Zydex introduces new technology, speciality chemicals making roads water resistance and durable even in heavy traffics and extreme weather connection.

Zydex Industries, situated in Vadodara, has created and implemented innovative technology in road building that makes it possible for roads to withstand breaking under the weight of heavy traffic loads and cyclic weather variations. In terms of research and development (R&D) and technological adoption, the specialty chemicals industry has been at the forefront of creating tougher, moisture-resistant roadways with improved fatigue response.

The majority of the infrastructure is constructed of cement, bitumen, soil, sand, aggregates, and aggregates; only bitumen is water-resistant. As a result, roads weaken and degrade during rainy and dry cycles. Zydex has solved this by producing super bonders for bitumen for flexible pavements, enhancing flexibility (nano-polymers), and enhancing strength.

The initial Zydex technology makes aggregates waterproof, resulting in the formation of a skin-like, water-resistant covering. Due to this, potholes or ravelling get eliminated. The second set of technologies makes use of silane and nano-polymer, which, when mixed with a tiny amount of cement, may make soil GSB mixtures water-resistant, strong, but flexible. For the next generation of concrete roads, Zydex has also produced a full line of cement admixtures to solve the reduced water demand, boosting the density of cement concrete while also making it more flexible to manage and prevent cracking to an amount of 90 percent.

Dr. Ajay Ranka, CMD, Zydex Industries, said, “Engineers around the world are keenly looking to adopt technologies that can help realise perpetual pavements at an economical cost. Achieving such an ambitious goal requires reimagining many of the basic facets of how roads have been built over the last 50 years and what the main cause of their failure has been. At Zydex Industries, we are cultivating a vision to develop “Highway-like Roads” in rural and urban areas. “

Along with building highways, they also offer a distinctive soil stabilisation technique that has been used since 2015 by NRIDA and MORD for PMGSY and MMGSY in numerous states (from Kargil to the North East), with 1000 km completed through March 2022. Due to its anti-strip property and improved resistance to moisture damage, Zydex’s silane nanotechnology-based product Zycotherm has swiftly risen to the top among all the major contractors. Additionally, their Terrasil ZycoBond, and cement combination has improved performance while reducing the average amount of aggregate used in the base layers by 60 percent. They place a strong priority on creating innovative and efficient technology to construct reliable road systems around the nation.

A country’s economic development depends greatly on its roads. According to government statistics, the annual pace of building 4-6-8 lane national highways (NHs) has surged by more than 300 percent over the last seven years. With a length of more than 6.2 million kilometers, India has the second-largest road network in the world, with rural roads making up 71.4 percent of the nation’s whole road network as of March 2019 data. In order to increase long-term durability, save maintenance costs, and construct a strong infrastructure at the rural, urban, and national levels, it is crucial to build water- and fatigue-resistant roads.