Method of forming a cement containing insulated block, wall or other building material
AssigneeThermacrete Industries, LLC
InventorsFranklin Clyde Prante, Mitch Henderson
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Abstract
Various cement-containing compositions are disclosed, including insulating cement, forms, and prefabricated building materials produced from cement-containing compositions with insulating properties. Some of the preferred embodiments include expanded polystyrene and an acrylic component to provide enhanced insulating properties, or have a lower density, lighter weight, and increased insulating R-value in comparison with other cement-containing compositions.
Claims14
A method of forming a cement containing insulated wall laminate, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least two wall forms partially comprised of expanded polystyrene and cement, and one of the at least two wall forms establishes an exterior of the completed wall;
- positioning the at least two wall forms adjacent one another to form a mold including a cement receiving space between the at least two wall forms;
- pouring a flowable cement into the cement receiving space;
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- hardening the flowable cement to form a solid while bonding to at least one of the at least two wall forms.
A method of forming a cement containing insulated building material, the method comprising:
- obtaining at least two forms;
- positioning the at least two forms adjacent one another to form a mold including a cement receiving space between the at least two wall forms;
- pouring a flowable cement polystyrene mixture into the cement receiving space;
- hardening the flowable cement mixture to form a homogeneous solid insulating building material;
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- removing the building material from between the least one of the at least two forms.
A method of forming an insulated building material from a polystyrene-cement mixture, the method comprising:
- providing a mixture of polystyrene and cement having a cement matrix, and forming a batch thereof;
- adding a solvent to the mixture to solubilize the polystyrene and facilitate an emulsion reaction within the batch whereby the soluble polystyrene adheres to the cement matrix and forms a substantially homogenous polystyrene-cement slurry;
- adding a PH stabilizer to the slurry to control the reaction;
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- allowing the homogenous polystyrene-cement slurry to harden into a homogenous solid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.