SOLMAX ADVANCED PRODUCT SERIES

1. Solmax Conductive Series

a. Solmax Conductive Liner is an electrically conductive geomembrane incorporating electrically

reactive carbon black and the highest quality HDPE & LLDPE resins that once installed can be
spark-tested on its entire surface for ruptures and leaks.

b. Carbon black is essentially electrically conductive. The main parameters influencing the final
conductivity are the type of carbon black used (mainly its structure and aggregate chaining,
particle size, purity and loading level).

c. Despite the perfect quality control from manufacturing plants as well as the installation
techniques, geomembranes installed at site still leaks! Instead of unavoidable, it can only
reduced by detection.
Forget B., Rollin A.L. and Jacquelin T. (2005): ~ 70% - 80% of leaks located at the liner!

d. Leaks/damages in liner generally happen:

- Accidental damage during handling and panel / roll deployment,
- Damage during installation.
Air pressure test could pass but still there are leaks next to the seam!

- Punctures from irregular subgrade,

- Unauthorized 3rd party intrusion,
- Placement of cover / drainage / leachate collection material over geomembrane.

e. Technical Advantages
- Easy equipment set-up (fast & efficient),
- Does not need water supply,
- Is not dependent on subgrade soil conductivity,
- Intimate contact between conductive medium and electrically isolative HDPE/LLDPE
geomembrane hence no problem with ‘wrinkles’ / odd edges,
- Convenient to carry out LIS on slopes / vertical walls,
- Easy to test for defects beneath double wedge fusion flap without the need to remove the
overlap,
- Can be tested after filling of aggregate drainage layer using soil ‘dipole method’,
- Suitable for testing of primary liner in a double lining system.

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2. Solmax Premium Series

a. GM13 Standard specifies only minimum properties of geomembrane, not for specific project
requirements. Hence, Solmax provides geomembrane exceeds the GM 13 standard: Solmax
PREMIUMHD to offer advanced properties value especially in durability.

b. The advancements of Solmax PREMIUMHD:

- is packaged with Premium additives that enhances its Resistance to UV, Heat and
Aggressive Chemicals,
- has Proven Resistance to aggressive Chemicals such as MSW leachate and mining liquors
of very low and very high pH,
- uses Superior Resin for improved resistance to Stress Cracking and improved real life
Flexibility.

c. The comparison of GM13 Standard and Solmax PREMIUMHD properties:

3. Solmax Reflective Series

a. White colored geomembrane to reflect UV light radiation, instead of standard black colored
geomembrane.

b. Due to the light reflecting and heat reduction properties of Solmax Reflective ‘White’ liner, it
has 10 clear technical advantages over the standard black liner:

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- Reduce liner temperature

- Reduce wave (wrinkle)

- Improve intimate contact

- Reduce leakage rate
- Reduce stress on liner

- Improve leachate collection

- Easier to backfill (less mechanical damage)

- Efficient visual defect identification
- Improve durability (Increase liner life expectancy for UV exposed application)
- Improve installation:
- easy panel alignment and reduce panel trimming wastage,
- improve weldability (throughout the day)

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