Quick Set (CQS) Cationic emulsifiers

The quick-setting grades are designed specifically for micro-surfacing and slurry seal applications when a quick curing time is necessary. This allows a quicker opening to traffic than the slow-setting slurry seal emulsions.

While a slurry seal is placed at the thickness of the largest aggregate in the gradation, micro-surfing emulsions are polymer-modified and allow mixes to be placed at a greater thickness. The newly micro surfaced pavement can normally be opened to traffic in less than one hour after placement. Laboratory evaluation is important to determine compatibility with job aggregates.

Microsurfacing Applications