Lightweight composite material comprising hollow ceramic microspheres
OwnerRobert Frederick Barberinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a lightweight composite material comprising: (a) hollow ceramic microspheres; (b) cement; (c) concrete admixture or additive; and (d) water. The invention also relates to a process for preparing the lightweight composite material and construction products, concrete furniture or art objects wholly or partly composed of the lightweight composite material.
Claims14
A lightweight composite material comprising hollow ceramic microspheres, cement, concrete admixture or additive, and water;
- wherein the hollow ceramic microspheres are comprised of silica and alumina as the major components and iron oxide and titanium dioxide as the minor components.
A lightweight composite material comprising:
- hollow ceramic microspheres, cement, polymer admixture, superplasticizer admixture, and water;
- wherein the hollow ceramic microspheres are comprised of silica and alumina as the major components and iron oxide and titanium dioxide as the minor components.
A lightweight composite material comprising:
- hollow ceramic microspheres, cement, polymer admixture, superplasticizer admixture, pigment, and water;
- wherein the hollow ceramic microspheres are comprised of silica and alumina as the major components and iron oxide and titanium dioxide as the minor components.
A lightweight composite material comprising:
- about 25 to about 40% by weight of hollow ceramic microspheres, about 40 to about 60% by weight of cement, about 1 to about 12% by weight of polymer admixture, about 0.3 to about 0.6% by weight of superplasticizer admixture, about 0.5 to about 16% by weight of pigment, and about 24 to about 48% by weight of water based on the total weight of the composite material;
- wherein the hollow ceramic microspheres are comprised of silica and alumina as the major components and iron oxide and titanium dioxide as the minor components.
A lightweight composite material formulation which comprises:
- hollow ceramic microspheres, cement, concrete admixture or additive, and optionally pigment;
- wherein the hollow ceramic microspheres are comprised of silica and alumina as the major components and iron oxide and titanium dioxide as the minor components.
A process for preparing a lightweight composite material comprising adding ingredients in the following specific sequence to water:
- hollow ceramic microspheres, cement, concrete admixture or additive, and optionally pigment and mixing after each addition;
- wherein the hollow ceramic microspheres are comprised of silica and alumina as the major components and iron oxide and titanium dioxide as the minor components.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.