Mineral-based composites
AssigneePact Renewables Pty Ltd
InventorsAharon ARAKEL, Bithi ROY, Rubick ARAKEL
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are mineral-based composites that comprise gypsum, syngenite, brucite and a hydrated magnesium sulphate mineral, and which are adapted to degrade when buried. Also disclosed herein are mineral mixtures which can be used to produce the mineral-based composites, as well as products, such as plantable containers, formed from the mineral-based composites and which degrade when buried.
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A mineral-based composite comprising gypsum, syngenite, brucite and a hydrated magnesium sulphate mineral, wherein the mineral-based composite is adapted to degrade when buried.
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A plantable container for plants that comprises a mineral-based composite comprising gypsum, syngenite, brucite and a hydrated magnesium sulphate mineral, wherein the container is adapted to degrade when buried.
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A method for producing a product that is formed from a mineral-based composite and which degrades when buried, the method comprising:
- hydrating and stirring a precursor mineral mixture that comprises finely ground bassanite, magnesia and arcanite, whereby a self-binding and shapeable mineral aggregate forms;
- shaping the mineral aggregate into a shape of the product;
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- allowing the mineral aggregate to set, whereby the product is produced.
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