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US 5,958,130 AGranted
Biological fiber containing construction compound
AssigneeKarl F. Stroeml
InventorsKarl F. Stroeml, Gerhard Uiberlacker
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Abstract
A construction compound of the kind including a hydraulic binder such as cement and natural bast fibers of a length of between 1 and 50 mm in a concentration of from about 0.3 to about 3.0 kg of fibers per cubic meter of compound, said fibers being derived from fully ripened plants including hemp, flax, kenaf and nettle.
Claims16
A construction compound including a hydraulic binder, comprising:
- water-retted bast fibers derived from plants and having a length of between about 1 mm and about 50 mm, in a concentration of between about 0.3 kg and about 3.0 kg of fiber per cubic meter of compound.
The method of making a construction compound including the steps of:
- harvesting plants containing bast fibers;
- water-retting said plants to derive said bast fibers therefrom;
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- mixing said bast fibers into a hydraulic binder.
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