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ActiveGel® S1

ActiveGel® S1
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ActiveGel® S1

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Product Description: ActiveGel® S1 is a versatile, polymer-modified gel for installing tiles, porcelain stoneware, and natural stone. It is suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications, maintaining its shape and thickness while offering excellent adhesion and resistance to vertical slippage.
Technical Specifications: The gel contains less than 29% Portland cement and is rich in mineral aggregates. It is classified as C2TE S1 under EN 12004 standards, enhancing installation safety and reducing environmental impact.
Gel Performance: Utilizing Active Transfer® technology, the gel ensures 100% adhesion by compensating for micro-movements and filling voids, making it ideal for large-format tiles and challenging substrates.
Safety and Environmental Impact: ActiveGel® S1 has low VOC emissions and is certified under multiple standards, including EN 12004 and EC1 Plus Gev Emicode. It features an Environmental Product Declaration and a low Global Warming Potential.
Applications and Limitations: Suitable for various environments, including pools and terraces, but not for uncured concrete, timber, or metal. Outdoor applications require a full bed and protection from rain for 24 hours post-installation.
Preparation and Application: Ensure substrates are clean and sound. Mix the gel with water to a creamy consistency and apply with a notched trowel. The open time is about 50 minutes, but may decrease in hot or windy conditions.
Special Applications: For materials prone to deformation, use alternative gels like FastGel® or PowerGel®. Conduct compatibility tests for natural stone with specific treatments.
Radiant Heating Systems: After laying anti-crack screed, wait 4 days before starting the heating system, gradually increasing the temperature as specified.
Swimming Pools: Follow guidelines for mechanical and chemical stress considerations. Ensure proper concrete composition and curing, waterproofing, and conduct a water-tightness test before tiling.
Facades: For walls over 3 meters, consult technical services for safe installation. Follow guidelines for substrate strength and use mechanical fixings if necessary.
Grouting, Sealing, and Maintenance: Use X-Color grouts or Starlike epoxy gels for joints. For sealing, use Pixel 3D sealants and Litokol detergents for maintenance.
Warnings: Clean tools and surfaces with water before the gel sets. Once hardened, removal is mechanical.
Safety Information: Refer to the latest Safety Data Sheet on the Litokol website for safe use.
Legal Notices: Guidelines are based on experience and do not bind the company. Conduct preliminary tests to verify product suitability.
Specification Item: Installation of ceramic tiles using ActiveGel S1, a super-flexible polymer gel with low cement content, classified as C2TE S1.
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ActiveGel® S1-1

ActiveGel® S1 Technical Specifications Super-flexible, micro-expanding polymeric adaptive gel (2Gen), Fluidotixo® - C4, with low cement content, total wettability and active transfer of adhesive forces, for the installation of tiles, porcelain stoneware of all types and sizes, and natural stone. Automatically fills micro-voids and dynamically compensates for micro-movements during installation using levelling systems (wedges, tie rods and clips). Product description Super-flexible, multi-purpose polymer-modified gel (2ndgeneration), with the exclusive Fluidotixo® Dinamico formulation, formulated with a low cement content (<29%), for the installation of tiles, porcelain stoneware of all types and sizes, and natural stone, both indoors and outdoors. Designed to produce an extremely creamy, fluid and thixotropic mixture, it maintains its shape and thickness consistently on both floors and walls. It offers 100% wetting power, is resistant to vertical slippage and guarantees an open time of over 50 minutes. ActiveGel® S1 incorporates the exclusive Active Transfer® technology, which enables controlled micro-expansion capable of filling the micro-voids that may form during installation with levelling systems. It ensures high-performance, super-flexible dynamic adhesion, capable of compensating for micro-movements and micro-voids, making installation very secure. It delivers high performance when applied as an overlay on existing surfaces, underfloor heating systems, terraces, swimming pools and façades, ensuring active transfer of adhesive forces and flexibility even on difficult substrates and large-format tiles. Technical Specific

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ActiveGel® S1-2

Gel formula with a patent application filed ActiveGel® S1 is a highly innovative Litokol invention featuring International patent application filed in Italy No. 102025000025369 Hydrophilic cross-linking flexible polymers Low Portland cement content <29% Hybrid engineered hydraulic binders Calcium silicate gel Latest-generation cellulose under our own licence High mineral aggregate content ActiveGel® S1 embodies Litokol's ongoing scientific progress. It is designed using innovative raw materials to improve the installation experience, enhance safety and reduce environmental impact. Active Transfer®...

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ActiveGel® S1-3

Gel Performance Adhesive Interface Gel with Active Transfer® Technology Active Transfer® is an innovative technology applied to new-generation gels that introduces the concept of dynamic controlled micro-expansion, with the aim of optimising the adhesive interface between the installation material and the tile (ITZ). Active Transfer® – How it works Active Transfer® is based on the integration of active rheological microsystems within the gel matrix; these microsystems: 1. This triggers controlled micro-expansion immediately after laying, which ensures complete transfer of the gel to the back...

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ActiveGel® S1-4

Gel Performance Security - Level 2 c , Thanks to its larger contact surface and high-performance, super-flexible Safety dynamic adhesion, ActiveGel® S1 ensures the formation of a continuous layer of gel beneath the tile, which reduces micro-voids and improves the effectiveness of the bond, thereby increasing the reliability of the installation. The presence of a uniform and continuous layer of gel makes ActiveGel® S1 particularly suitable for application on radiant systems or in outdoor environments, where stresses caused by temperature variations require a full bed and a continuous layer of...

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ActiveGel® S1-5

Screeds Self-levelling compounds Levelling compounds Plaster Plasterboard Plaster and anhydrite Existing tiles Radiant heating systems Waterproofing products Decoupling membranes Aerated concrete Fibre-cement sheets Concrete Adhesive – levelling compound Floors – walls Interior – exterior Overlay Radiant heating systems Indoor wet areas – bathrooms and showers Pools, swimming pools and fountains Terraces and balconies SPA and Hammam Facades Industrial flooring Residential, public, commercial and street furniture Refer to national standards, such as UNI 11493 Ensure a full bed outdoors or under...

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ActiveGel® S1-6

Responsible Packaging Storage Customs heading Ultra White - Grey 12 months in original packaging in a dry TechnicalSpecifications Compliance Initial bond strength after 28 days Adhesion after immersion in water Adhesion following heat exposure Adhesion after freeze-thaw cycles Open time Slip Transverse deformation Moisture resistance Alkali resistance Solvent resistance Acid resistance pH of the mixture Specific gravity Preparation of grey gel mixture Preparation of Ultra White Gel mixture Dough proving time Pot life Applicable thicknesses Open time Recording time Application Application temperatures...

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ActiveGel® S1-7

In accordance with standard UNI 11493-1, substrates must be mechanically sound and free from crumbly parts, grease, oil, paint, wax and rising damp. Cement-based plasters must be allowed to cure for at least one week per centimetre of thickness. Cement-based screeds must have a total curing time of at least 28 days or be laid using the innovative X-Floor and X-Floor Pro crack-resistant screeds. Create gradients on balconies or pavements using the new-generation crackresistant levelling compound HydroLevel® 1-30. Dusty, porous and absorbent substrates must be treated with X-Prime®, an innovative...

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ActiveGel® S1-8

Very hot or windy conditions, or highly absorbent substrates, can drastically reduce this to just a few minutes; it is therefore advisable to check frequently that the adhesive has not formed a surface film. In accordance with the UNI 11493-1 standard, tiles must be laid with joints of a width appropriate to their size. Take account of any partition or structural joints and provide suitable expansion, partition and perimeter joints. Special Applications Marble, Natural Stone and Recomposed Stone Materials prone to deformation or staining due to water absorption require a hydro-curing gel with...

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ActiveGel® S1-9

ensure a full bed of adhesive, guaranteeing full force transfer and the durability of the system. Facades When installing on external walls (H > 3 m), as these are tiled surfaces subject to high dilatometric stresses due to thermal and hygrometric variations, and given the safety risk associated with potential detachment, it is recommended to consult Litokol’s Technical Customer Service in advance in order to accurately identify the safest installation technique. In accordance with standard UNI 11493 – 7.13.7, the following general guidelines must be followed: the substrate must ensure a cohesive...

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