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can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

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After an olive oil leak, there is a party stating that vegetable oil will damage concrete/masonry that is 40 years old.
Can acids from bio-organic compounds (olive oil) damage concrete/cement?

RE: can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

Far less than 40 years of the previous exposure, but bonding something to the wall could be a problem. "Bio" is not either good or bad, but can cause problems.

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RE: can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

I've never heard of that. It just stains it.

RE: can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

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some source says that vegetable oils deteriorate into carboxyl acid derivatives, and THAT acid MAY damage concrete. As a consultant I kinda need a good source to reference. thanks all

RE: can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

I don't know about damage, unless you consider the rancid smell of old oil to be damage.

Mike McCann
MMC Engineering

RE: can oilve oil damage 40-year-old concrete

Yes, vegetable and animal fats can cause concrete deterioration. See ASTM Special Technical Publication (STP) "Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete",Issue 169, Part 4 edited by Joseph F. Lamond, J. H. Pielert

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