Compositions and methods for providing increased strength in ceiling, flooring, and building products
AssigneeFiberLean Technologies Limited
InventorsDavid Skuse, Jonathan Stuart PHIPPS, Sean IRELAND, Yun Jin
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Abstract
A composition for addition to a ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may include microfibrillated cellulose and optionally an inorganic particulate material. The ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may further include perlite, mineral wool, wood pulp, starch and other additives, where the wood pulp and other inorganic particulate materials are bonded to the microfibrillated cellulose. Methods of manufacturing the compound are also disclosed.
Claims20
A construction product comprising a composition of microfibrillated cellulose and one or more inorganic particulate material.
The construction product or ceiling tile according to any preceding claim, wherein the microfibrillated cellulose composition comprises microfibrillated cellulose and inorganic particulate material in a weight ratio of from about 5:1 to about 1:166.
The construction product or ceiling tile according to any preceding claim, wherein the microfibrillated cellulose has a fibre steepness of from about 20 to about 50.
Use of a microfibrillated cellulose composition in a construction product, for example, a ceiling tile.
A method for making a construction product according to any preceding claim, comprising combining the microfibrillated composition with other component(s) of the construction product and forming the construction product therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.