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US 8,617,438 B1Granted
Fly ash-based cementitious mixture
AssigneeCalstar Products, Inc.
InventorsKyle Scott Douglas, Dustin Marion Hulbert, Amitabha Kumar, Thomas McClure Pounds, Julie Robyn Rapoport, Michael Alexander Telischak, Susanne Rebecca Williams
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Abstract
A cementitious mixture for high-volume production of masonry products comprises a hydraulic binder accounting for 20 wt % or more of the cementitious mixture, the hydraulic binder comprising 75 to 100 wt % Class C fly ash with a CaO equivalent content of at least 15% by weight. The cementitious mixture also comprises one or more aggregates, and a set control system.
Claims13
A method of forming a building product comprising:
- providing a Class C fly ash with at least 15% by weight of CaO equivalent;
- forming a cementitious mixture, wherein forming the cementitious mixture includes:
- forming a hydraulic binder mixture comprising between 75 to 100% by weight of the Class C fly ash;
- adding one or more aggregates comprising between 10 and 80% by weight of the cementitious mixture;
- adding a set control system comprising between 0.04 and 5% by weight of the cementitious mixture, wherein the set control system includes a mixture of 1 part boron in salt or acid form and between 3 and 27 parts of dextro (L+) tartaric acid by weight;
- adding between 3 and 25% by weight of water to the cementitious mixture;
- mixing the mixture and water in air while applying shear forces;
- vibration compacting the mixture into a shape under a confining pressure less than 345 kPa;
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- hardening the vibration compacted mixture at a temperature below 100° C. and in the presence of water.
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