
SECALFLOR® panels
Plant mulch panels for water saving, soil improvement and optimal plant growth
Plant drainage and water storage element made from carbohydrates, proteins, plant fibres and natural mineral aggregates.
Long-term tested, water-retaining, can also be used on slopes, light and lightweight, 100% environmentally friendly and degradable, free of plastics and synthetic chemicals, easy and quick to install, sustainable, maintenance-free, improves plant growth.
Benefits
- 100% natural components: Made with vegetable fibres, starches and mineral salts.
- High water storage capacity: Reduces evapotranspiration and allows infiltration, reducing irrigation by up to 50%.
- Improves soil structure; Increases soil mesoaggregates by up to 5%.
- Low weight; Ideal for placement on green roofs.
- Reduces soil salinity: Reduces conductivity values from 1000 (μS cm-1) to values below 500 (μS cm-1).
- Compatibility with other products: Multiplies the benefits of the products with which it is applied.
- Improves germination time: Improves germination and rooting time by up to 50%.
- Versatility: Multiple utilities and effective in responding to many problems.
Composition
Components: water, short and long chain carbohydrates including cellulose and lignin, vegetable proteins, lime and multilayered clay minerals.
Organoleptic characteristics:
- Colour: light brown
- Surface: rough, dry, firm
- Sinkage: Ø approx. 10 mm
- Odour: odourless
Physical properties:
- Water absorption: up to 12 l/m² for pF1
- Erosion resistance: 8 -10 years for green roofs
Microbiological properties:
- Free of environmentally relevant contaminants according to environmental impact report.
- No wood preservatives
Technical details
- Water absorption capacity 12 l/m
- Good drainage capacity
- Can be stored indefinitely in dry conditions
Application
- 80/60/2.5 cm panels
- For incorporation into projects
- m2 of the project determines the quantity to be purchased