Aggregate, structural concrete with aggregate, and methods of forming same
AssigneeNano and Advanced Materials Institute Limited
InventorsShuai Zou, Chung Kong Chau, Sheng Yi Lin, Lai Ming Leung, Man Lung Sham
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Abstract
An aggregate (12, 16) is disclosed as including a core (12a) made at least partly of biochar (10, 14, 26, 28), and a shell (12b) encapsulating the core, the shell being made of ordinary portland cement (OPC) and ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS). Structural concrete (30) including such an aggregate is also disclosed.
Claims21
An aggregate including:
- a core made at least partly of biochar, and
- a shell encapsulating said core,
- wherein said shell is made at least partly of a cementitious material and/or an alkali-activated material.
A method of forming an aggregate, including a step (a) of encapsulating a core made at least partly of biochar by a shell made at least partly of a cementitious material, an alkali-activated material, or both a cementitious material and an alkali-activated material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.