HYPERLOOP
VACUUM-GRADE CONCRETE
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HYPERLOOP CONCRETE
HYPERLOOP CONCRETE
Vacuum systems are susceptible to mechanical failures such as buckling, leak propagation due to fatigue, or rupture of supports under vacuum forces, necessitating a thorough understanding of material behaviour and failure modes under these conditions. The exposure of concrete structures to vacuum environments after casting, leads to adverse mechanical effects due to accelerated drying and micro-structural changes.
Concrete for Hyperloop systems has stringent requirements :
Ultra-High compressive strength ( 150 to over 240 MPa or approx. 22,000 to over 35,000 psi)
Flexural strength (min. 15 - 25 MPa or 2200 - 3600 psi)
Structural integrity under vacuum conditions
Ultra-low porosity for significantly minimised air permeability
Sustainability (low carbon footprint)
We offer advanced nanotechnological solutions, to address concrete design flaws in advance.
NANOARC's proprietary QUANTCRETE Quantum-Phase nanotechnology helps concrete manufacturers address hyperloop concrete design requirements effectively and seamlessly. We help you push the performance envelope, to overcome contemporary engineering challenges, that limit the construction of next-generation infrastructure.
With QUANTCRETE Quantum-Phase nanotechnology as an effective toolkit, we help give life to your architectural ideas, enabling concrete to achieve the most complex shapes and aesthetic requirements all while making the construct energy-effective, durable and high-impact resistant using less material and at a significantly low carbon footprint.
Going on nearly a decade since the invention of QUANTCRETE, we remain the best at what we do and the only venture manufacturing such solutions. Hyperloop concrete, is one of many steps forward, in redefining concrete design for next-generation infrastructure and applications.
QUANTCRETE HYPERLOOP SOLUTIONS
QUANTCRETE HYPERLOOP SOLUTIONS
STRUCTURALLY-SUPERIOR DESIGN
STRUCTURALLY-SUPERIOR DESIGN
Create hyperloop infrastructure that resist quantum-level environmental stressors, ensuring long-term stability and safety.
SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
SMART INFRASTRUCTURE
Design self-healing for sensor-integrated structures that monitor and maintain hyperloop infrastructure in real-time.
QUANTUM-ENHANCED ARCHITECTURE
QUANTUM-ENHANCED ARCHITECTURE
Ultra-high compressive and tensile strength, lightweight hyperloop concrete tube materials for augmented durability and efficiency.
VACUUM-GRADE CONCRETE
VACUUM-GRADE CONCRETE
Concrete in vacuum exhibits amplified shrinkage and reduced creep strain (i.e. accumulated permanent deformation of a material under constant load over time), compared to atmospheric conditions. Low air pressures in a vacuum environment increase water vapor diffusion and convective mass transfer coefficients, leading to increased inherent permeability of cement paste, which leads to the formation of porous hydration products with a foam structure. This increased porosity negatively affects the concrete's compressive strength, flexural strength and durability properties.
1) HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH & LOW AIR PERMEABILITY
1) HIGH COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH & LOW AIR PERMEABILITY
The QUANTCRETE NANOFILLER system significantly reduces the porosity of concrete to enhance its compressive strength in atmospheric conditions and furthermore, densify the concret to augment its durability, under vacuum. With cement, quanrtz sand and silica fume particles being over 100 to 10,000x larger than the avergae gas molecules, achieving vacuum conditions with conventional concrete materials, is a clear challenge. However, with quantum-phase nanotechnology (<< 20 nm or 0.02 µm) particle size, the solution becomes clear cut.
With average particle sizes ranging from 1 to 5 nm, porosity and air permeability reduction with QUANTCRETE NANOFILLER systems occurs close to the size scale of the average gas molecule (0.3 - 1.5 nm or 0.00003 - 0.00015 µm). This not only creates a much stronger concrete structure, it enhances durability, cuts off water ingress and stabilises vacuum conditions with concrete.
QUANTCRETE NANOFILLER systems, are the baseline solutions, for vacuum-grade concrete.
QUANTCRETE NANOFILLER systems, are the baseline solutions, for vacuum-grade concrete.
2) HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH & STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
2) HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH & STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
The tensile strength of concrete on its own, naturally reduces, over time and this process is accelerated under vacuum. NANOARC's QUANTCRETE NANOFLEX system significantly enhances the tensile strength of concrete, over long periods of time, ensuring prolonged structural stability, through reduced cracking, increased stress-load resistance and enhanced compressive strength.
3) LIGHTWEIGHT & SUTAINABILITY
3) LIGHTWEIGHT & SUTAINABILITY
NANOARC's QUANTCRETE and QUANTCEM systems are very effective at conferring high concrete strength, with reduced portland cement usage. This enables the direct development of lighter weight high performance concrete, with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
This fulfills the dual need for lightweight and sustainability, in hyperloop concrete design. NANOARC offers a CARBON CURB program, to enable concrete redseign which constitutes 25, 50, 75 and 100% removal of Portlan Cement, in concrete designs.
QUANTCRETE AND UHPFRC
QUANTCRETE AND UHPFRC
Stainless steels show higher flow stress and ultimate tensile strength under vacuum straining compared to air. This aspect makes the use of Ultra-High Performance Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) which utilises steel fibres and prestressing, an ongoing consideration for hyperloop infrastructure, to maintain tube shape and stability under vacuum.
Composite concrete involves combining different materials, usually steel and concrete, to create a structural element with improved performance. Every composite system, has a critical pore size above which, cracks emerge and structural faults become pervasive and below which, it is fortified and stable.
Grain boundaries significantly influence concrete strength. Finer aggregate grain sizes increase concrete strength thereby hindering crack propagation. Conversely, larger aggregate grains reduce the compressive strength of concrete, because they create more potential sites for crack nucleation and stress concentration.
In concrete, the critical pore size above which faults are readily occur, is 50 nm or 0.05 µm. These are called harmful pores. Safety comes from reducing that size, to the harmless pore size (20 nm or 0.02 µm). The harmless pore domain ensures proper concrete densification for a robust hyperloop application.
Typical steel fiber diameters in UHPFRC research studies range from 0.16 mm to 0.3 mm (160 to 300 µm). QUANTCRETE nanoadditive dimensions range from 1 to 20 nm (0.001 to 0.02 µm).
WHY THESE SIZES MATTER IN A CONCRETE COMPOSITE?
The size of UHPFRC fibres, restricts their ability to spread out uniformly, within a concrete composite. This also requires their usage in heavy loads. However, micrometer-sized clump agglomeration of large particles ( > 30 nm or 0.03 µm) used in heavy loads generate adverse effects on the thermal and mechanical properties of concrete as well as an epoxy.
The non-uniform dispresion creates a scenario wherein a smaller number of reinforcing particles are present in other areas and these fibre aggregates tend to act as defect centers, which act as crack initiators, that lead to structural failure of a UHPFRC composite. Hence, this does not represent the true properties of a desired hyperloop concrete system.
It is known that adding small quantities of nanoparticles for the reinforcement of concrete composites enables a substantial qualitative improvement in the strength and stiffness of polymers/epoxy (where applicable).
As the tensile load increases, a concrete composite matrix tries to elongate in its usual way. However, the nanoscopic QUANTCRETE resist such a deformation. This resistance to deformation resides in a lower extension at break which results from frictional restraints caused by the higher surface area of QUANTCRETE nanomaterials, and enhances the interaction between QUANTCERETE particles and the concrete aggregate or resin coatings in a vacuum-grade concrete system.
This results in a smaller deformation, enabling a concrete-QUANTCRETE nanocomposite to sustain more loads and contribute to a higher tensile modulus than currently achievable in contemporary UHPC concrete systems.
In addition to concrete composite nano-reinforcement, we offer QUANTCRETE systems for radiation protection, enhanced heat transport, waterproofing, corrosion resistance and increased abrasion protection.
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QUANTCRETETM NANOFILLER (QUANTCEM ENHANCER)
QUANTCRETETM NANOFILLER (QUANTCEM ENHANCER)
APPLICATIONS : Compressive Strength reinforcement, improve workability, UV filtering, Antibacterial, Antifouling, Anticorrosion (resistance to chloride attack), Reduced Alkali Reactivity, Water Repellant, Lower Air permeability, Whitener/colour additive, Halogen-Free Flame Retardant.
Helps in the consolidation of unsound formations, repairing casing leaks in squeeze operations, particularly “tight” leaks that are inaccessible to microfine and conventional cement slurries due to their larger particle size and limited penetrability.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : ~ 5 nm (0.005 μm) spherical particles
BLAINE/ SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA : 415300 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 50 % LESS PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.0003 - 0.0004 wt %
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 0 % PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.002 - 0.005 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 2.5g (~ 0.07 oz. per cubic yard)
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.00012 %
AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN**: approx. 18 - 22 %
**Strength increases with dose augmentation
**Early strength gain is retarded slightly in days 1-7, when superplasticizers are used but picks up significantly afterwards
MINIMUM REDUCTION (per m3 of CONCRETE) : approx. 11 %
CO2 DEDUCTION (per m3 of CONCRETE) : approx. 237,60 kg (equivalent of ~ 0.24 carbon offset credits)
1 carbon credit = 1 tonne of CO2
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QUANTITY | PRICE
25 grams (0.88 oz.) | £ 2,600 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 10 m3 (24 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
250 grams (8.81 oz.) | £ 25,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 100 m3 (240 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
1 kg (2.2 lb) | £ 100,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 400 m3 (960 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
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QUANTCRETETM NANOFLEX (QUANTCEM ENHANCER)
QUANTCRETETM NANOFLEX (QUANTCEM ENHANCER)
APPLICATIONS : Compressive & Flexural/Tensile Strength reinforcement, improve workability, UV filtering, Antibacterial, Antifouling, Anticorrosion (enhanced resistance to chloride attack), Reduced Alkali Reactivity, Water Repellant, Lower Air permeability, Whitener/colour additive, Halogen-Free Flame Retardant.
Helps in the consolidation of unsound formations, repairing casing leaks in squeeze operations, particularly “tight” leaks that are inaccessible to QuantCrete NANOFILLER, QUANTCEM CURE, microfine and conventional cement slurries due to their larger particle size and limited penetrability.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically Thin 2D sheets ( < 1 nm)
BLAINE : 635200 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 50 % LESS PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.0002 - 0.00034 wt %
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 0 % PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.001 - 0.004 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 2.4g (~ 0.07 oz. per cubic yard)
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.0001 %
AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN**: approx. 20 - 43 %
AVERAGE FLEXURAL STRENGTH GAIN**: approx. 12 - 40 %
**Strength increases with dose augmentation
**Early strength gain is retarded slightly in days 1-7, when superplasticizers are used but picks up significantly afterwards
MINIMUM CEMENT REDUCTION (per m3 of CONCRETE): approx. 17 %
CO2 DEDUCTION (AT 2.4G DOSE per m3 of CONCRETE) : approx. 367,20 kg (equivalent of ~ 0.37 carbon offset credits)
1 carbon credit = 1 tonne of CO2
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QUANTITY | PRICE
25 grams (0.88 oz.) | £ 2,925 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 11 m3 (27 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
250 grams (8.81. oz) | £ 29,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 110 m3 (270 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
1kg (2.2 lb) | £ 116,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 440 m3 (1,080 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
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QUANTCEMTM CURE (NANO-CEMENT)
QUANTCEMTM CURE (NANO-CEMENT)
APPLICATIONS : Nano-cementitious system to accelerate the cure rate of concrete and offset the negative impact of fly ash and GGBS on the early-age properties of concrete. Improved workability, Nano-Filler, Compressive Strength reinforcement of concrete mortar and cement paste, Whitener/colour additive, Halogen-Free Flame Retardant.
Helps in the consolidation of unsound formations, repairing casing leaks in squeeze operations, particularly “tight” leaks that are inaccessible to microfine and conventional cement slurries due to their larger particle size and limited penetrability.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : <25 nm (0.025 μm) hollow semi-spherical nanoparticles
BLAINE : 388000 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 50 % LESS PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.0003 -0.0005 wt %
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 0 % PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.002 - 0.006 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE IN GROUT : 0.0011 - 0.0021 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE* : 2.9g ( 0.08 oz. per cubic yard)
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.00011 %
AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN**: approx. 20 - 60 %
*MINIMUM CEMENT REDUCTION (per m3 of CONCRETE) : min. 10 %
*CO2 DEDUCTION (per m3 of CONCRETE) : min. 216 kg (equivalent of ~ 0.22 carbon offset credits)
1 carbon credit = 1 tonne of CO2
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QUANTITY | PRICE
25 grams (0.88 oz.) | £ 1,800 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 10 m3 (24 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
250 grams (8.81 oz.) | £ 17,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 100 m3 (240 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
1 kg (2.2 lb) | £ 68,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 400 m3 (960 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
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QUANTCEMM X-PRESS (NANOCEMENT)
QUANTCEMM X-PRESS (NANOCEMENT)
APPLICATIONS : Helps reduce concrete cure/setting time by working as an accelerator or early stage activator of ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS or GGBFS) and enhance concrete strength gain. Expansive agent to reduce autogenous-shrinkage, Increase Compressive & Tensile Strength, Corrosion Inhibitor (Mitigate sulphate attack) & pH Elevator, Mold and Mildew Resistance, Low Air Permeability, Abrasion Resistance, Antistatic Agent, Halogen-Free Flame Retardant.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
BLAINE : 359300 cm²/g
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 50 % LESS PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.0004 -0.0005 wt %
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN CONCRETE AT 0 % PORTLAND CEMENT USAGE : 0.003 - 0.006 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE IN (NON-SHRINKING) GROUT : 0.002 - 0.003 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 2.9g ( 0.08 oz. per cubic yard)
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.00016 %
AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN**: approx. 15 - 55 % in 24 to 72 hours
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QUANTITY | PRICE
25 grams (0.88 oz.) | £ 2,025 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 9 m3 (22 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
250 grams (8.81. oz) | £ 20,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 90 m3 (220 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
1 kg (2.2 lb) | £ 80,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 360 m3 (880 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
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QUANTCRETETM ATOM
QUANTCRETETM ATOM
APPLICATIONS
RAPID EARLY STAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH: It serves as a concrete rapid hardening solution, enabling a fast setting of concrete with less cement, thus helping lower the carbon footprint while simultaneously saving valuable hours and reducing construction duration time.
ATOMIC-SCALE CONCRETE REPAIR & REINFORCEMENT: With an ultra-high blaine of 1,486,400 cm²/g and particle dimensions of ~ 1.4nm (0.001 μm), it is capable of surgically penetrating deep level cracks and fractured sites within concrete, more than any material prior. At a quantum particle size of 1.4 nm, it is close to the size domain of atoms the size of a hydrogen atom (0.11 nm).
CORROSION PREVENTION: With strong corrosion resistance, good chemical and thermal stability and a pH of ~ 11.7, it and a size closer to the atomic scale, it provides a more surgical interaction with corrosive agents like chlorine ions (~ 0.167 nm), water molecules (0.275 nm) and sulphate ions (0.242 nm) to prohibit chemical damage in concrete.
EARLY-AGE CEMENT HYDRATION & DENSIFIER: Once in contact with water, in a concrete mix, it increases the heat of hydration of Portland cement, yielding rapid and high early stage compressive strength gain while simultaneously acting as a cement nucleation site to densify concrete, reducing porosity and the probability of crack formation. This enables the production of lighter precast concrete with higher strength and better durability. The increased heat of hydration benefits construction in extremely cold areas (e.g Antartica, Alaska and far nordic regions) and in warmer environments, less portland cement usage is possible. It is beneficial for systems like of ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS or GGBFS) where is acts as an early activator to enhance concrete strength gain.
ANTI-STATIC SURFACES: It serves as an anti-static agent, useful in applications requiring low electrostatic charge and dissipative surface.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : ~ 1.4 nm (0.001 μm) nanoparticles
COLOUR : CREAM-White / WHITE Nanopowder
BLAINE : 1,486,400 cm²/g
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN (MICRO)CEMENT : 0.0001 -0.001 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 0.8 - 1.03 g ( 0.021 - 0.028 oz. per cubic yard)
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.00004 %
EARLY COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN**: Up to 40 % or 55 % in 24 and 72 hours
**Strength increases with dose augmentation
CEMENT REDUCTION : ~ 20% upward (dosage-dependent)
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QUANTITY | PRICE
25 grams (0.88 oz.) | £ 4,999 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 32 m3 (77 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
250 grams (8.81 oz.) | £ 49,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 320 m3 (770 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
1 kg (2.2 lb) | £ 196,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 1280 m3 (3080 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
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QUANTCRETETM CARBON-SET (C-SET)
QUANTCRETETM CARBON-SET (C-SET)
APPLICATIONS
I. CO2 CAPTURE : The pH of concrete has to stay above 11, for it to remain stable. Carbonation, or CO2 capture in concrete, reduces its pH to ~ 8.3, damaging both rebar & concrete.
QUANTCRETE C-SET efficiently captures CO2 & neutralises the damage from carbonation. It is a concrete nanoadditive, designed to also counteract and neutralise the acidity caused by concrete carbonation. After CO2 capture, its pH value drops to 11.3, which is still within the safe operation range for concrete.
II. SLAG/HIGH ALUMINA CEMENT (HAC/CAC) & FLY ASH ACCELERATOR : HAC is prone to a crystalline re-arrangement (or ‘conversion’), which results in reduced strength and vulnerability to chemical attack and structural failure, when exposed to water for long periods of time.
QUANTCRETE C-SET is recommended for use in conjunction with QUANTCEM as well as cementitious systems based on calcium aluminate cements (CAC) where it accelerates the setting time. This favours a higher usage of fly ash and GGBS-based formulations for an added reduction in carbon footprint, alongside the innate ability of QUANTCRETE C-SET to capture CO2, without compromising concrete durability.
III. RESISTANCE TO ALKALI REACTIVITY (ASR) & SULPHATE ATTACK (TSA) IN CONCRETE & MORTAR: QUANTCRETE C-SET improves cement paste and concrete workability, increases compressive strength and provides resistance to sulphate attack while also reducing the expansion associated with alkali-silica reaction (ASR) in Portland cement formulations.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
BLAINE : 506650 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSE IN CEMENT : 0.001 - 0.002 wt %
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.00013 %
GAS CAPTURE : ~ 5.88 g of CO2 per gram of nanocatalyst
MASS REQUIRED TO CAPTURE 1 TONNE OF CO2 : 170 kg
From the dosage used per cubic metre or cubic yard, the CO2 reductions can be deduced.
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 2.5 g (~ 0.07 oz. per cubic yard)
AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN**: approx. 16 - 24 %
**Strength increases with dose augmentation
** at higher doses, C-SET allows less cement usage, to further reduce the carbon footprint seamlessly, in a directly measurable manner. Cement, ready-mix and precast manufacturers can run their basic dosage-dependent CO2 reduction calculations based on the following metric:
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QUANTITY | PRICE
50 grams (1.76 oz.) | £ 6,160 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 20 m3 (48 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
250 grams (8.81 oz.) | £ 30,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 100 m3 (240 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
1kg (2.2 lb) | £ 120,000 VIABLE FOR APPROX. 400 m3 (960 TONNES) OF CONCRETE
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QUANTCRETETM PROTECT
QUANTCRETETM PROTECT
APPLICATIONS : Abrasion resistance, nano-pore filler, increased compressive strength, split tensile strength and flexural strength, water resistance, insulating material, fire retardant.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSE IN (MICRO)CEMENT: ~ 0.004 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 5.7g ( 0.2 oz. per cubic yard)
QUANTCRETETM EARTH
QUANTCRETETM EARTH
APPLICATIONS : In Adobe, Rammed-Earth and Road Construction, this system serves as an environmentally-friendly soil, cement & concrete nanoadditive to mitigate sulphate attack. It increases the California Bearing Ratio (CBR) value of the treated sublayer soil in particular, acid sulphate soils. It minimises the swelling ratio of soil and initiates essential chemical reactions creating compounds that form strong bonding forces between soil particles, hence reducing soil porosity which consequently improves its engineering properties and durability.
It serves as an expansive agent to reduce autogenous-shrinkage, Increases Compressive & Tensile Strength, Corrosion Inhibitor (Mitigate sulphate attack) & pH Elevator, Mold and Mildew Resistance, Low Air Permeability, Abrasion Resistance, Antistatic Agent, Halogen-Free Flame Retardant.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : ~20 nm (0.02 μm) nanoparticles
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
BLAINE : 359,300 cm²/g
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN SOIL : 0.004 - 0.005 %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 3.8g (~ 0.11 oz. per cubic yard)
QUANTCRETETM RUSTICA
QUANTCRETETM RUSTICA
APPLICATIONS : Increases flexural strength in cement stone, Improves split tensile strength in concrete, Nano-Pigment for coloured concrete and or microcement.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically Thin 2D sheets/Flakes
BLAINE : 495500 cm²/g
COLOUR : Earthy Yellow/Orange/Blackish-Brown Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN (MICRO)CEMENT OR DECORATIVE CONCRETE : 0.0012 - 0.002 wt % (or depending on the colour tone and or flexural strength needed)
UHPC ADVANCED SYSTEMS
UHPC ADVANCED SYSTEMS
QUANTCRETETM S-CORE++
QUANTCRETETM S-CORE++
APPLICATIONS : Increases thermal conductivity, freeze and thaw resistance and reduces the shrinkage rate of concrete. It significantly enhances compressive and tensile strength.
CORE++ nanotubes are structurally similar to carbon nanotubes (CNT). However, CORE++ nanotubes have more superior corrosion and oxidative resistance than CNTs. This makes CORE++ nanotubes more suitable as light weight fillers in concrete and cement composites.
As a sand replacement nanomaterial, it improves the microstructure of concrete, increases density, compressive strength, fire resistance, and decreases concrete deformations and is useful for bulletproof and blast protection composites.
In Cement composites the nanoparticles act as nucleation sites and accelerate cement hydration, forming bridges across cement paste pores and cracks, providing a high bonding strength. As a result of its excellent mechanical performance, high thermal conductivity and wear resistance, CORE++ is a useful (micro)cement nanoadditive, for improved floor heating and thermal management in buildings. This enhancement in thermal conductivity increases, as the dimensions of the nanomaterial gets smaller.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Nanotubes
DIMENSIONS : < 3 nm diameter, up to 10 µm in length
COLOUR : Whitish Grey Nanopowder
HEAT RESISTANCE : Up to 2830 °C (5130°F)
AVERAGE DOSE IN (MICRO)CEMENT: ~ 0.001 - 0.0015 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 2.9g (~ 0.08 oz. per cubic yard)
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QUANTITY | PRICE
50 grams (1.76 oz.) | £ 16,700
500 grams (17.6 oz.) | £ 166,000
1kg (2.2 lb) | £ 332,000
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QUANTCRETETM S-CORE+
QUANTCRETETM S-CORE+
APPLICATIONS : It significantly increases compressive strength, thermal conductivity, freeze and thaw resistance and reduces the shrinkage rate of concrete. It enhances the microstructure of concrete, increases density as well as fire resistance, and decreases concrete deformations and is useful for bulletproof and blast protection composites.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Nanospheres
DIMENSIONS : ~ 8 nm (0.008 um) diameter
COLOUR : Bluish-Black/Midnight Blue Nanopowder
HEAT RESISTANCE : Up to 2830 °C (5130°F)
AVERAGE DOSE IN (MICRO)CEMENT: ~ 0.0015 - 0.002 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 3.9g (~ 0.14 oz. per cubic yard)
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QUANTITY | PRICE
50 grams (1.76 oz.) | £ 13,525
500 grams (17.6 oz.) | £ 134,000
1kg (2.2 lb) | £ 268,000
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QUANTCRETE RADIATION SHIELDING SYSTEMS
QUANTCRETE RADIATION SHIELDING SYSTEMS
Radiation shielding simply means having some material between the source of radiation and you (or some device) that will absorb the radiation. Radiation shielding is very crucial for the protection of personnel in nuclear power plants, medical centres and the environment, from the harmful effects of ionising radiation.
Of the various forms of radiation known to man, neutrons are considered to be the most severe and dangerous radiation to the body. This is due to their high kinetic energy and because they are uncharged, neutrons are more penetrating than alpha, beta radiation and in some cases, even more penetrating than gamma radiation. In nuclear power plants, the central problem is to shield against gamma rays and neutrons.
Fast neutrons create structural defects, which result in the embrittlement of material of pressure vessel in nuclear power plants. The neutron absorption reaction is hence the most important type of reaction that takes place in a nuclear reactor.
BENEFITS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
BENEFITS OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
Scientific studies unanimously show, that radiation shielding with nanoparticles is much more effective than with micro-particles. As the nanoparticle size decreases, its radiation shielding capacity becomes significantly enhanced. When superfine (<< 20 nm) nanoparticles are infused in a grout or (micro)cement prior to coating on a surface, a layer as thin as 1 µm, is sufficient to shield thermal neutrons.
Pores in cement/concrete without nanoparticles decrease the mechanical strength, density, as well as the ability of cement/concrete to attenuate radiation. When the pores in cement/concrete are filled with NANOARC's superfine nanoparticles with sizes well below those of harmless pores ( < 20 nm) the mechanical strength, density and radiation attenuation capacity of the cement/concrete system increases substantially. With the cement/concrete mixture performance maximised by virtue of such radiation-attenuating nanoparticles (< 20 nm), it achieves enhanced radiation shielding goals simultaneously with a higher heat and embrittlement resistance.
QUANTCRETETM MARINE
QUANTCRETETM MARINE
APPLICATIONS
Accelerated hydration of cement and flyash-based concrete and early strength gain. Antibiofilm and corrosion resistant nanoadditive for concrete and cement used in marine environments. Mechanical reinforcement of lightweight Concrete, repair of perforations and cracks via autogenous healing when mixed in cement and concrete, filler material, impact resistance, antimicrobial, biocompatible without causing harm to surrounding marine life, non-toxic flame retardant, corrosion inhibitor.
QuantCrete MARINE is suitable for aquatic environment construction e.g. swimming pools, bathrooms, sinks, agricultural, submerged architecture and waterfront structural features and related marine constructs. It offers offers anti-biofilm as well as anti-fungal protection and corrosion resistance in concrete and cement particularly for use in marine environments to minimise or prevent damage from sainity and unsilgtly stains caused by algae, fungi and bacterial proliferation on aquatic and wet environment construction surfaces.
NUCLEAR FACILITIES & RADIOACTIVE SITE PROTECTION: Blended into mortar, within and on concrete surfaces, QuantCrete MARINE helps in reducing the need for decommissioning of existing nuclear infrastructure. It can also be coated on hardened cement paste blocks.
QuantCrete MARINE adhesion is efficient on rough surfaces and its presence enables a uniformly thin but dense nanocoating for the protection of concrete infrastructure from radiological contamination, works as a barrier layer to prevent radioactive contaminants such as Uranium (U) and Strontium (Sr) ingression into underlying cement substrates. Particularly, into new and out of pre-existing concrete infrastructure.
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT : It is effective in the removal of U, Cs, Sr and I, alongside other radionuclides such as Np, Am, Pu and Co. QUANTCRETE MARINE exhibits higher reactivity to Uranium (U) than granulated carbon-based sorbents.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically Thin 2D sheets
BLAINE : 703000 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN (MICRO)CEMENT : 0.001 - 0.003 wt % or as needed, depending on the nature of the surrounding environment.
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : From 2.88 g (~ 0.08 oz. per cubic yard) or as needed, depending on the nature of the surrounding environment.
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT : It is effective in the removal of U, Cs, Sr and I, alongside other radionuclides such as Np, Am, Pu and Co. QUANTCRETE MARINE exhibits higher reactivity to Uranium (U) than granulated carbon-based sorbents.
1g (0.035 oz) absorbs approx. 2088 mg of U
QUANTCRETETM THERM
QUANTCRETETM THERM
APPLICATIONS : High thermal mass material for concrete insulation, High density concrete is efficient in heat retention than standard concrete. This enables it to be used retard hold in solar heat from exteriors (hot climate) or retard solar heat loss from interiors (temperate and cold climates) or as a high emissivity coating to release heat to the environment, when surrounding temperatures drop.
Gamma ray shielding, Flexural aggregate in high density concrete for radiation shielding in nuclear power plants, X-ray facilities and uranium mining sites. Colour additive, Halogen-Free Flame Retardant.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : Atomically Thin 2D sheets
BLAINE : 495500 cm²/g
COLOUR : Black/Blackish-Brown Nanopowder
EMISSIVITY (PERFECT EMISSIVITY = 1 ) : 0.969 to 0.973
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 3.12g (~ 0.09 oz. per cubic yard) or AS NEEDED
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.00013 %
QUANTCRETETM NEUTRON
QUANTCRETETM NEUTRON
APPLICATIONS : Nano-Pore Filler, Halogen-Free Flame-Retardant, Neutron attenuator in high density concrete for nuclear power plants & X-ray facilities.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : < 20 nm Nanoparticles (0.02 μm)
COLOUR : White/Beige Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSE IN (MICRO)CEMENT/SURFACE COATING : 0.001 wt % or as needed for the nature of radiation exposure
AVERAGE DOSE IN GROUT : 0.001 - 1 wt %
VIEW PRICING
VIEW PRICING
QUANTITY | PRICE
5 grams (0.17 oz.) | £ 7,000
50 grams (1.76 oz.) | £ 69,000
250 grams (8.81 oz.) | £ 345,000
BULK ORDER RATES : From 1 Tonne | CONTACT trade@nanoarc.org
QUANTCRETETM SUBSEAL
QUANTCRETETM SUBSEAL
APPLICATIONS : Porosity minimisation to substantially Lower Air permeability and the probability of Radon penetration in foundation structures, basements and building floor levels in direct contact with the soil. Compressive Strength reinforcement in concrete, Improved workability, Corrosion-resistance, Reduced Alkaline Reactivity, Water Repellant.
Helps in the consolidation of unsound formations, repairing casing leaks in squeeze operations, particularly “tight” leaks that are inaccessible to microfine and conventional cement slurries due to their larger particle size and limited penetrability.
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
TECHNICAL DATA & DOSAGE
NANOARCHITECTURE : 5 - 7 nm ( 0.005 - 0.007 μm) spherical particles
BLAINE : 415000 cm²/g
COLOUR : White Nanopowder
AVERAGE DOSAGE IN (MICRO)CEMENT AT 50 % LESS CEMENT USAGE : 0.0002 - 0.0003 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE IN GROUT : 0.002 - 0.003 wt %
AVERAGE DOSE PER m3 OF CONCRETE : 4.8g (~ 0.17 oz. per cubic yard)
WT % (per m3 of CONCRETE) : 0.0002 %
AVERAGE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH GAIN** : approx. 28 - 34 %
**Strength increases with dose augmentation
**Early strength gain is retarded slightly in days 1-7, when superplasticizers are used but picks up significantly afterwards
UNDERSTANDING RADON:
Radon (Rn) is a radioactive, odourless, colourless, tasteless noble gas. Rn is a contaminant, that affects indoor air quality, worldwide. According to EPA policy-oriented estimates, Rn is the number one cause of lung cancer, among non-smokers.
Rn enters a building most often directly through the soil at the lowest level of the construct that is in contact with the ground. This typical occurs through cracks in solid foundations and walls, construction joints, gaps in suspended floors, cavities within walls and around service pipes.
DIMENSION-BASED SOLUTION
Radioactive radon particles vary in size.
When attached to an aerosol, radon particles range in size from 50-300 nm (0.05 - 0.3 μm)
Unattached radon particles range from 3 - 5 nm (0.003 - 0.005 μm)
HOW TO USE QUANTCRETE IN RADON MITIGATION/MINIMISATION EFFORTS
To minimise the penetration of Rn into buildings, QuantCrete is hence offered to substantially lower porosity, air permeability and mitigate of crack formation in concrete and mortar. QuantCrete nanoparticles are of the same size range as unattached radon particles.
As such QuantCrete nanoparticles used to densify concrete and can form a dense structure therein, acting as a physical as well as chemical barrier, to prevent the diffusion of Radon, through a basement concrete floor.
To achieve this, the QuantCrete nanopowder can be used as an integral ingredient in the manufacture of precast slabs and foundation concrete or, mixed with a liquid cement and injected within particularly hard to visualise and detect sub-micron and nanoscopic pores, cracks & cavities that cement particles can not reach or penetrate, in order to create a denser seal, that minimises the likelihood of Rn gas infiltrating the building, via its ground level and sub-terrain/basement walls.
This nanotechnology-based approach offers a durable, sustainable, long term mitigation effort, to prevent Rn gas from entering the building through the underlying soil.
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