Organic Garbage, Refuse Sewage, Or Waste Material Containing Or Treating (other Than Sulfite Waste Liquor) Patents (Class 106/697)
  • Patent number: 11945751
    Abstract: Water-resistant gypsum products may be produced using a novel catalyst that includes calcium aluminate cement and/or calcium sulfoaluminate cement. For example, a water-resistant gypsum panel may have a core comprising: interwoven matrices of calcium sulfate dihydrate crystals and a silicone resin, wherein the interwoven matrices have dispersed throughout them a siloxane polymerization catalyst comprising (a) 55 wt % to 100 wt % calcium aluminate cement and/or calcium aluminate cement and (b) 0 wt % to 45 wt % and magnesium oxide, wherein the weight ratio of the siloxane polymerization catalyst to the calcium sulfate dihydrate is 0.01-5:100. The water-resistant gypsum panel may have an absence of one or more of: Portland cement, limestone, aragonite, calcite, dolomite, and slaked lime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: KNAUF GIPS KG
    Inventors: Qinghua Li, Ashish Dubey, Nicholas D′anna
  • Patent number: 10288597
    Abstract: The present invention relates, inter alia, to method of assessing the reactivity of a polymerizable material (especially an aluminosilicate) in forming a geopolymer. The present invention also relates to methods of forming a geopolymer, and to geopolymers formed by the method. The method of assessing the reactivity of the polymerizable material may include first assessing whether the polymerizable material is layered or particulate. Next, if the polymerizable material is layered, the method may include measuring the moles of polymerization network forming elements in an amount of polymerizable material, whereby the moles of polymerization network forming elements is indicative of the reactivity of the polymerizable material in forming a geopolymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Halok Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Andrew Wilfred Reid, Zuhua Zhang
  • Patent number: 10273559
    Abstract: A method and apparatus to reclaim metals from scrap material such as automobile shredder residue (ASR) that, after separating out light density components, separates out friable material such as rock and glass by crushing and screening operations to generate a high metal content product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: BEST PROCESS SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Timothy F. Conway
  • Patent number: 9988317
    Abstract: Beneficial use structures are disclosed that include coal combustion residuals (“CCR”) mixed with water and a binder to form a structural material and adapted to be compacted for use in the formation of the beneficial use structure. Various structures having beneficial uses described, including survival bunkers, composting pits, mine reclamation encapsulation and carbon sequestration facilities, water storage facilities, compressed air storage facilities, carbon sequestration/mineral carbonation facilities and a pumped hydroelectric facility adapted for use with a lock system of a waterway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Go Team CCR LLC
    Inventors: Francis Norbert Hector, Jr., Juan Keith Carroll
  • Patent number: 9790131
    Abstract: The present disclosure involves systems and methods for applying CO2 to concrete, which may be performed in-situ or through a separate, stand-alone process. According to another embodiment disclosed herein, a system and method for applying CO2 to one or more materials used in the production of concrete is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: CarbonCure Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lee, Eric Alan Burton
  • Patent number: 9656918
    Abstract: Disclosed are a hydraulic binder composition containing at least 50% by weight of ground granulated blast furnace slag and a system for activating the slag, the system containing at least calcium sulphate, at least one product chosen from a source of Portland clinker and lime, at least one aluminum derivative and at least one alkali metal or alkaline earth metal salt; containing a ready-to-mix building material composition comprising such a hydraulic binder and aggregates of inert material capable of being agglomerated in the presence of an aqueous phase; and a process for employing the ready-to-mix composition containing a stage of mixing the said composition with water for the purpose of the preparation of a building material, such as a concrete or mortar, and in particular an adhesive mortar, pointing mortar or levelling mortar or coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: BOSTIK SA
    Inventors: Tetyana Kuryatnyk, Jeremy Becquet
  • Patent number: 9573010
    Abstract: A process for neutralizing and for controlling acid gas emissions during the neutralization, solidification, or stabilization of acidic waste products in liquids, sludge, or soil, resulting from the acid treatment of petroleum products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Rice Environmental, Inc.
    Inventor: David T. Musser
  • Patent number: 9358524
    Abstract: Provided is a novel catalyst structure capable of maintaining gas diffusivity to a deep part of a catalyst layer even under condition of a high gas flow rate. Proposed is a catalyst structure, which has a porous apatite catalyst layer containing an oxide (hereinafter referred to as “apatite”) whose crystalline structure belongs to an apatite type, and in which, in logarithmic differentiation void volume distribution measured by a mercury intrusion porosimeter, a peak top is present within a void volume diameter range of 100 nm to 1000 nm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Nagao, Yunosuke Nakahara, Yasunori Imada, Ohki Houshito, Noriaki Iwata, Shinichi Tosa, Syouji Inose, Masanori Hashimoto, Tomohiro Ikeda
  • Patent number: 9187371
    Abstract: The present invention contemplates a cementitious additive that contains electric-arc furnace dust (EAFD) and a precursor as a replacement for up to about 30% of the cement in concrete. The additive includes about 50% by weight EAFD and about 50 wgt. % of precursor. The precursor includes about 55 wgt. % silica, about 10 to 20 wgt. % lime, about 2 to 5 wgt. % soda, about 5 to 15 wgt. % potash, about 2 to 6 wgt. % alumina and about 1 to 3 wgt. % magnesia. The method also contemplates the step of homogenizing the electric-arc furnace dust (EAFD) and precursor to produce engineered dust (ED) and then replacing up to 30% of the cement with a mixture referred to as ED i.e. homogenized EAFD and precursor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: King Saud University
    Inventors: Galal Fares, Rajeh Z. Al-Zaid, Abdulrahman M. Alhozaimy, Abdulaziz I. Al-Negheimish, Mohammad I. Khan
  • Patent number: 8986444
    Abstract: A hybrid cement clinker incorporates specific ranges of clinker phases and falls within specific modulus values as set forth and described in this document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: University of Kentucky Research Foundation
    Inventors: Thomas Robl, Tristana Duvallet, Robert Rathbone, Yongmin Zhou
  • Publication number: 20140318420
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for calcining active blending material involving feeding material outside of a kiln head and the blending material obtained. The process comprises feeding material from outside of kiln head of rotary kiln into inside of kiln hood and to grate cooler, wherein the material is coal gangue, shale, clay, peat, mud and the like which can form active cement component through low temperature calcining, and calcining the material at low temperature. Disclosed also is a cement production apparatus for carrying out the process provided, comprising feeder nose(s) provided on the kiln hood and/or grate cooler for feeding the material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Zhengliang Qi
  • Patent number: 8815008
    Abstract: A method of absorbing a liquid is disclosed. The method comprises mixing a recycled, starch-based absorbent having an average mesh size greater than 80 mesh with a liquid to form a composition. The invention also relates to compositions formed by mixing the recycled starch-based absorbent with a liquid. Lastly, a kit comprising the recycled absorbent is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Archer Daniels Midland Company
    Inventors: Cameron Drake, Webb K. Kane, George Koutlakis, John Hugh Rogers
  • Publication number: 20140130715
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for producing a manufactured product, a method for making a liquid absorbent, and processes for disposal of flammable liquids with a flue gas desulfurization by-product. The compositions for the manufactured products combine a binder and the by-product. The composition contains a greater percentage by weight of the by-product than the binder. The methods for producing manufactured products include dewatering the gypsum-depleted waste stream to reduce a water content, and forming the manufactured product. The method for making a liquid absorbent includes dewatering, granulating, drying, heating, and packaging a granulated gypsum-depleted composition as the liquid absorbent. The processes for disposal of flammable liquids include distributing a by-product into contact with flammable liquid, absorbing the liquid, transporting, and igniting the flammable liquid. The artificial soils are a combination of by-product and animal waste, human waste, or another bio-solid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Utter Technology LLC
    Inventor: Terry D. Utter
  • Publication number: 20140026787
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition for advanced hybrid geopolymeric functional materials possessing very broad application spectrum ranging from cementitious materials to advanced functional materials having “Inorganic-Organic Hybrid” matrix in contrast to the limited application of conventional geopolymeric materials having “Inorganic matrix” only. The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of these materials. The process obviates the need of external addition of sodium silicate which is one of the costliest and main raw materials in conventional geopolymerisation processes. Interestingly, in the present invention the sodium silicate has been synthesized in situ by designing of conditions for synergistic and simultaneous mechano-chemical reactions among the selected raw materials viz. inorganic and organic wastes under alkaline environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC & INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: SUDHIR SITARAM AMRITPHALE, DEEPTI MISHRA, RAMESH KUMAR CHOUHAN, MANISH MUDGAL, MOHAMMED AKRAM KHAN, SWATI LAHIRI, NAVIN CHANDRA, BARADA KANTA MISHRA
  • Publication number: 20130326985
    Abstract: An aqueous gypsum plaster-cement composition comprises a hydraulic binder consisting of calcined gypsum and hydraulic cement in a weight ratio of from about 4:1 to about 2:1, an aggregate which comprises sand, a foam, a perlite, rice hulls or a mixture thereof, a superplasticizer comprising an air entraining agent, a retarder, and water in an amount of from about 0.4 to about 0.75 parts by weight per part of binder, with the proviso that the gypsum plaster-cement composition contains essentially neither a pozzolana nor lime. The use thereof, a method of constructing buildings using this composition and the buildings obtainable in this way are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: CRUPE INTERNATIONAL (IP) GMBH
    Inventors: Hubert Lichtinger, Bernd Bruno Winfried Eck
  • Publication number: 20130233206
    Abstract: The present invention relates to construction materials comprising at least one binder, at least one oil-containing filler and at least one metallate additive according to formula (1): (RO)m-M-(Oa—Xb—R?c—Yd)n??(1) wherein M is one of titanium and zirconium. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing and using the inventive construction materials. The inventive construction material compositions are capable of utilizing oil-containing fillers in which the oil is stable in the final composition and the desired mechanical properties of the construction material are maintained or improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventor: Salvatore J. Monte
  • Patent number: 8506702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a manufacturing method of manufacturing lightweight construction materials using sludge waste, more specifically to a manufacturing method of manufacturing lightweight construction materials using the sludge waste which is manufactured by adding feldspar, bentonite, zeolite, loess, mica and agalmatolite to sludge waste and the lightweight construction materials manufactured thereby. According to the present invention, lightweight construction materials can be manufactured which are environmentally friendly by recycling waste sludge, can reduce energy consumption by simplifying the processes, and have superior strength and water permeability by mixing specific inorganic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Inventor: Se-Lin Lee
  • Publication number: 20130139729
    Abstract: A cementitious freeze-thaw damage resistant composition includes hydraulic cement, and coffee grounds particles having a volume-weighted mean particle size of from greater than 50 ?m to about 2000 ?m. A method for preparing a freeze-thaw damage resistant cementitious composition includes forming a mixture of water, hydraulic cement, and coffee grounds particles having a volume-weighted mean particle size of from greater than 50 ?m to about 2000 ?m. The coffee grounds particles act to increase the freeze-thaw durability of the cementitious material. A cementitious freeze-thaw damage resistant composition comprising hydraulic cement, and organic particles comprising at least one of coffee grounds particles, leaf powder particles, starch microcontainers, ground tea leaf particles, or cork powder particles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventor: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
  • Publication number: 20120247165
    Abstract: A method of integration of concentration-dehydration and aerobic air-drying of sewage sludge comprises the following steps: (a) conditioning by an organic agent (3); (b) gravitationally concentrating (5) the residual sludge conditioned by the organic agent; (c) conditioning by inorganic agents (7); (d) mechanically dehydrating (8); (e) crushing and dispersing (10); and (t) aerobically air-drying (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2009
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: Guangzhou Pude Environmental Protection Equipment Ltd.
    Inventors: Huansheng Zhong, Xuewei Wu, Jiacong Wu, Zhimin Sun, Haiying Yang
  • Publication number: 20120235317
    Abstract: The present invention provides a manufactured aggregate material that converts waste materials and/or recyclable materials into construction material. By mixing waste materials with an acid solution and a metal oxide solution, any harmful contaminates in the waste materials are encapsulated and rendered into hard pellets that are suitable for use in conglomerates or composites such as concrete. The manufactured aggregate material may be adjusted for moisture content, density, heat capacity, and other parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Hampton
  • Patent number: 8257486
    Abstract: The present invention provides a composition and a process for the preparation of chemical activated cold setting fly ash building construction materials. The chemical activator is an alkaline aqueous solution of 11.2 to 13.6 in pH and 1.25 to 1.40 gm/cc in density which contains admixtures of different concentrations of hydroxyl, sulfate, acetate and chloride bearing chemical salts of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium and aluminum in water medium. The reaction of chemical activator solution and the mineral constituents of fly ash mix develop binding property. The binding matrix of chemical activated fly ash mix is mostly hydrous silica and silicate group of phases which on setting under atmospheric condition attains strength suitable for building construction application. Utilization of fly ash of any source by weight ranges from 80 to 99% in manufacture of building materials including heat and acid resistance and toxic waste disposal products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Banshidhar Nayak, Barada Kanta Mishra, Snehasis Behera, Rajeev, Vimal Kumar
  • Patent number: 8206503
    Abstract: A method for making a sludge aggregate concrete includes the steps of collecting and dehydrating sludge, sintering the sludge at a temperature of about 800˜900° C., grinding and sieving the sludge through a screen to obtain sludge ash, forming the sludge ash into an artificial sludge aggregate by mixing the sludge ash with an inorganic binder and water followed by granularizing, and mixing the artificial sludge aggregate with an inorganic binder and water to form the sludge aggregate concrete product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Chin-Chung Wang
  • Patent number: 8083850
    Abstract: Provided is a method of brake fluid disposal which is characterized in that glycol-based brake fluid is recovered from vehicles, and the recovered glycol-based brake fluid is added to a grinding step of a cement material production facility. Furthermore, a method of brake fluid disposal is characterized in that the recovered glycol-based brake fluid is mixed with diethylene glycol. With these methods, it is possible to reduce troublesome works and effectively utilize the resources in cement material production facilities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kimijima, Akira Ono
  • Publication number: 20110232532
    Abstract: A composition capable of setting to produce a building material is disclosed. The composition can include from 1% to 30% by weight of an activator, from 1% to 55% by weight of a pozzolan, such as fly ash; from 40% to 90% by weight of an aggregate; and liquid landfill leachate in a sufficient amount such that the composition sets to a building material having a compressive strength of at least 2 MPa, wherein all weight percentages are percent by weight of the total composition. The liquid landfill leachate replaces all or part of the tap water in a conventional composition for forming a building material. The liquid landfill leachate can be recovered after a liquid (typically water) percolates through a landfill and contacts at least one landfilled coal combustion product selected from fly ash, bottom ash, boiler slag, and flue gas desulfurization material. The building material can be a concrete, or a masonry unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventors: Bruce W. Ramme, Timothy C. Muehlfeld
  • Publication number: 20110155020
    Abstract: Integrated cement production systems and methods implementing the systems are disclosed, where the integrated cement production systems include a burnable fuel supply subsystem, a cement raw material supply subsystem, a kiln subsystem and a cement clinker composition storage subsystem. The burnable fuel supply subsystem is adapted to receive one or a plurality of used and/or unused healthcare materials. The burnable fuel supply subsystem can feed the materials directly into the kiln subsystem, can convert the materials into different form and feed the different form to the kiln subsystem or feed a combination of the materials, different forms and optionally conventional fuels to the kiln subsystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2009
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: SHARPS COMPLIANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Burton J. Kunik, James C. Berns, David G. Gossman
  • Publication number: 20110126737
    Abstract: The invention relates to a treatment process or recycling co process for oily wastes originating from the use of hydrocarbons, products manufactured therefrom and derivatives of same, without using aggregates from natural banks during the transformation process, thereby producing a novel material which can be used as an aggregate in hydraulic or asphaltic rolling surfaces, road sub-bases, bases and repair work involving cold patching, and which has the following mechanical characteristics and properties: zero plasticity; non toxicity; insolubility and impermeability to water, which prevents any form of leaching during the handling or use thereof; and optimum CBR and compacting, reducing construction times and costs and any negative impact on the environment, through the sustainable use of wastewater streams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: Francisco Andres Alfonsin Pym, Guillermo Chavero Lopez
  • Patent number: 7887629
    Abstract: The core of the present invention resides in supplying pigment in a kind of “basic grade”, preferably as a solid, and milling in an aqueous phase in situ in a satellite milling plant to obtain the desired whiteness and grain size. As a result of this invention, papermakers are no longer bound to predetermined particle sizes of the fresh pigments and/or fresh fillers and pigment slurries obtainable from suppliers of raw materials. Papermakers are capable of preparing themselves pigment slurries in a satellite plant in situ according to the current needs. This permits a flexible and quick reaction to changing quality and production requirements, as well as lower shipping costs because no water is shipped as would be necessary in the usual slurry, and an improved stability of the self-prepared pigment slurry, as compared to the prior art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Alpha Calcit Füllstoff GmbH
    Inventor: Dieter Münchow
  • Patent number: 7811458
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the accelerated dehydration of sludges in sludge disposal areas, especially of sludges from rivers and harbors, by the exclusive use of anionic polymer flocculants and the use of materials obtained according to the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KG, Detlef Hegeman GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Buddenberg, Holger Herrmann, Hartmut Pawel, Otto Schroers, Wolfgang Hoeppner, Volker Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20100224101
    Abstract: The method for recycling construction and demolition fines involves using mixed fines from construction and demolition debris that would otherwise be disposed of at landfills as an ingredient in cement or concrete. The mixed fines contain a plurality of materials selected from the group consisting of asphalt, plastics, ceramics, fiberglass and batt insulation, soil, dust, drywall, wood, plaster, paper, cardboard, dirt. The fines may also contain particles of recyclable materials, such as concrete, bricks, mortar, metals, glass, and the like. The fines may range in size from microns up to 6 inches in at least one direction. The recycler may incorporate the fines into a concrete mix for bulk sale to commercial enterprises, or may himself form precast, lightweight concrete products, such as decorative columns, pedestals and table bases, trim moldings and cornices, door surrounds, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Robert S. Cummings, Paul G. Chuckran
  • Patent number: 7776150
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for converting wet synthetic gypsum from a flue desulphurization process (FGD) to easily handled and metered briquettes by mixing a hydraulic additive such as by-pass dust from a cement kiln with synthetic gypsum and allowing the heat from the resulting hydraulic reaction to reduce the water content of the mixture to a formable consistency without adding external heat to the mixture as it is formed into briquettes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignees: Koppern Eqipment, Inc., Giant Cement Company
    Inventors: Eberhard W. Neumann, Claus Bech
  • Publication number: 20100186635
    Abstract: A method for making a sludge aggregate concrete includes the steps of collecting and dehydrating sludge, sintering the sludge at a temperature of about 800˜900° C., grinding and sieving the sludge through a screen to obtain sludge ash, forming the sludge ash into an artificial sludge aggregate by mixing the sludge ash with an inorganic binder and water followed by granularizing, and mixing the artificial sludge aggregate with an inorganic binder and water to form the sludge aggregate concrete product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: Chin-Chung Wang
  • Publication number: 20100175588
    Abstract: Cement compositions and methods for making cement compositions are provided. The cement compositions can comprise at least one oxide having a particle size of less than about 600 nm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicants: TATA CHEMICALS LIMITED, NANODYNAMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Richard J. Schorr, Suvankar Sengupta, Richard L. Helferich, Gary M. Gordon, Debabrata Rautaray
  • Patent number: 7731792
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for producing a recycled hardened material using waste gypsum. The method comprises treating acidic wastewater generated in the production of copper, zinc or titanium or the production of sodium hydroxide (caustic soda) and chlorine using saline water, with calcium hydroxide (slaked lime), so as to precipitate sludge, and mixing the precipitated sludge with pulp sludge ashes having pozzolanic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Inventor: Jong-Won Park
  • Publication number: 20090266271
    Abstract: Provided is a method of brake fluid disposal which is characterized in that glycol-based brake fluid is recovered from vehicles, and the recovered glycol-based brake fluid is added to a grinding step of a cement material production facility. Furthermore, a method of brake fluid disposal is characterized in that the recovered glycol-based brake fluid is mixed with diethylene glycol. With these methods, it is possible to reduce troublesome works and effectively utilize the resources in cement material production facilities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takeyuki Kimijima, Akira Ono
  • Patent number: 7553423
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the accelerated dehydration of sludges in sludge disposal areas, especially of sludges from rivers and harbors, by the exclusive use of anionic polymer flocculants and the use of materials obtained according to the inventive method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignees: Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KG, Detlef Hegemann GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Thorsten Buddenberg, Holger Herrmann, Hartmut Pawel, Otto Schroers, Wolfgang Hoeppner, Volker Hartmann
  • Patent number: 7517405
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composition for solidifying soil and industrial waste. The solidifying composition contains 16-24 wt % of straight asphalt, 0.06-0.10 wt % of an emulsifier for asphalt, 0.8-1.2 wt % of light oil, heavy oil or a mixture thereof, 0.01-0.03 wt % of calcium chloride, 0.8-1.2 wt % of lignin, 0.7-1.3 wt % of an acrylic emulsion-based asphalt modifier, 0.13-0.21 wt % of sodium hydroxide, 0.22-0.34 wt % of oleic acid, and the balance of water. A solidified material formed using this solidifying composition has increased density, strength and elasticity, improved durability and a short curing time. Furthermore, the solidifying composition enables soil and industrial waste to be recycled as a substitute for stone materials, such that it allows material sources to be readily secured in public or construction work fields, leading to a reduction in construction cost, and can also contribute to the preservation of the natural environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Charista Global Corp
    Inventor: Kap-Sok Yi
  • Publication number: 20090065978
    Abstract: A building material which comprises cement, cellulose fibers and admixtures is used in the fabrication of bricks, panels or other building products. The manufacture of this building material is accomplished by adding water, paper, a water repellant composed of calcium stearate, and a sodium silicate to act as a fire retardant material. The mixture is then thickened with cement and a second batch of concrete admixtures including a superplasticizer composed of a polyester polyacrylic polyol and an air entraining resin or surfactant to create an air entrained, viscous material for inserting in a mold or extruding through a press to form load bearing and insulating building materials. The resulting product can be formed into blocks or panels and the panels can be coated with polyurethane/polyurea coating to be bullet and blast resistant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: MASON GREENSTAR, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Wade Hargrove, Zachary Kent Rabon
  • Patent number: 7387674
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for solidifying soil and industrial waste and a solidified material prepared thereby. The solidified material of soil and industrial waste is prepared by adding 2-6 parts by weight of a 3-5-fold dilution of a solidifying agent and 3-15 parts by weight of cement to 100 parts by weight of soil, industrial waste or a mixture of two or more thereof. The solidified material prepared according to this method has excellent density, strength, elasticity and durability, and thus can be used as a substitute for stone material. Also, it can be advantageously used in high-temperature and high-humidity areas, because external impact or pressure is relieved because it is absorbed by asphalt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Inventor: Kap Sok Yi
  • Patent number: 7371277
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method to produce grade road base material using recycled oilfield waste, called “oil and gas waste,” more specifically, drilling waste and aggregate and a novel road base material. Hydration and mixing of the waste materials along with an aggregate will form an environmentally safe, structurally sound road base material. An asphalt emulsifier may be included in the binder to manufacture asphalt stabilized road base. The entire method is a cold batch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Inventor: David L. Polston
  • Publication number: 20070276176
    Abstract: The mass, as that of any conventional concrete, is based on cement, aggregates, water and chemical additives that modify the properties of the concrete. According to the invention, the mass uses magnetite as an aggregate, with a highly continuous grain size in order to obtain an optimum homogeneity of the mass as well as a high density which provide an optimum barrier effect against radiation, allowing to reduce substantially the thickness of the wall required without affecting the barrier effect. The mass is ideally suited for obtaining poured concrete, concrete for bricks, concrete for slabs and dry mortar used to build radioactive premises such as radiotherapy and brachytherapy bunkers, radiology walls, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventor: Juan Manuel Caruncho Rodado
  • Patent number: 7294193
    Abstract: Cementitious materials including slag and geopolymer can be added to conventional cement compositions, such as Portland cement, as a partial or total replacement for conventional cement materials. The slag may comprise silicates and/or oxides of calcium, silicon, magnesium, iron, aluminum, manganese, titanium, sulfur, chromium and/or nickel. The geopolymer may comprise aluminum silicate and/or magnesium silicate. In a preferred embodiment, curing of concrete materials by the action of water on the cementitious materials is enhanced with the addition of an activator component selected from calcium bromide, calcium nitrate, calcium nitrite, calcium chloride, calcium oxide, and sodium bromide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Inventor: Douglas C Comrie
  • Patent number: 7276114
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method to produce grade road base material using recycled oilfield waste, called “oil and gas waste,” more specifically, drilling waste and aggregate and a novel road base material. Hydration and mixing of the waste materials along with a binder, will achieve an irreversible pozzolanic chemical reaction necessary for stabilization into a road base. An asphalt emulsifier may be included in the binder to manufacture asphalt stabilized road base. The entire method is a cold batch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Inventor: David L. Polston
  • Patent number: 7232482
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method to produce grade road base material using recycled oilfield waste, called “oil and gas waste,” and aggregate waste and a novel road base material. Hydration and mixing of the waste materials along with a binder, will achieve an irreversible pozzolanic chemical reaction necessary for stabilization into a road base. An asphalt emulsifier may be included in the binder to manufacture asphalt stabilized road base. The entire method is a cold batch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2007
    Inventor: David L. Polston
  • Patent number: 7141112
    Abstract: Cementitious materials including stainless steel slag and geopolymer can be added to conventional cement compositions, such as Portland cement, as a partial or total replacement for conventional cement materials. The stainless steel slag may comprise silicates and/or oxides of calcium, silicon, magnesium, iron, aluminum, manganese, titanium, sulfur, chromium and/or nickel. The geopolymer may comprise aluminum silicate and/or magnesium silicate. In a preferred embodiment, curing of concrete materials by the action of water on the cementitious materials is enhanced with the addition of an activator component selected from calcium bromide, calcium nitrate, calcium nitrite, calcium chloride, calcium oxide, and sodium bromide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Inventor: Douglas C Comrie
  • Patent number: 7138012
    Abstract: Use of waste generated as a byproduct of a first manufacturing process as an air entraining admixture (AEA) in a second product. In some instances, the waste materials can be used as an AEA during cement and/or concrete formation, and may also be waste materials produced during shampoo manufacturing. It is contemplated that the use of non-conventional materials as an AEA conventional applications will often result in products that have performance characteristics similar to conventional AEAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Waste Markets Corporation
    Inventors: David Long, M. D. Poole
  • Patent number: 7128780
    Abstract: A process for producing building materials, such as asphalt, cement, concrete, mortar, or plaster board from liquid paint sludge containing water and paint solids produced from overspray in commercial paint booth operations. The preferred embodiment comprises adding the liquid paint sludge as the hydrating agent directly to the building material mix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Robert R. Matheson, Dennis M. Dixon, John R. Moore, David A. Fischer
  • Patent number: 7118624
    Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method to produce grade road base material using recycled oilfield waste, called “oil and gas waste,” more specifically, drilling waste and aggregate and a novel road base material. Hydration and mixing of the waste materials along with a binder, will achieve an irreversible pozzolanic chemical reaction necessary for stabilization into a road base. An asphalt emulsifier may be included in the binder to manufacture asphalt stabilized road base. The entire method is a cold batch process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Inventor: David L. Polston
  • Patent number: 7037368
    Abstract: A method for the production of cement clinker comprises the introduction of non-traditional materials into the kiln, preferably at a mid-kiln locations. The non-traditional materials are materials that are difficult, expensive or environmentally challenging for disposal. In one embodiment, weathered clinker is introduced into the kiln to admix with the raw material mix to augment clinker production. In another embodiment, bird, animal or human manure is added to the kiln so that gaseous reducing agents can be released by the manure and combine with certain noxious gases generated during the clinker production, to thereby reduce the noxious gas output. In other embodiments, other non-traditional waste-derived fuels are added to the kiln during clinker production, including railroad ties coated with creosote, industrial, commercial and consumer rubber components, such as rubber hoses, unshredded plastics, and organic materials, such as bird and animal meal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: Buzzi Unicem USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Lawrence L. Hoffis
  • Patent number: 6890507
    Abstract: Carbon-containing fly ash has been treated with optimum amounts of ozone. There is homogenous treatment of the fly ash with ozone and over saturation with ozone is avoided. In a further embodiment of the invention carbon, from various sources is oxygenated to be incorporated into concrete. The preferred oxygenating agent is ozone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Brown University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Xu Chen, Yuming Gao, Robert H. Hurt, Eric M. Suuberg, Arun K. Mehta
  • Patent number: 6869475
    Abstract: An asbestos free, calcium silicate insulating material, suitable for use in applications where a tough, fire resistant, heat insulating, electrical insulating, and corrosion resistant material is desirable. The calcium silicate insulating material is produced by combining Portland cement, blast furnace slag cement, a siliceous component, wollastonite and organic fibrous material in the presence of water to form a slurry. The slurry is then placed under steam pressure, to react the portland cement, blast furnace slag cement, siliceous component and water, dried, and heat treated if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: BNZ Materials, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas R. Krowl