Transcript AquaProof - MS Licence

AquaProof
A barrier liner for various applications
The layers
• EPDM rubber (ethylene propylene diene
monomer rubber)
– high mechanical stability
– good chemical stability (~10 years)
• PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) skived foil
– low mechanical stability
– ultimate chemical stability ( for eternity )
The construction
first EPDM layer
PTFE foil
PTFE foil treated
final EPDM layer
What is the unique with such setup?
• There a just 5 companies in the world which are able to
etch PTFE = pulling fluorine atoms out of the PTFE
molecule chains and destroying (etching) the surface up to
a depth of about 20-30µm
• 2 in the USA, 1 in Italy, 1 in UK and 1 in Germany
• none of them is able just to treat (depth of 1-3µm) the
surface of thin foils, what is necessary to laminate EPDM
with PTFE
• just the company POLYMADE in Germany is able to treat
the surfaces of thin foils without destroying them
• POLYMADE is part of the MS Licence group
Why such an effort ?
• there are bacteria which are able to crack the C-C
binding in anaerobic processes
• soil temperatures of up to 50°C accelerating the
micro-biological activities exponentially
• what is stable in Europe for 20-30 years lasts in
the Middle East not even 10 years
• only PTFE cannot be attacked by bacteria due to
the super-stable C-C bonding, sheltered by the
fluorine atoms surrounding
Aquaproof is:
UV stabile
UV transparent
resisting against all acids and lye’s, especially also against
brines
4. stabile against all kind of enzymatic reactions of microorganisms
5. an antifouling material
6. watertight
7. airtight
8. barrier for water, oil, petrol, gasoline etc
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AquaProof can be used as:
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Golf Course lake liners
Recreational Pond liners
Aquaculture Pond liners
Canal Liners
Potable Water Reservoir liners
Secondary Containment
Roof liner
Barrier to prevent the trickle in of sea-water into
the good garden soil
Thank you for your attention !
Prof. Gernot K. Brueck, Ph.D.
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Riad Hassi