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US 5,855,665 AGranted
System and method for producing a pigmented cement composition
AssigneeC-Cure Corporation
InventorsCharles J. Johansen, Jr., Ernest D. Hollas, Robert L. Vecchio, Hani Zoumut
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Abstract
An aqueous composition for coloring cement based compositions comprising water, pigment, a suspension enhancing agent and latex polymer solids.
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An aqueous coloring composition for cement based compositions comprising:
- (a) about 80 to about 94 weight percent of an aqueous carrier;
- (b) about 0.01 to about 15 weight percent of a pigment;
- (c) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a suspension enhancing agent;
- (d) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a latex polymer solid;
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- (e) a setting aid.
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An aqueous coloring composition for concrete based compositions consisting essentially of:
- (a) 80 to about 94 weight percent of an aqueous carrier;
- (b) about 0.01 to 15 weight percent of a pigment;
- (c) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a suspension enhancing agent;
- (d) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a polymer solid wherein the polymer solid is selected from the group consisting of butadiene rubbers, styrene based polymers and copolymers, acrylic based polymers and copolymers, polyvinyl acetates and mixtures thereof;
- (e) about 0.1 to about 10 weight percent calcium salt;
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- (f) about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent of a anionic surfactant.
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A system for producing a pigmented cement composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) a dry powder cement component;
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- (b) an aqueous pigment component wherein the aqueous component comprises:
- (i) about 80 to about 94 weight percent of an aqueous carrier;
- (ii) about 0.01 to about 15 weight percent of a pigment;
- (iii) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a suspension enhancing agent;
- and (iv) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a latex polymer and wherein the cement component and pigment component are separately packaged and mixed together prior to use to produce a composition with a uniform and standardized color.
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A method for the preparation of a pigmented cement composition consisting essentially of:
- (a) pouring a prepackaged aqueous pigment component into a mixing container wherein the aqueous component comprises:
- (i) about 80 to about 94 weight percent of an aqueous carrier;
- (ii) about 0.01 to about 15 weight percent of a pigment;
- (iii) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a suspension enhancing agent;
- and (iv) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a latex polymer;
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- (b) mixing a prepackaged amount of a dry powder cement component with the aqueous pigment component in the mixing container to obtain a cement composition with a uniform and standardized color.
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A method for the preparation of a pigmented cement composition comprising:
- (a) pouring a prepackaged aqueous pigment component into a mixing container wherein the aqueous pigment component comprises:
- (i) about 50 to about 94 weight percent of an aqueous carrier;
- (ii) about 0.01 to about 15 weight percent of a pigment;
- (iii) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a suspension enhancing agent;
- and (iv) about 0.5 to about 10 weight percent of a latex polymer;
- (b) mixing a prepackaged amount of a dry powder cement component with the aqueous pigment component in the mixing container;
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- (c) mixing an additional amount of water in the mixing container to obtain a cement composition with a uniform and standardized color.
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