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Characteristics: Arqlite Smart Gravel™ Is Made 100% From Recycled Plastic Polymers Making It A Low Carbon Material

The document describes Arqlite Smart Gravel, a synthetic gravel made from 100% recycled plastic polymers as a sustainable alternative to traditional gravel aggregates. It is much lighter than mineral gravel, a better insulator, and has various environmental benefits over other aggregates like reduced transportation and installation costs as well as being locally produced and diverting plastics from landfills.

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Characteristics: Arqlite Smart Gravel™ Is Made 100% From Recycled Plastic Polymers Making It A Low Carbon Material

The document describes Arqlite Smart Gravel, a synthetic gravel made from 100% recycled plastic polymers as a sustainable alternative to traditional gravel aggregates. It is much lighter than mineral gravel, a better insulator, and has various environmental benefits over other aggregates like reduced transportation and installation costs as well as being locally produced and diverting plastics from landfills.

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Arqlite Smart Gravel™ is made 100% from recycled plastic polymers making it a Low Carbon material,

specially designed for the modern Construction Industry.


Our proprietary process not only protects and preserves the environment by diverting these plastics from
landfills and water sources, but also creates a highly efficient product.
This unique gravel is filled with small air spaces making it very light in comparison with mineral gravel, and
also a much better insulator.

CHARACTERISTICS

Inert material, produced from polyethylene, polyester and polypropylene


Weight per Volume Unit: 437 kg/m3
Compact weight per Volume Unit: 530 kg/m3
Absorption: 4.6 mass %
Modulus of Elasticity: 65 MPa
Compressive Strength: 2.5 MPa
Thermal conductivity: ~0.5W/m.k.
Mini Size: 5-to-12 mm
Regular Size: 12-to-20 mm

COMPARED TO OTHER AGGREGATES

Parameter ARQLITE Granite Rock Expanded


Clay
Weight per cubic meter 0.44 tn 1.70 tn 0.50 tn
Weight per cubic yard 0.33 tn 1.29 tn 0.38 tn

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Parameter ARQLITE Granite Rock Expanded


Clay
Recycled
Locally produced
Mining Ecosystems
Heavy Energy Use

Arqlite SPC - 2111 S Anne St, Santa Ana, CA92704 - www.arqlite.com - [email protected]
Arqlite Smart Gravel™ takes the best of plastic polymers, like been light, flexible, durable and inert, and
applies it to the creation of a new type of aggregate that can be used but is not limited to: light concretes,
concrete prefab and filler in drainage systems for landscaping, hydroponics, water remediation and more.

▻ 100% Recycled scores LEED


▻ Three times lighter
▻ Ten times better insulator
▻ Lower transportation costs
▻ Lower installation costs
ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS - EPD / LCA for 1 M3

Parameter Unit Raw Material Transport Manufacturing Total


Supply (A1) (A2) (A3) (A1-A3)
GWP kg CO2 eq 3.79E+01 6.96E+00 7.01E+01 1.15E+02

Parameter Unit Total Module D Net


(A1-A3)
GWP kg CO2 eq 1.15E+02 -7.67E+01 3.83E+01 CERTIFIED

Life Cycle Assesment Environmental Indicators for 1 M3 of Synthetic Granulate

Arqlite SPC - 2111 S Anne St, Santa Ana, CA92704 - www.arqlite.com - [email protected]

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