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US 12,098,104 B2Granted
Carbonatable calcium silicate-based cements and concretes having mineral additives, and methods thereof
AssigneeSolidia Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAhmet Cuneyt Tas, Deepak Ravikumar, Jason E. Bryant
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Abstract
The invention provides novel methods and novel additive compositions and use thereof in a wide range of concrete production for improving properties of concrete materials, such as durability and aestheticity. The methods and compositions of the invention may be applied in a variety of cement and concrete components in the infrastructure, construction, pavement and landscaping industries.
Claims10
A method for forming a concrete product, comprising:
- forming a liquid admixture comprising one or more minerals and at least one organic polymer;
- prior to curing cement to form a concrete product, adding to the concrete mixture an admixture comprising one or more minerals;
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- curing the cement to form a concrete product,
- wherein the cement is a carbonatable calcium silicate-based cement, and the one or more minerals are selected from the group consisting of magnesium, magnesium oxide, magnesium nitrate, magnesium sulfate, magnesium chloride, magnesium acetate, ground dolomite, ground limestone, suspension of magnesium hydroxide, and combinations thereof.
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