Evaluation of Concrete Durability Performance with Sodium Silicate Impregnants

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center" colspan="2">Type</td><td align="center">Main ingredient</td><td align="center">Color</td><td align="center">Viscosity (cp)</td><td align="center">Surface tension (dyne/cm)</td><td align="center">Solvent</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="7"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">I</td><td align="left">Inorganic</td><td align="center">Sodium silicate</td><td align="center">
                  No color</td><td align="center">3.72</td><td align="center">26.0</td><td align="center">Alcohol</td></tr><tr><td align="left">C</td><td align="left">Combined inorganic/organic</td><td align="center">Sodium silicate + polymer</td><td align="center">Sky blue</td><td align="center">4.13</td><td align="center">38.0</td><td align="center">Water</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="7"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Characteristics of applied surface impregnants.

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Table 1: Evaluation of Concrete Durability Performance with Sodium Silicate Impregnants 