Colloidal Silica - Ron Blank & Associates, Inc.

Terms You Should KnowPozzolan – a material which, when combined with calcium hydroxide,exhibits cementitious properties.Densifier – substance applied to surface of concrete in order to fill poresand increase surface density.Diamond Polishing – a process which uses diamond tooling to polish afloor to a high reflectivity.Burnish – a process which uses non-diamond tooling or rubbing to polish afloor to a high reflectivity.Silicate – a highly caustic compound containing metal salts (high pH).Reactive Colloidal Silica – an engineered dispersion of nano-sized silicaparticles in an aqueous suspension, (no metal salts).Colloid – a suspension of solid particles in a liquid.Amorphous – without a clearly defined shape or form.Caustic – able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action.Nanometer – one billionth of a meter.