Synthetic fluids as compaction aids
AssigneeSoilworks, LLC
InventorsChad Edward Falkenberg, Dorian Amber Lorrayne-Falkenberg
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Abstract
Compaction aid compositions and methods for compacting soils, sands, and other aggregates are described herein. In particular, the compaction aid compositions can comprise at least one synthetic fluid that was previously derived from a Gas-to-Liquids process. The compactions aids can be used to efficiently and effectively compact various soils, sands, and other aggregates at temperatures below the freezing point of water, thereby making such compaction aids highly useful in arctic and subarctic environments.
Claims23
A method for compacting a material comprising:
- combining a compaction aid with a material to form a treated material;
- wherein the compaction aid comprises a synthetic fluid containing at least one acyclic aliphatic compound and at least one cyclic aliphatic compound,
- wherein the at least one acyclic aliphatic compound comprises one or more methyl-branched alkanes, one or more dimethyl-branched alkanes, and one or more trimethyl-branched alkanes,
- wherein the synthetic fluid comprises:
- 5 to 75 weight percent of the one or more methyl-branched alkanes;
- 5 to 70 weight percent of the one or more dimethyl-branched alkanes;
- and
- 5 to 60 weight percent of the one or more trimethyl-branched alkanes.
A method for compacting a material comprising:
- (a) combining a compaction aid with the material to form a mixture;
- (b) compacting the mixture to form a compacted matrix;
- wherein the compaction aid comprises a synthetic fluid containing at least one acyclic aliphatic compound and at least one cyclic aliphatic compound,
- wherein at least 15 weight percent of the at least one acyclic aliphatic compound has a carbon chain length in the range of C29 to C36, wherein at least 15 weight percent of the at least one cyclic aliphatic compound has a carbon chain length in the range of C29 to C36.
A method for compacting a material comprising:
- (a) combining a compaction aid with the material to form a mixture;
- (b) compacting the mixture to form a compacted matrix;
- wherein the compaction aid consists of a synthetic fluid containing at least one acyclic aliphatic compound and at least one cyclic aliphatic compound,
- wherein the at least one acyclic aliphatic compound comprises one or more methyl-branched alkanes, one or more dimethyl-branched alkanes, and one or more trimethyl-branched alkanes,
- wherein the at least one cyclic aliphatic compound comprises one or more dimethyl-branched alkanes with cyclopentyl or cyclohexyl rings,
- wherein a binder is absent in said compaction aid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.