Why It Matters
Polished-concrete contractors and floor-treatment formulators buy lithium/sodium/potassium silicate densifiers in drums and totes to harden and dust-proof slabs, across sodium, potassium and premium lithium-silicate grades.
Solution Approach
Polished-concrete contractors and floor-treatment formulators buy lithium/sodium/potassium silicate densifiers in drums and totes to harden and dust-proof slabs, across sodium, potassium and premium lithium-silicate grades. RawSource supplies the base chemicals that go into these programs. We can help with product selection, grade matching, and sourcing from multiple origins for supply security.
Typical Formulation Workflow
1
System & Substrate Assessment
Define the binder system (waterborne, solventborne, UV, powder), substrate, cure, and the VOC, durability, and appearance targets.
2
Additive & Resin Selection
Match resins, pigments and fillers, dispersants, rheology modifiers, defoamers, or biocides to the formulation and compatibility window.
3
Lab Let-Down & Optimization
Dial in loading and addition order through lab let-downs, checking dispersion, rheology, film properties, and storage stability.
4
Application & Performance Testing
Validate on the real application method and substrate, tracking gloss, adhesion, sag, cure, and weathering before scale-up.
Recommended Chemistries (4)
Sodium Silicate
CAS 1344-09-8
Specialty Additives
pH Adjustment
1759 (SODIUM SILICATE) · Class Reacts with free calcium hydroxide in the slab to form C-S-H gel that fills surface pores, hardening and dust-proofing the concrete
Melting Point: 1089 °C Boiling Point: BOILING POINT: 100 °C -6H20 /NONAHYDRATE/ Density: 1.1 to 1.7 at 20 °C
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Lithium silicate
CAS 12627-14-4
Small lithium ion penetrates deeper and its reaction product resists efflorescence; the premium polished-concrete densifier
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Potassium silicate
CAS 1312-76-1
Alkali silicate densifier that reacts with calcium hydroxide to densify the surface, with higher solubility than sodium grades
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Colloidal silica
CAS 7631-86-9
Specialty Additives
Matting agent and rheology modifier
Nanoparticle amorphous silica that supplies reactive silica directly for C-S-H formation and tight surface densification
Melting Point: 1710 °C Boiling Point: 2230 °C at 760 mmHg Density: 2.2
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