BioCentral Laboratories - Applied Science Polyacrylamide [Pam] Products

BioCentral Laboratories is the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of applied science Polyacrylamide [PAM] products. The products are formulated to enhance performance, improve productivity and substantially reduce the amount of water required in specific applications.

Polyacrylamides are organic, long-chain carbon molecules with the ability for water to attach itself to the molecule creating dynamic performance effect when introduced to road materials. The term ‘polyacrylamide’ (PAM) refers to a broad class of compounds made up of many repeating subunits (monomers).They are organic, long-chain carbon molecules with the ability for water to attach itself to the molecule creating dynamic performance effect when introduced to road materials.

ECOLOGICAL COST EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS

PolyCom acts as an enhancement to water performance. It is an environmentally-friendly granular PAM water additive that holds Department of Health WA approval for use in water catchment areas and has repeatedly demonstrated it assists road builders achieve better results faster for both unsealed and sealed road construction.

When mixed into a water cart, PolyCom forms a liquid co-polymer binder which is introduced into the granular materials in the conventional manner and facilitates the inherent pavement fines and crushed stone to slip into a more tightly bound compacted pavement.

Independent trials have demonstrated the products save substantial amounts of water, and in the case of PolyCom reduce the amount of natural materials required and effectively lowers asset management costs for both sealed and unsealed roads.

POLYCOM: ROAD CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

PolyCom in road construction is simply introduced to the water truck and attracted to soil particles through a range of forces. These surface attractions attach the water to the granular materials more readily during construction, thus allowing a faster and more tightly bound pavement construction.

EROSION-RESISTANT UNSEALED CARRIAGEWAYS

PolyCom provides greater material density pavement or base, with improved integrity and tightly bound, more resilient carriageways which resist rutting and erosion damage.

The superior compaction allows extended sheeting life and reduced maintenance intervals. As such it allows engineers to plan more economical road construction and specify stronger traffic loading designs within the budget scope. The most interesting feature of this product is the relatively low mix ratios which make it the most cost efficient on the market.

The function of PolyCom is to:

• Provide a safe, economical and durable all-weather surface
• Minimise pavement construction operations and water costs
• Provide a riding surface of suitable smoothness and reliability
• Minimise vehicle operating and maintenance costs
• Provide a relatively dust-free surface for unsealed roads
• Minimise the rate of pavement wear, rutting and shape loss and maintenance costs
• Reduce moisture ingress into the pavement structure
• Provide suitable ecological properties for the local environment

SKID-RESISTANT SITE PAVING

In the process of constructing pavement, PolyCom delivers significant benefits. These include reduced construction and maintenance costs, improved pavement strength and durability, reduced cracking and rutting due to fatigue, improved serviceability, reduction in ageing effects and improved pavement surface shape (reduced deformation).

Further advantages include skid resistance through tightly bound running surface, improved surface texture and drainage, improved permeability (water does not enter underlying layers), noise reduction, rutting shape loss reduction, and improved appearance. There is also less requirement for water and natural materials during construction and maintenance, and a lower rate of pavement wear, rutting and shape loss.

DUSTCHEK: ROAD DUST SUPPRESSANT

Using DustChek will assist road managers at mine and building sites to achieve better dust management outcomes. DustChek is an ecologically safe product that will have no adverse affect on the road or the surrounding environment.

DustChek in dust mitigation will deliver an economic benefit by achieving the desired dust management faster, and with less passes of the water truck. Moreover it can be applied to any soil or pavement material and will reduce water use by up to 90% in some cases.

Any equipment capable of spraying water can safely be used to apply DustChek, without any environmental concern or damage to equipment. DustChek will meet the highest industrial and environmental performance standards and contribute significantly to reductions in the use of our most precious resource: water.

DustChek is applied during usual water cart operations, and will dramatically reduce the number of passes required. It therefore reduces vehicle tyre and equipment wear and damage and contributes to the reduction in maintenance costs. DustChek retains moisture in road surfaces longer to reduce rutting and deterioration of the road surface.