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US 2014/0208684 A1Published application
Jointing and surface compound for construction elements, its preparation process and building process of a structure
AssigneeContinental Building Products Operating Company, LLC
InventorsAlain PETIT, Marc Domenech
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Abstract
The object of the invention is a drying compound comprising from 50 to 85% of FGD gypsum and/or natural or processed gypsum, in mass percentages based on the total mass of the compound, presenting the following particle size characteristics: (i) a d50 from 35 to 70 μm and (ii) a span (d90-d10/d50) lower than 2. The object of the invention is also a preparation process of the compound according to the invention. Finally, the object of the invention is a building process of a structure using this compound.
Claims12
A building process for a structure, comprising:
- obtaining a composition comprising:
- (a) a drying compound and (b) water;
- eliminating the water from the composition;
- juxtaposing gypsum boards presenting a facer;
- and
- covering a joint between the boards using the drying compound,
- wherein the drying compound comprises from 50 to 85% of a Fluid Gas Desulfurization (FGD) gypsum, in mass percentages based on the total mass of the compound, having the following particle size characteristics:
- (i) a d50 from 36 to 70 μm and (ii) a span (d90-d10)/d50 lower than 2, and the drying compound further comprises 0.5 to 20% by weight based on the total mass of the compound, of an organic binder selected from the group consisting of polyvinylic alcohol homopolymers, polyvinyl acetate homopolymers (plasticized or non plasticized), ethylene/vinyl acetate (EVA plasticized or non plasticized) copolymers, ethylene/vinyl versatate copolymers, vinyl acetate/vinyl versatate copolymers, polyacrylics, vinyl acetate/acrylics copolymers, styrenic/acrylic copolymers, styrene/butadiene copolymers, vinyl acetate/vinyl versatate/vinyl maleate terpolymers, vinyl acetate/vinyl versatate/acrylics terpolymers, acrylic terpolymers and mixtures thereof;
- and
- wherein the drying compound has a density of from 1 to 1.8, a Brookfield viscosity of from 200,000 to 800,000 cps, and a pH of from 8 to 9.5.
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