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Air Entraining Concrete Admixture

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Air entraining admixtures are surfactants that are added to concrete in order to increase the volume of entrapped air. They are specified under ASTM C260/C260M and can be used in normal and lightweight concrete. Air entraining admixtures contain...

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Air entraining admixtures are surfactants that are added to concrete in order to increase the volume of entrapped air. They are specified under ASTM C260/C260M and can be used in normal and lightweight concrete. Air entraining admixtures contain surfactants with hydrophobic and hydrophillic ends. When added to cement they align at the air-water interface and form stable bubbles increasing the volume of entrapped air from less than 3% to between 4 and 8% by volume. This entrapped air improves the concrete's freeze-thaw resistance. Air entrainers include chemicals derived from natural wood resins, tall oil, and fatty acids. They may also be based on synthetic chemicals such as sulfonated hydrocarbons and alcohol ethoxylates. Anionic surfactants drived from wood resins were found to be most common. Air entrainers can be used with other admixtures, but some additives and admixtures, such as superplasticizers and fly ash, can inhibit their functionality.
 

Name % Weight Whole Function GREENSCREEN® Sources
Water
7732-18-5
95.88% Diluent Subscribe to view
Rosin
8050-09-7
4.00% Surfactant Subscribe to view
Sodium hydroxide
1310-73-2
0.11% Buffer Subscribe to view
Trisodium nitrilotriacetate
5064-31-3
0.01% Antimicrobial Pesticide Subscribe to view
Name % Weight Part % Weight Whole Function GREENSCREEN® Sources
Water
7732-18-5
95.88% 95.88% Diluent Subscribe to view
Rosin
8050-09-7
4.00% 4.00% Surfactant Subscribe to view
Sodium hydroxide
1310-73-2
0.11% 0.11% Buffer Subscribe to view
Trisodium nitrilotriacetate
5064-31-3
0.01% 0.01% Antimicrobial Pesticide Subscribe to view

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Sources

Sources for Common Product Data
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ASTM C494/C494M - 19
ATS 5
Avenue Products HPD
Chen J 2017
Concrete Admixtures Handbook
EFCA Air Entrainers EPD
Euclid Concrete Admixtures
Eucon Air MAC6 HPD
Eucon Air MAC6 SDS
Eucon Air MAC6 TDS
Leaching of admixtures from concrete
MasterAir VR 10 HPD
MasterAir VR 10 SDS
MasterAir VR 10 TDS
Memphis
Nasvik and Pistilli 2004
PCA Admixtures
Plank 2015
Ramachandran 1996
Saponins
Tokyay 2016
Tunstall 2021
Ullmann's - Concrete
Vinsol Resin SDS
Vinsol Resin TDS