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• Feb 26, 2017
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Turf Infill: There are two primary functions of synthetic turf infill. The first is to assist in anchoring your artificial turf by adding weight to the backing. This is essential in preventing ripples from developing during warm / cool temperature fluctuations. The other function turf infill serves is to add ballast and to assist in keeping the turf fibers standing up. In sports fields and commercial playground applications, a high amount of infill (typically crumb rubber) is used to add impact attenuation for falls or tackles.

Types of infill: There are several types of infill for different applications. The main types and uses are:

Silica Sand: The baseline infill used typically in landscape applications with low to moderate foot traffic.

Anti-Microbial: Durafill is commonly used in playgrounds and pet areas because of its Microban technology that prevents microbes from breaking down bacteria in pet urine causing awful odors. It is also a rounded quartzidic sand with an acrylic coating making it non-absorbent (resisting mold) and less abrasive on the turf fibers than angular silica sand.

Zeofill: Also used in pet area, Zeolite is an absorbent that traps gases caused by bacteria in pet urine, reducing the odor.

Crumb Rubber: Used primarily on sports field – crumb rubber is as it sounds. Rubber granules from recycled tires when applied at a high rate over taller monofilament grass provides higher G-Max ratings and cushion from impact. Crumb rubber does increase the surface temperature of the artificial grass by 15 to 30 degrees in direct sunlight.