COMPARISION ON BIOCEM BASED SCREED WITH CEMENT SCREED
System KERAKOLL - TECHNICAL SYSTEM TRADITIONAL SYSTEM
Products for application Biocem, Keraplast P6, H40 no limits and M-sand/River sand Cement and River sand
1. Substrate cleaning : Cleaning and dampening the substrate to SSD 1. Substrate cleaning : Cleaning and dampening the
Condition substrate to SSD condition
2. Bond coat for unbonded screed ( If thickness < 35 mm) : Slurry key
2. Bond coat for screed : Practically not followed
with 1 : 1 : 3 ratio ( Keraplast P6 : water : Biocem)
Procedure of application
3. Screed : Making levelled screed with Different ratio 1 : X ratio by 3. Screed : Making levelled screed with in 1 : X ratio by
volume (Biocem : Manufactured sand) depending on load conditions volume (Cement : River sand)
4. Tile installation : Stone/tiles installed with Cement
4. Tile installation : Stone/Tiles installed with H40 no limits using
slurry (W/C ratio > 1 which is technically a cement water
trowel application
not a slurry) and then fixing
Hydraulic binder normal setting - Biocem Semi fast setting – Cement
1. Green building rating : No Green rating and leed
1. Green building rating : Eco 2 and leed certified
Certification
2. VOC emission : EC1 plus GEV emicode 2. VOC emission : High CO2 emission on mix
3. Self-Curing : Self curing properties ensures no need of external 3. Curing : Minimum 14 days of water curing requires to
water curing gain minimum 90 % of characteristic compressive strength
4. Low density : Subjected lesser dead load on structure (Biocem -1 4. High density : Subjected higher dead load on structure
Performance parameters Kg/dm³) (Cement-1.44 Kg/dm³)
5. Compensated shrinkage : Hydraulic binder makes to reduce plastic 5. Shrinkage : Post application creates high plastic
Shrinkage shrinkages if proper temperature not maintained
6. Workability : Cement gets dried fast due to which
applicator don’t have any restriction on use of water, for
6. High workability : Easy for application
increasing workability they adds more water which results
lesser strength and bleeding
7. Pumpable : Workable consistency ensures pumping at any level 7. Pumpable : Requires more tractive force to pump
8. Site difficulties : Practically useful for thickness
8. Site compatible : No compromise for thickness from 20 mm to
maximum 50 mm (Increased thickness will create high
80mm
cracks)
9. Efflorescence : Create efflorescence patching in contact
9. Efflorescence : Does not create any efflorescence patching
with water
10. High strength : High compression strength as compared with 10. High strength : High compression strength, if proper
Cement water ratio and curing followed
11. Wastage : Prepared mix must be consumed in 30 min
11. Zero wastage : Prepared mix can be used till 3 hrs @ 23° C, @ 23° C, practically takes time to make level pads, to
Results in no wastage spread screed material, to compact and making leveled
Performance parameters Screed
12. Time : Immediate tiling cannot be done, the screed has
12. Time : Immediate tiling can be done for wet on wet system, for to be cured for minimum 11-14 days to attain the
Wet on dry application tiling can be done after 3 days minimum strength
13. Suitability : Suitable for highly absorbent natural stone, since no 13. Suitability : Not suitable for highly absorbent natural
moisture will be present in the underlayment, no staing of covering stone, since moisture will be present in the underlayment,
Material staing of covering material can be observed
14. Sand : Ideal with M-sand as well River sand 14. Sand : Ideal with River sand
15. Undulations: Minimum undulations of 7-8mm will be
15. Undulations: Minimum undulations of 1-2mm will be there
there
Long term : Due to non-shrinking properties of screed as well as Short term : Initial level it's performs strong but with ease
adhesive, tiles/stone do not get de-bonded and adhesion is not screed shrinks with increasing in reduction of cement bond
Durability parameter
Compromised with impervious tiles/stones, results in increased
hollowness and de-bonding
