Tile Adhesive

Common tile adhesives in use today are mastic and thinset mortar. The thin-set method iswidely used in the application field of tile adhesive. lt is a multi-functional tile bonding method that can provide longer construction time, better flexibility and strong adhesion.

Thinset (also called thinset mortar, thinset cement, dryset mortar, or drybond mortar) is an adhesive mortar made of cement, fine sand and a water-retaining agent such as an alkylderivative of cellulose. lt is usually used to attach tile or stone to surfaces such as cement or concrete.

Modified thinset has been developed to enhance the strength of the bond in addition to improving working conditions of the material (i.e. working time, working temperature range etc.,). The popularization of the application of fixing large porcelain tiles and ceramic tiles on vertical substrates reguires a hih-performance tile adhesive with excellent slip resistance. Newsanda cellulose ether helps to enhance the construction performance and construction efficiency of tile adhesives. lt can provide water retention and cohesiveness for thinset mortars.

The addition of Newsanda redispersible powder can significantly improve the quality of tile adhesives with excellent open time, workability, anti-slip performance and tensile strength. Newsanda redispersible powders improve the application characteristics and, together withthe thin-set method, allow increased yields and easier and faster-working methods Newsanda redispersible powders increase the adhesion and plasticity of adhesive mortars. These are extremely important advantages, for example, when working on difficult substrates (e.g. gypsum boards, wood substrates, smooth concrete walls, or old tiles) with quality tiles having low water absorption, with large tiles, or under extreme climatic conditions. Newsanda Redispersible powders further improve the workability and rheology of tile adhesives (either their non-slump properties on the wall or their self-leveling property when applied to floors depending on the type of powder used) and improve their water retention.