Highly absorbant mineral sponge

Abstract

A highly absorbent mineral composition including 90 wt % or more, relative to the total weight of the absorbent mineral composition, of: cement, and a viscosity modifying agent, wherein the absorption capacity and/or the capillarity absorption of the absorbent mineral composition is typically of 50 wt % or more relative to the total weight of the absorbent mineral composition. A use of the absorbent mineral composition to improve evapotranspiration of construction materials or as an insulating material, or as a water retention material. A cement slurry leading to the absorbent mineral composition once cast and left to set, and to methods of preparing the cement slurry and absorbent mineral composition.

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