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US 2015/0031799 A1Published application
Cement and concrete with reinforced material
AssigneeCalera Corporation
InventorsBRENT R. CONSTANTZ, PAULO J. M. MONTEIRO, Kyle Self, IRVIN CHEN
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Abstract
Provided are compositions, methods and systems including cementitious compositions and reinforcing materials wherein the cementitious composition comprises a metastable component.
Claims20
A composition comprising:
- a cementitious composition wherein the cementitious composition comprises a metastable component selected from the group consisting of vaterite, amorphous calcium carbonate, and combination thereof, and
- a reinforcing material wherein the reinforcing material is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, glass fiber, carbon fiber, ceramics, polymer, grass, grass product, wood product, fiber-reinforced plastic, epoxy coated rebar, titanium cladding treated rebar, chrome plated/coated rebar, nickel plated/coated rebar, cobalt-chromium coated rebar, polycarbonate reinforcing members, polycarbonate fiber, poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) reinforcing members, PVC fiber, polypropylene, cellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, bamboo, and combination thereof,
- wherein the cementitious composition has a wet paste pH of less than 12.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.