MC-Bauchemie

Durable protection for sewage treatment plants

The protection of the concrete structure is of particular importance for sewage treatment plants: The pollutants that are dissolved in water attack the concrete and endanger the integrity of the loadbearing concrete structure. To prevent this, high-quality surface coatings are used. Previously, only imprecise or no information at all could be provided on the durability of the coatings – without examining the structure itself.

A current test report of KIWA MPA Bautest GmbH performed on the B 0202 sludge thickener of the Dresden-Kaditz sewage treatment plant now presents concrete figures for the...

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