Montan wax substitute for gypsum products
AssigneeT.I.P. Ltd.
InventorsAmnon Shoshani, Iris Glazer, Daphna Halevy, Shai Yosifon
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a water-resistant gypsum product including forming an aqueous mixture of gypsum, water and a wax mixture, wherein the wax mixture includes a hydrocarbon wax, and a substitute material selected from the group consisting of (a) an asphaltite, (b) a polyolefin homopolymer, (c) a polyolefin copolymer, and (d) combinations thereof; and forming the mixture into a structure, and drying the structure while permitting hydration of the gypsum to form a gypsum product.
Claims8
An aqueous wax mixture comprising:
- water;
- a hydrocarbon wax;
- and
- a substitute material selected from the group consisting of (a) an asphaltite, (b) a polyolefin homopolymer, (c) a polyolefin copolymer, and (d) combinations thereof.
A method of manufacturing a water-resistant gypsum product comprising:
- forming an aqueous mixture of gypsum, water and a wax mixture, wherein said wax mixture comprises a hydrocarbon wax, and a substitute material selected from the group consisting of (a) an asphaltite, (b) a polyolefin homopolymer, (c) a polyolefin copolymer, and (d) combinations thereof;
- and
- forming the mixture into a structure;
- and
- drying the structure while permitting hydration of the gypsum to form a gypsum product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.