With its simple spray application, after a thorough cleaning of the surfaces to be treated so as to eliminate any pollutant, protected areas are made over time in a hygienic and safe.

In the area of protection of structural works, the Ecobeton Italy has developed a product called Vetrofluid that the company defines a sealing action against deterioration consolidating for protecting concrete from attack by water and acid. It is an innovative technology based on waterglass in aqueous solution that works by impregnation: penetrating into the concrete by 40 mm, Vetrofluid seals the pores and creates a protective barrier permanent and definitive.

Liquid glass to consolidate

The characteristics of the protective action of Vetrofluid, not limited to a simple waterproofing action, which is carried out effectively by other products, but the application of Vetrofluid, allows a form of consolidation of the concrete structure, able to protect even by repeated cycles of freezing and thawing.

For those who have an house close to polluting industries, marine areas in which the aggression of the salts is relevant, high traffic areas, the need to protect the exterior and interior surfaces from harmful attacks in a sustainable manner, becomes important.

Those who have had occasion to pass near ILVA Taranto, has noted how the built landscape has now taken on a single reddish hue that has enveloped everything because of the iron powders produced by outdoor parks minerals, that have penetrated every building material of the surrounding homes.

A preventive treatment with Vetrofluid, can preserve surfaces and structures exposed to corrosive media phenomena more prevalent as the carbonation of reinforced concrete structures, resulting in the corrosion of the reinforcement.

In the construction of planters, small walls consist of reinforced concrete and subsequently treated with waterproofing products such as bituminous materials or other substances, you will notice that after a while the signs of aggression of moisture and acid components contained in soil and apical parts of the roots, soon altered the structure of the building.

This is due to the fact that the normal waterproofing, difficult to penetrate inside the structure for a few centimeters, which with Vetrofluid, takes place in a clear manner until a depth of 40 mm as declare Ecobeton.

The benefits of using the product described, compared to similar products consist of a durable treatment that is effective even in the presence of strong pushes water increases the surface strength of the works treated without polluting, making them safe and hygienically protected.

If you think the ability to protect over time elements of street furniture such as benches, bollards, biciclok, concrete fencing, etc.., found in parks and gardens condominium, we can easily understand that the economic benefits derived from treatment with Vetrofluid can take an interesting look also in relation to the simple rules for the application of the product.