Highly activated mixtures for constructing load bearing surfaces and method of making the same
AssigneeIU Technology Corporation
InventorsWilliam C. Webster, Charles L. Smith
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Abstract
Improved cementitious composition results from a process comprised of mechanical size reduction and activation of a mixture of lime and fly ash and the addition thereto of fly ash and aggregate, as needed, to make a mix of the desired proportions. A quicker and more complete reaction between the lime and fly ash results from deagglomeration of lime particles caused by interaction with the fly ash and/or by the increased availability of reactant materials due to particle size reduction of both the lime and the fly ash. The mechanical size reduction and activation process may be carried out, for example, in a ball mill or centrifugal impact mill.
Claims5
A method of producing a more reactive lime-fly ash cementitious composition, said method comprising mechanically treating a hydrated lime and fly ash pre-mixture, consisting of 4-90 weight % hydrated lime in the presence of glassy fly ash particles occurring therein, said mechanical treating comprising a process wherein said glassy fly ash particles are caused to interact mechanically with said hydrated lime to reduce the particle size of and to deagglomerate said hydrated lime, then adding to said pre-mix unactivated fly ash in an amount such that the proportion of the pre-mix in the total mix does not exceed 35% by weight.
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