The Aspirin for Corrosion Control.

I've often been asked why I call carbon-filled furan mortar the aspirin for corrosion? The answer is simple: carbon-filled furan mortar is perfect for bonding brick, granite blocks, pavers, and tiles to any surface, concrete, steel, or brick. Furan mortar, by itself, can take care of acid, alkaline, solvents, base products, and their combination. It is the ideal mortar for neutralization pits because it will resist the aggressive chemicals, the neutralization agents, and the temperature reaction from the neutralization process. The inclusion of carbon powder in the mix expands the chemical resistance of the mortar to withstand Fluor, carbon tetrachloride, and HF.

In my time as a corrosion specialist, I've been able to work with a few different furan mortars. Most of them were very good, but one has always been the cherry on the cake. And it was not until 15 years ago that such mortar became so good, because the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency in the USA) determined that one of its components was considered carcinogenic to humans; therefore, the formula had to be revised, changed, and the bad component needed to be removed. But what came from that reformulation was a furan mortar way better than the other products, from the chemical resistance, temperature resistance, and last but not less importantly, the result from the changes created a more applicator friendly mortar, with a lower smell making it less aggressive to the applicator, thanks to the lower smell point of view, making it not so hard when in enclosed areas.