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US 9,260,822 B2Granted
Stabilizing agents and methods of use thereof
AssigneeAggreBind Inc.
InventorsRobert D. Friedman, Donald Hawkridge
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Abstract
Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of a methods and compositions for the installation and formation of roads and construction materials. The use of base materials and stabilizing agent provide affordable roads and construction materials.
Claims21
A method of forming a surface or construction material comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a stabilizing agent;
- obtaining a base material;
- obtaining a solvent;
- combining the stabilizing agent, base material, and solvent to form a mixture;
- and
- compacting the mixture to form a surface or compacting the mixture to form a construction material;
- wherein
- the stabilizing agent comprises a polymer;
- the base material comprises soil, sand, silt, clay, loam, rock, gravel, or organic matter;
- the solvent comprises a water-based solvent, water, mud, recycled water, gray water, salt water, fresh water, purified water, fresh water, sea water, or brackish water;
- and
- the polymer comprises a styrene acrylic copolymer;
- and
- the surface or construction material does not comprise an asphalt emulsion, tire, or recycled asphalt.
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A composition comprising:
- (i) a stabilizing agent, a base material, and a solvent;
- or
- (ii) a cured stabilizing agent and a base material;
- wherein
- the stabilizing agent comprises a polymer;
- the base material comprises soil, sand, silt, clay, loam, rock, gravel, or organic matter;
- the solvent comprises a water-based solvent, water, mud, recycled water, gray water, salt water, fresh water, purified water, fresh water, sea water, or brackish water;
- and
- the polymer comprises a styrene acrylic copolymer;
- the composition does not comprise an asphalt emulsion, tire, or recycled asphalt;
- and
- the stabilizing agent and base material are uniformly mixed throughout the composition.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.