Who is Kryton?
- Kryton is the industry leader when it comes to Waterproofing. Kryton products strive to make concrete harder and more permanent than any other products on the market today. For nearly 45 years they have been known as the Groundbreaker for our industry, which is keeping water out of concrete and increasing its erosive abrasive resistance.
What is Crystalline Waterproofing?
- We have coined the phrase “self-healing” concrete but Kryton’s definition is even better, and they call it “Smart Concrete”. Waterproofing that works even under hydrostatic-pressure.
How Does It Work?
- When Kryton’s krystol come in contact with concrete, it chemically reacts with water and unhydrated cement particles making it incapable of being dissolved. Krystol spreads throughout the structure making needle-shaped crystals until all the capillary pores are filled. Otherwise making the concrete able to self-seal hairline cracks. It chemically reacts with water and unhydrated cement particles to form insoluble needle-shaped crystals. These crystals fill capillary pores and micro-cracks in the concrete to block pathways for water and waterborne contaminants. If water is re-introduced through a rise in hydrostatic pressure or through hairline cracks, Krystol will initiate further crystallization to ensure permanent waterproof protection.
How long does it work?
- Kryton’s crystals continue blocking pathways for water and water borne contaminants for the life of the concrete “for ever”!