Tag: sodium silicate

The Truth About Sodium Silicates

Sodium silicate sealers are very popular sealers to use on interior and exterior concrete. Over the past few years however, the market has become flooded with silicates and their purpose and abilities have been diluted through the improper use of marketing.  Understanding how a silicate sealer works will help you to make a more educated…

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Sodium Silicate vs Lithium Silicate

A silicate based concrete sealer is designed to chemically react with free lime and calcium below the surface of the concrete to form Calcium Silicate Hydrate (CSH) within the pores. All silicates product the same CSH structure, regardless of whether it is a sodium silicate or lithium silicate. There are a few differences between the…

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