At a glance
Concrete additives
Surfactant and process aids for cement and concrete systems.
- Ionic type
- Specialty
- Typical HLB
- See grade / TDS
- Foam
- Formulation-dependent
- Key industries
- Industrial
Biodegradability: Confirm on TDS/COA for the specific grade. Many Esteem nonionics are readily biodegradable; anionics follow the detergent screen for that family.
Concrete Additives
Concrete additives technical guide
H-Quest C 100, L 50, and calcium glucoheptonate are the published cement-retarder grades. Well-cementing selection is in the cement retarders guide.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions - Concrete Additives
Find answers to common questions about concrete additives
Concrete additives are specialty chemicals used in concrete and cement formulations to modify properties such as setting time, workability, strength, and durability. They include retarders, accelerators, plasticizers, and other performance-enhancing additives.
We offer concrete additives including H-Quest™ C 100 (crystalline sodium glucoheptonate), H-Quest™ L 50 (liquid sodium glucoheptonate), and calcium glucoheptonate. These are used in formulating cement retarders and other concrete additives.
Concrete additives provide increased workability, extended setting time (retarders), improved compressive strength, increased plasticity, enhanced durability, corrosion inhibition for reinforced concrete, permanent increase in cement volume, and improved overall concrete performance and quality.
Concrete additives are used in ready-mix concrete production, precast concrete manufacturing, construction projects requiring extended workability, hot weather concreting, large-scale construction projects, infrastructure development, and applications requiring specific concrete performance characteristics.
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Related CAS Numbers
Sodium Glucoheptonate CAS 13007-85-7
Calcium Glucoheptonate CAS 13007-84-6