Inorganic Antimicrobial Additive for Concrete Corrosion Control

It is known that Hydrogen Sulfide Gas released from wastewater into sewer atmosphere tends to build up
Sulfuric Acid by the activity of Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria, Thiobacillus thiooxidans, which causes concrete
corrosion. ZeomightyⓇ-added concrete, by way of suppressing proliferation of the bacteria, can control
build-up of Sulfuric Acid, and thus alleviate this type of concrete corrosion.

<Step 1> Generation of Hydrogen Sulfide in wastewater

SO42- + 2C +2H2O → H2S + 2HCO3-
H2S+2O2→H2SO4
↑ <Step 2> Hydrogen Sulfide is diffused into the gas phase
Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria
Badly <Step3> Generation of Sulfuric Acid by the activity of Sulfur-Oxidizing Bacteria
damaged
concrete H2S + 2O2 → H2SO4
Condensed
water
Thiobacillus thiooxidans
H2O Condensation <Step4> Sulfuric Acid reacts with ingredient of concrete, and corrosion progresses
caused by
temperature difference
Water lifted by Ca(OH2)2 + H2SO4 → CaSO4・2H2O
Capillarity
3CaSO4・2H2O + 3CaO・Al2O3 + 26H2O → 3CaO・Al2O3・3CaSO4・32H2O
H2S

Sewer

Sludge

Hume Pipe

Cause of Concrete Corrosion & its mechanism

 Ion-exchange Technology Exposure Testing Result
Zeolite Evaluation at the wastewater treatment facility (H2S : 40.7 ppm)
(Carrier)

Ion
Exchange
(Mechanism) Without ZeomightyⓇ With Zeomighty Ⓡ
Sodium Ions Silver & Copper Ions
(Counter Ion) (Active Ingredient) Application
Hume Pipe, Manhole, Box Culvert, other concrete products for sewer,
Physical Properties Ready-mixed concrete and premixed mortar
※ZeomightyⓇ -added concrete can be useful under sewer environments in
Appearance Grayish fine powder which the mean H2S concentration is 50 ppm or below.
Bulk density 0.73 g/cm3
Technology Review & Certification
True specific gravity 2.83

Average particle size 15 μm

Examined & proved under “Construction
Volatility None Technology Review and Certification”
program by JIWET, Japan Institute of
Solubility None Wastewater Engineering Technology.

Directions for Use

Add ZeomightyⓇ at the rate of 1% by weight of the cement used
when mixing other concrete or mortar components.
SINANEN ZEOMIC CO., LTD. Marketing Department
4-22, 1-Chome Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8525, JAPAN
Tel. 81-3-5470-7125 Fax. 81-3-5470-7166
URL http://www.zeomic.co.jp/