Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide a process for creating a low-buoyancy cellular concrete that may include cement, water, and various surfactants including hydrophilic additives to produce the low-buoyancy cellular concrete. The low-buoyancy cellular concrete wet mix maintains its cellular properties while it is placed and cures. After curing, water may be absorbed into the low buoyancy cellular concrete via a combination of physical and chemical characteristics. An open cell structure of capillaries facilitates wicking action of water into the low buoyancy cellular concrete via capillary channeling (through the cementitious matrix between the micro-bubbles, and in some cases into the micro-bubbles as well). Further, the hydrophilic additive in the foam surfactant facilitates absorption of water into the low buoyancy cellular concrete through diminished surface tension at an interface of the cellular concrete and a body of water and at and between the microbubbles.

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide a process for creating a high-carbon cellular concrete that may include high-carbon ash, cement, water, and surfactants to produce a high-carbon cellular concrete. The high-carbon cellular concrete wet mix maintains its cellular properties while it is placed and cures. Also, because of the gelling characteristics and viscosity of the cellular concrete wet mix, it may be placed in a manner that requires fewer lifts or stages in a placement, which may reduce time and expense. Further, the cellular concrete wet mix may travel laterally during placement without losing its cellular matrix of micro-bubbles before curing.