Vulcamix
VOLCANIC SAND TO RESURFACE GRASS LAWNS
Composition
Mineral substrate consisting of a mixture of natural volcanic materials (pumices and lapilli, of which 25% is volcanic lapillus sand and 75% is pumice sand).
Vulcamix is a convenience product, of easy application, free of dangerous toxic substances and infecting seeds, replacing with excellent results silicium sand during the treatments and charging of grass carpets (top dressing), allowing the construction of intensely stressed meadows (up to 500 hours /year) promoting the development of roots and it is ideal in the vertidrain operations as well as corrector of physiochemical properties of the ground.
Fields of application
Grass lawns
Grass parking lots
Greenery management and maintenance
Sports fields
Particle size distribution
Physico-chemical Characteristics
Specific weight
950-1,000 Kg/m³ (at quarry humidity)
Grain size
0-3 mm, with particle diameters between 0 and 0.02 mm less than 7%
Permeability
More than 0.6 mm/min. when saturated and pressed; more than 6 mm/min. in standard conditions (in compliance with ex DIN: >0.4 and >1mm/min.)
Water retention (available/usable water)
11%-16% by volume
pH:
between 7 and 8
Cation Exchange Capacity (C.E.C.)
Approx. 30 milliequivalents/100g
Contains no active limestone and no Free Crystalline Silica (non-toxic product).