CONSTRUCTION CHEMICALS AND ADDITIVES

AGRANA STARCH
 Starch plants
Countries with production sites

AGRANA STARCH APPLICATIONS

LIKELY CALAR STARCHES LIKELY CANDIDATES
AGRANA – an internationally oriented Austrian com- AGRANA starch ethers are used in mineral-based binding
pany – specialises in processing and adding value to high systems such as gypsum and cement:
quality agricultural rawmaterials such as corn, potatoes and █ Gypsum, slaked lime, cement and various combinations
wheat to make a wide range of starch products, tailored to are typical applications where AMITROLIT® starches
different industrial uses. are used to immediately and reliably improve the
AGRANA STARCH has a long and exceptionally successful consistency of the desired end-product properties.
track record in the development and marketing of modified █ AMITROLIT® increases the efficiency of conventional
starch products, under the brand name AMITROLIT®, for water retention agents and improves the adhesive
the construction materials industry. The products are the strength of combinations of building materials for
result of longstanding and intensive research and deve- difficult surfaces. They can also be used to optimize
lopment in close cooperation with the Research Division the efficacy of air-entraining admixtures.
Starch (ARIC: AGRANA Research and Innovation Center). AMITROLIT® starch ethers offer a wide range of different
and unique product properties specifically designed, for the
needs of industries such as the drymix mortar industry,
AGRANA STARCH’S CUSTOMER FOCUS
with characteristics including.
is characterized by extensive and competent advisory
services which completes the AMITROLIT® portfolio █ exact adaptation to the required rheological product
offered by AGRANA such as property for such applications as:
█ tile adhesives
█ joint compounds
█ plaster and render
█ individual technical advice
█ gypsum plasterboards
█ concrete technology
█ dispersion systems
█ customized products █ wallpaper glues
█ insulation board adhesives
█ high product consistency by using the latest technology
█ individual service in our manufacturing plants and maintaining the
highest standards of our quality assurance
█ excellent overall compatibility with additives used in
these applications
█ clean and consistent quality
█ highest efficiency at the required dosage
█ ecologically friendly and nontoxic

Beyond these applications AGRANA Starch ethers are well

█ short delivery time established in the fabrication of gypsum plasterboards
(COLLAMIDON®).

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PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE

COLLAMIDON® 8805
AMITROLIT® 8873C
AMITROLIT® 8860

AMITROLIT® 8400
AMITROLIT® 8869
AMITROLIT® 8850

AMITROLIT® 8865
AMITROLIT® 8882
AMITROLIT® 8872

AMITROLIT® 8873

Masonry mortars ++ ++ + +
Plasters ++ + ++ + + + +
CEMENT- Skim coats + + ++ ++ ++ ++
ITIOUS
SYSTEMS Tile adhesives standard (CTA acc. EN12004) + ++ ++ + + + ++
Tile adhesives improved (CTA acc. EN12004) + ++ + ++ + ++ ++
ETICS – External Thermal Insulation Composite System ++ ++ + ++ + + +

Plasters ++ + + ++
GYPSUM ++ + ++ ++
SYSTEMS Skim coats

Gypsum plaster boards ++

Stabilizer for Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) ++

CONCRETE
Rebound reducing agent for shotcrete (dry & wet) ++

WALLPAPER-
GLUE Wallpapers glues ++

INFORMATION: Above given information is based on findings, operating experience and extensive research evolving from practical application. Due to other raw materials
and supplementary chemicals being used in formulations as well as varying processing conditions we are not liable for the above given information. Please contact us for our
technical support.

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PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF AMITROLIT ®
STARCH ETHERS IN HYDRAULIC BINDER SUSPENSIONS
THICKENING COMPATIBILITY WITH OTHER COMPONENTS

AMITROLIT® starch ethers strengthen the consistency of AMITROLIT® products are compatible with commonly
materials which are based on hydraulic binders resulting used aggregates and additives. AMITROLIT® improves the
from a distinctive impact on the rheological behaviour of efficiency of the additives and significantly reduces the
the binding matrix in water. Particularly the flow charac- required quantities. The product properties are resulting
teristics, the yielding point as well as the water demand in an increase of the water retention, enhanced adhesion
of the various formulations are enhanced by AMITROLIT®. and optimized workability. In general, the AMITROLIT® pro-
With the appropriate application of the AMITROLIT® types, ducts show low influence on the reactivity of the hydraulic
materials including renders or tile adhesive show signifi- binder (cement, gypsum, lime).
cantly high non-sag properties.

CALCIUM SENSITIVITY OF THE STARCH ETHER

ADJUSTMENT OF THE FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
Akin to other technical products based on poly saccharides,
As a result of the impact on the flow properties, the struc- which are categorized amongst Polyhydroxyl-Polymers,
tural viscosity of the suspensions and the time dependent the AMITROLIT® starch ethers, may exhibit a certain level
flow properties, such as thixotropy or rheopexy, can be of sensitivity towards polyvalent cations, such as calcium,
adapted to the desired application as well as processing with regards to the solution rate and the peak viscosity. Such
technique. With the selection of the right AMITROLIT® type sensitivity can be related to the quantity of AMITROLIT®
and the appropriate dosage, the workability of renders used, the interdependence to the type of polyvalent cations,
and tile adhesives can be optimized. the pH and in addition the type of AMITROLIT®. In general,
AMITROLIT® products exhibit a lower sensitivity towards
calcium-ions at higher pH levels in comparison to other
starch products.

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CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
CEMENTITIOUS BASED CONSTRUCTION GYPSUM BASED CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
MATERIALS
The demanding formulation of gypsum based materials
A wide range of different starch ethers guarantee that we requires specific rheological behaviour. A specific range
meticulously meet our customers’ needs and preferences of different starch ethers provide the exactly desired
when it comes to provide optimized formulations. The behaviour and improvement in the material performance.
AMITROLIT® series comprises different raw materials The AMITROLIT® series comprises different raw materials
combined with diverse modifications to exceed the product combined with diverse modifications to exceed the product
properties with regards to properties with regards to
█ rheological behaviour █ rheological behaviour
█ workability █ workability
█ sag resistance █ sag resistance

█ water retention █ water retention

█ set retardation █ set retardation

Application areas include: Application areas include:

█ mortars █ mortars and adhesives
█ renders and skim coats █ renders and skim coats
█ tile adhesives (C1 and C2 according to EN12004) █ machine processed plaster

█ external wall insulation systems and █ joint compounds and

█ beyond █ beyond

SUITABLE PRODUCTS SUITABLE PRODUCTS

█ AMITROLIT® 8850 █ AMITROLIT® 8850

█ AMITROLIT® 8860 █ AMITROLIT® 8873
█ AMITROLIT® 8872 █ AMITROLIT® 8873C
█ AMITROLIT® 8873 █ AMITROLIT® 8882
█ AMITROLIT® 8873C For the highly demanding mass production process of
█ AMITROLIT® 8882 gypsum plasterboards, the COLLAMIDON® is a unique
additive to optimize the adhesion between the cardboard
█ AMITROLIT® 8869 and the gypsum base.

SUITABLE PRODUCT
█ COLLAMIDON® 8805

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 PRODUCT PROPERTIES OF SELECTED
AMITROLIT ® PRODUCTS (e.g. CTA)
SETTING TIME
28

26

24
Time (h)

22

20

18

16

14 begin of setting

12 end of setting
AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ®
8850 8860 8869 8872 8873c 8882
OPEN TIME
75

70
Time (min)

65

60

55

50

45
AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ®
8850 8860 8869 8872 8873c 8882
Resistance
to slip +++ ++++ +++++ +++ ++++ +++++

WATER DOSAGE AT SAME VISCOSITY

109
108

107

106
Water dosage (g)

105
INFORMATION: The above
104 graphs show the general
characteristics of different
103
AMITROLIT® products with
102 a reference CTA-mixture.
The individual results may
101 vary due to differing raw
materials, additives as well
100 as testing conditions.
AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ® AMITROLIT ®
8850 8860 8869 8872 8873c 8882

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CONSTRUCTIONS MATERIALS
MACHINE SPRAYED PLASTER PART BY WEIGHT ETICS ADHESIVES PART BY WEIGHT
Gypsum-Lime binding system Portland cement CEM I 42,5 R 25
Gypsum 66 Quartz sand 62
Hydrated lime 3 Limestone powder 10
Lime stone powder 30 Emulsion powder 2.5
Retarder 0.2 Cellulose ether 0.2
Celluloseether 0.1 AMITROLIT® 8850 0.07
Air entraining agent 0.01 Air-entraining agent 0.01
Perlite 0 – 1mm 0.8
AMITROLIT® 8882 0.02
SKIM COAT PART BY WEIGHT
Lime-Cement binding system
White cement 30
CEM I 15
Calcium carbonate 69.5
Hydrated lime 5
Celluloseether 0.4
Sand 80
AMITROLIT® 8873C 0.05
Celluloseether 0.1
Air entraining agent 0.03
STABILIZER FOR FLUID CONCRETES PART BY WEIGHT
AMITROLIT® 8850 0.03
(Flow 55 – 60 cm)

CEM II A – M 42, 5N 230

TILE ADHESIVE PART BY WEIGHT
Fly ash 60
Formulation A (EN 12004 C2) 0/4 aggregates (moist) 930
CEM I 40 4/16 aggregates (moist) 920
Quartzsand 0.1 – 0.4 mm 59 Water 180
Redispersionpowder 0.5 Superplasticizer 4.4
Celluloseether 0.5 AMITROLIT® 8865 0.035
AMITROLIT® 8860 0.05
Formulation B (EN 12004 C2)
CEM I 35
Quartzsand 0.1 – 0.4 mm 63
Redispersionpowder 1
Celluloseether 0.4
AMITROLIT® 8882 0.05

INFORMATION: Above given information is based on findings, operating experience

and extensive research evolving from practical application. Due to other raw materials
and supplementary chemicals being used in formulations as well as varying processing
conditions we are not liable for the above given information. Please contact us for our
technical support.

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