Soil, Diatomaceous Earth, Clay, Shale, Slate Or Rock Containing Or Material For Treating Soil Or Earth (e.g., Soil Stabilization, Etc.) Patents (Class 106/706)
  • Patent number: 11130707
    Abstract: A treatment fluid may comprise: a water having hardness at about 300 ppm or greater, a plurality of particulates, a swellable clay, a chelating agent at about 0.01% to about 5% by weight of the water (BWOW); and an alkali metal base at about 0.01% to about 5% BWOW, wherein the chelating agent and alkali metal base reduce the negative effect of the water on hydrating swellable clays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandip Prabhakar Patil, Waseem Abdulrazzaq, Sheetal Singh, Vaishali Mishra, Reem Mohammed Alburaikan
  • Patent number: 10865146
    Abstract: A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand at a batching and mixing device to generate a non-Portland cement-based material. The method may also include transporting the non-Portland cement-based material from the mixing device, through a conduit to a nozzle and combining the transported non-Portland cement-based material with liquid at the nozzle to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material. The method may further include pneumatically applying the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: En-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene James Camali, Andreas Schrell, Robert George Benz
  • Patent number: 10843968
    Abstract: Fast-setting flowable fill compositions for filling ground trenches are described. The compositions set quickly but retain a low strength psi at 28 days. The compositions also reduce bleed water on the surface of the fast-setting flowable fill and therefor enable quicker application of surface repair material, e.g., pavement patches, to the trench. The compositions consist of aggregate, Portland cement, accelerant, water and sometimes air. The compositions may have a compressive strength of between 5 psi and 60 psi after 2 hours, a compressive strength of between 10 psi and 100 psi after 4 hours, a compressive strength of between 75 psi and 500 psi after 28 days, a penetration resistance of between 1.5 tsf and 75 tsf after 2 hours, a penetration resistance of between 4.5 tsf and 200 tsf after 4 hours, and a shrinkage of less than 2% as measured by ASTM C490. Also disclosed are methods of filling a trench with fast-setting flowable fill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: J&P INVESCO LLC
    Inventors: George Clarence Geal, III, Stanley R. Peters
  • Patent number: 10800704
    Abstract: Fly ash-based geopolymer binders and activating solutions for use in forming a concrete as well as methods for forming concrete including the binders are described. The fly ash-based geopolymer binders include a combination of fly ash, silica fume, and sodium hydroxide as well as an amount of Portland cement. Concretes formed of the binders can exhibit excellent compressive strength and fuel energy characteristics as well as being more cost efficient as compared to other concretes. The inclusion of an amount of Portland cement in the binders can allow for a decrease in sodium hydroxide and silica fume content while maintaining desirable compressive strength characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Paul Henry Ziehl, Lateef Assi
  • Patent number: 10745322
    Abstract: A copolymer as dispersant in a binder composition comprising an alkaline activating agent, wherein the activating agent is especially suitable for activation of a latently hydraulic and/or pozzolanic binder, wherein the copolymer has a polymer backbone and side chains bonded thereto and comprises at least one ionizable monomer unit M1 and at least one side chain-bearing monomer unit M2, and wherein the copolymer has a gradient structure in at least one section A in a direction along the polymer backbone with regard to the ionizable monomer unit M1 and/or with regard to the side chain-bearing monomer unit M2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Jürg Weidmann, Lukas Frunz, Jörg Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 10322971
    Abstract: Fast-setting flowable fill compositions for filling ground trenches are described. The compositions set quickly but retain a low strength psi at 28 days. The compositions also reduce bleed water on the surface of the fast-setting flowable fill and therefor enable quicker application of surface repair material, e.g., pavement patches, to the trench. The compositions consist of aggregate, Portland cement, accelerant, water and sometimes air. The compositions may have a compressive strength of between 5 psi and 60 psi after 2 hours, a compressive strength of between 10 psi and 100 psi after 4 hours, a compressive strength of between 75 psi and 500 psi after 28 days, a penetration resistance of between 1.5 tsf and 75 tsf after 2 hours, a penetration resistance of between 4.5 tsf and 200 tsf after 4 hours, and a shrinkage of less than 2% as measured by ASTM C490. Also disclosed are methods of filling a trench with fast-setting flowable fill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: MK1 Construction Services
    Inventors: George Clarence Geal, Stanley R. Peters
  • Patent number: 10000685
    Abstract: Disclosed are traceable polymeric additives that comprise a tagging material and methods of using the traceable polymeric additives in subterranean applications, such as cementing. An embodiment discloses a well treatment composition comprising a base fluid and a traceable polymeric additive comprising a polymer and a tagging material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Lynn Gordon, Craig Wayne Roddy, Jiten Chatterji
  • Patent number: 9908814
    Abstract: The invention relates to cementitious compositions, concrete compositions, and methods of making and using the cementitious compositions in the preparation of concrete. In particular, the cementitious compositions comprise a saccharide. In an aspect of the invention, the concrete compositions have improved properties, which can include, but are not limited to, increased flexural and compressive strength, improved wear, reduced permeability, and reduced slumping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Cement Squared, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter David Young, John Holley
  • Patent number: 9878947
    Abstract: A high performance engineered composite cementitious ductile mortar including a predetermined amount of matrix interactive fibers; a water reducer having a plasticizing effect; and a defoamer/plasticizer having a plasticizing effect. A carboxylic acid polymer or carboxylic acid copolymer based superplasticizer are not included in the defoamer/plasticizer or the water reducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: GST International, Inc.
    Inventors: James W. Glessner, Thomas Martin, Richard McCabe
  • Patent number: 9611174
    Abstract: It has been unexpectedly discovered that the addition of a natural or other pozzolan to non-spec fly ash significantly improves the properties of the non-spec fly ash to the extent it can be certified under ASTM C618 and AASHTO 295, as either a Class F or Class C fly ash. The natural pozzolan may be a volcanic ejecta, such as pumice or perlite. Other pozzolans may also be used for this beneficiation process. Many pozzolans are experimentally tested and may be used to beneficiate non-spec fly ash into certifiable Class F fly ash. Additionally, this disclosure provides a method of converting a Class C fly ash to a more valuable Class F fly ash. This discovery will extend diminishing Class F fly ash supplies and turn non-spec fly ash waste streams into valuable, certified fly ash pozzolan which will protect and enhance concrete, mortars and grouts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: CR Minerals Company, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Earl Thomas, Richard Douglas Carter, Jeffrey Alexander Whidden
  • Patent number: 9487691
    Abstract: A method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprises: introducing a cement composition into a wellbore penetrating the subterranean formation, wherein at least a portion of the subterranean formation has a temperature less than or equal to the freezing point of an aqueous liquid, and wherein the cement composition comprises: (A) cement; (B) water; and (C) a pozzolan, wherein the cement composition has a heat of hydration of less than 50 BTU per pound; and causing or allowing the cement composition to set in the wellbore after the step of introducing. The pozzolan can have a calcium oxide concentration of less than 15% by weight of the pozzolan, and the pozzolan can have a concentration of at least 15% by weight of the cement. Gas hydrates can be present in or adjacent to a portion of the well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Krishna M. Ravi, Rahul C. Patil, Sandip P. Patil, Trissa Joseph, Marcus Duffy
  • Publication number: 20150144029
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bentonite modifier, comprising a water-soluble thiosulfate, a water-soluble alcohol compound, and a water-soluble amine compound, wherein the amounts of thiosulfate, the alcohol compound, and the amine compound are in the ratio of (0.3˜1):(0.3˜1):(0.3˜1). The present disclosure further relates to a bentonite-containing cement additive capable of resisting permeation and salt corrosion, comprising bentonite and said modifier, wherein the content of the bentonite modifier is 0.2˜5% of the bentonite by weight. Meanwhile, the present disclosure also provides use of the modified bentonite.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: Wuji Yin
  • Publication number: 20150090161
    Abstract: A pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition includes from 30 percent to 72 percent masonry sand by weight, from 20 percent to 50 percent concrete sand by weight, from 15 percent to 20 percent slag cement by weight, from 1 percent to 4 percent acetic acid by weight, from 3 percent to 10 percent fly ash by weight, from 1 percent to 5 percent clay bentonite by weight, from 1 percent to 5 percent calcium oxide by weight, and from 3 percent to 10 percent sodium carbonate by weight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventor: Jorge G. Chiappo
  • Patent number: 8932402
    Abstract: Hydraulic binder comprising: at least one first calcium aluminosilicate derivative with a fineness of less than 6000 Blaine, slag microparticles with a fineness of greater than or equal to 6000 Blaine in an amount of between 1 and 35% of the total weight of the binder, preferably of between 5 and 15%, at least one source of calcium sulphate and at least one base in an amount of less than or equal to 1% of the total weight of the binder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Saint-Gobain Weber
    Inventors: Frank Hesselbarth, Udo Dudda
  • Publication number: 20140360721
    Abstract: A cement composition comprising industrial waste containing calcium oxide and a retarder is disclosed. The cement composition is free of Portland cement. The composition also includes an alkali metal oxide, a hydrocarboxylic acid, and a sulphate compound. The cement may be used in methods for cementing subterranean formations such as oil and gas wells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicant: CEMBLEND SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Donald GETZLAF, Marty STROMQUIST, Ramkumar NATARAJAN
  • Patent number: 8895486
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed that comprise cement kiln dust having a mean particle size that has been altered. An embodiment discloses a method of preparing cement kiln dust comprising: providing cement kiln dust having an original particle size; and altering the mean particle size of the cement kiln dust from the original size by grinding, separating, or a combination thereof. Another embodiment discloses a well treatment fluid comprising: cement kiln dust having a mean particle size that has been altered from its original size by grinding, separating, or a combination thereof; and water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Jiten Chatterji, Chad Brenneis, Callie R. Jarratt
  • Publication number: 20140338570
    Abstract: A concrete mix for use in forming molded concrete end products is disclosed. The concrete mix includes treated porcelain kernels, cement and sand. The treated porcelain kernels are formed from recycled and currently unusable porcelain products. The porcelain products are crushed and processed to create porcelain kernels having a desired size. The porcelain kernels having the desired size are mixed with cement and sand and the concrete mix is packaged for subsequent use. The concrete mix including the porcelain kernels formed from recycled porcelain products allows the porcelain end products to be recycled while providing concrete products that have lighter weight and greater flame resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Inventor: Dale Paul Laurin
  • Patent number: 8888910
    Abstract: Disclosed are encapsulated zinc compounds, together with methods for preparing and use the same. Also disclosed are methods for mixing the encapsulated zinc mixtures with a cement, and the resulting concrete compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignees: Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Kansas State University Research Foundation
    Inventors: Maria C. G. Juenger, Sarah Clare Taylor Lange, Kyle Riding
  • Publication number: 20140264140
    Abstract: A composite binder comprises: one or more Class F fly ash materials, one or more gelation enhancers, and one or more hardening enhancers, wherein each of the one or more Class F fly ash materials comprises 15 wt. % or less calcium oxide, and wherein the composite binder is a Portland cement-free binder for concrete. Also provided are Geopolymer Composite Cellular Concretes (GCCCs) including the composite binder and methods of making these GCCCs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Catholic University of America
    Inventors: Weiliang GONG, Werner LUTZE, Ian L. PEGG
  • Publication number: 20140261088
    Abstract: The present invention relates to binders based on latently hydraulic and/or pozzolanic materials that are activated by an addition of ternesite (C5S2$).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: HEIDELBERGCEMENT AG
    Inventors: Frank Bullerjhan, Dirk Schmitt, Mohsen Ben Haha, Barbara Batog, Linda Irbe
  • Publication number: 20140245930
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein relate to removing liquid from soil or other moisture rich media. In some embodiments, a method for solidifying sludge is provided and involves providing a sludge, fluidizing the sludge to form a fluidized sludge, adding a gelling agent to the fluidized sludge in an amount sufficient to form a slurry, and adding a dewatering agent to the slurry in an amount sufficient to dewater the slurry, thereby solidifying the sludge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC
    Inventor: Bing Chen
  • Patent number: 8821631
    Abstract: A packaged concrete additive includes ground, expanded perlite with a volume weighted mean particle size of approximately 10-100 ?m. The perlite optionally includes at least one additional component to improve workability and compensate for the natural tendency of expanded perlite to absorb water from the concrete mix. The additional component can include: water; a superplasticizer such as polycarboxylates, naphthalene sulfonate, and melamine sulfonate; or a hydrophobic compound, such as salts of fatty acids, fatty acids, silanes, and siloxanes. The additive is a flowable powder and for convenience of use it is packaged in a bag that can be directly added to the concrete batch and disappears on mixing. Concrete containing this additive displays superior properties to conventional concrete. Expanded perlite is a readily available raw material and the finished concrete is suitable where high strength structural concrete must withstand high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: CenterStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry L. Anderson, Neal S. Berke
  • Patent number: 8758503
    Abstract: A concrete additive includes expanded perlite with a volume weighted mean particle size of approximately 10-100 ?m. The perlite further includes at least one additional component to improve workability and compensate for the natural tendency of expanded perlite to absorb water from the concrete mix. The additional component can include: water; a superplasticizer such as polycarboxylates, naphthalene sulfonate, and melamine sulfonate; or a hydrophobic compound such as salts of fatty acids, fatty acids, silanes, and siloxanes. The additive can be made in the form of a flowable powder or a flowable slurry. Concrete containing this additive displays superior properties to conventional concrete, including extremely high thermal resistance and high strength, low chloride ion permeability, and good early strength. The expanded perlite is a readily available raw material and the finished concrete is extremely cost effective for applications where a high strength structural concrete must withstand high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: CenterStar, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry L. Anderson, Neal S. Berke
  • Patent number: 8747549
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Calstar Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle Scott Douglas, Dustin Marion Hulbert, Amitabha Kumar, Thomas McClure Pounds, Julie Robyn Rapoport, Michael Alexander Telischak, Susanne Rebecca Williams
  • Publication number: 20140123878
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of binders by calcinating mineral raw material mixtures. In order to improve the process and the quality of the binders, it is proposed that oil shale and/or oil sand fills are converted by targeted agglomeration into particles of a certain size and consistency, wherein the water content for the mechanical stabilization of the agglomerate is adjusted to less than 25 percent and the agglomerates are calcinated to form binders at temperatures between 800 and 1500° C. under reductive conditions over the entire process with a Lambda value <1 in a vertical shaft furnace with updraft gasification. The binding properties are adjusted by the targeted addition of CaO-containing substances and/or existing sulfur fractions of the oil sands and/or oil shales are bound by means of the CaO that is present in the starting material and/or added.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: ECOLOOP GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Stumpf, Ulf Boenkendorf, Leonhard Baumann, Roland Möller
  • Publication number: 20140116296
    Abstract: A method can use the ashes of pet or human remains and combining them with natural materials and chemical stabilizers to form, under high pressure, strong building materials. These internment blocks can be formed in an unlimited variety of shapes and weights and can be used to build permanent structures. The ashes are forever protected from the elements and are in a final resting place as part of the memorial structure. The building blocks require zero perpetual care and can last up to or beyond 1000 years. The building blocks can be designed into a lasting memorial of the size and scope desired. In their final cured state, the building blocks can be as hard as stone and impervious to moisture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventor: Bobby Gerald Williams
  • Patent number: 8709150
    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: August 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Bandshidhar Nayak, Barada Kanta Mishra, Snehasis Behera, Rajeev, Vimal Kumar
  • Patent number: 8657954
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mixture containing an alkali-activated aluminosilicate binder, said mixture, after hardening, containing at least 25% by weight of glass beads, based on the total mass. The hardened product has a surface which has very little tendency to soil and is easy to clean. A process for the preparation of the mixture according to the invention and the use thereof as joint filler are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Construction Research & Technology GmbH
    Inventors: Florian Ellenrieder, Michael McIlhatton, Adolf Hagner
  • Patent number: 8652250
    Abstract: A composition used for high-strength impermeable concrete. The composition contains sand, stone, cement, water reducer, water and reinforced impermeable sand. The reinforced impermeable sand includes aeolian sand and binder covering the surface of the aeolian sand. The reinforced impermeable sand can fill the gap between the sand and the stone, and well combine various components in the composition, and suppress the seepage phenomenon of the molded concrete, thereby greatly improving the strength and impermeability of the concrete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Inventors: Shengyi Qin, Yihai Jia, Zhenbang Wang, Huan Wang, Wenxing Hu
  • Publication number: 20140007796
    Abstract: Disclosed are encapsulated zinc compounds, together with methods for preparing and use the same. Also disclosed are methods for mixing the encapsulated zinc mixtures with a cement, and the resulting concrete compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: Kansas State University Research Foundation, Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Maria C.G. Juenger, Sarah Clare Taylor Lange, Kyle Riding
  • Patent number: 8617307
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an alkali-activated binder which can be used as a binder for replacing cement, and more particularly, to an alkali-activated binder, and to mortar, concrete, concrete products, and wet loess paving material comprising the binder, in which inorganic sodium-free alkaline materials are contained to reduce the total amount of Na2O and K2O in concrete, thus improving the workability and the strength stability and inhibiting the alkali-aggregate reaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Industry Foundation of Chonnam National University
    Inventors: Jin Kyu Song, Keun Hyeok Yang
  • Publication number: 20130233208
    Abstract: The method includes subjecting the pozzolans in crushed state to a high energetic mechanical processing by grinding in a grinding equipment, whereby the pozzolan particles receive mechanical impulses, and the grinding is carried out for a predetermined time resulting in a compressive strength of a 2 inch side cube of mortar having 80% Portland cement and 20% natural pozzolan in a ratio of 1:2.75 to standard sand and in addition water required to obtain a flow of the mortar according to American standard ASTM C 109, which has been properly compacted under vibration and hardened at +20° C. in sealed condition, which after 28 days is ?75% of the compressive strength of a 2 inch side cube, treated as the cube, of a mortar having a ratio of Portland cement:sand of 1:2.75 and water corresponding to 48.5% of the weight of Portland cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: PROCEDO ENTERPRISES ETABLISSEMENT
    Inventor: Vladimir RONIN
  • Publication number: 20130196061
    Abstract: Fiber-containing composite particles and fiber-reinforced barrier matrix compositions made from them are disclosed. The composite particles include a core, a hydratable clay mineral layer, an optional protective coating, and a reinforcing fiber. The fiber may be present in any or all of several locations: adhered to the core, dispersed in the hydratable layer or in the protective coating. Upon hydration, the hydratable clay mineral layer swells and forms a matrix that cohesively holds the fibers and the core in a fiber-reinforced barrier matrix composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: AQUABLOK, LTD.
    Inventor: John H. Hull
  • Publication number: 20130192494
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hydraulic setting mixture comprising: a) 6% to 25% by weight of cement, b) 50% to 90% by weight of at least one aggregate, and c) 0.001% to 8% by weight of at least one fluoroorganyl-substituted silicon compound, and also to materials produced from this mixture, more particularly components, concrete articles or mouldings. The invention further relates to the use of a hydraulic setting mixture of the invention for producing materials, more particularly components, concrete articles or mouldings, for example as face concrete, where the surface of the materials exhibits only relatively low soiling tendency (“easy-to-clean” property) even on abrasion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: EVONIK DEGUSSA GmbH
    Inventors: Manuel Friedel, Spomenko Ljesic, Philipp Albert, Burkhard Standke
  • Publication number: 20130167756
    Abstract: Provided herein are compositions, methods, and systems for cementitious compositions containing calcium carbonate compositions and aggregate. The compositions find use in a variety of applications, including use in a variety of building materials and building applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Publication date: July 4, 2013
    Applicant: Calera Corporation
    Inventor: Calera Corporation
  • Publication number: 20130139728
    Abstract: A method of making a rapid setting lightweight cementitious composition with improved compressive strength for products such as boards is disclosed. The method mixes fly ash, alkali metal salt of citric acid and lightweight aggregate with water. Compositions which include fly ash, alkali metal salts of citric acid and lightweight aggregate are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
    Inventor: United States Gypsum Company
  • Publication number: 20130087939
    Abstract: Retardant-free inorganic polymer compositions and methods for their preparation are described herein. The methods include mixing reactants comprising a reactive powder and an activator in the presence of water and forming an inorganic polymer product. In some examples, the method includes continuously feeding the resultant mixture to produce the inorganic polymer product. Also described herein are mixtures and inorganic polymer compositions. Further described are building materials formed according to the methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: Boral Material Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Russell L. Hill, Zhaozhou Zhang, Mark Hollett, Li Ai
  • Publication number: 20130081557
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, a method and/or composition of environment friendly composite construction material. In one aspect, a method includes providing a mixture of a pozzolanic material and/or a kaolin clay with an activator solution to form an alumino-silicate cementitious material through a resulting geo-polymerization process. The alumino-silicate cementitious material is in the form of a paste. The method also includes processing the alumino-silicate cementitious material to transform the alumino-silicate cementitious material that is in the form of the paste to a form of a powder of the alumino-silicate cementitious material. The method further includes mixing the alumino-silicate cementitious material which is in the form of the powder with water to control a workability of the alumino-silicate cementitious material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2012
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology
    Inventor: King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology
  • Publication number: 20130068140
    Abstract: A cement composition, and a process for producing a cement composition, wherein the cement composition has the Sr content of 0.065 mass % to 1.0 mass % and the MgO content of greater than 1.0 mass % to 3.0 mass %. The process for producing a cement composition comprises a step (A) of adjusting the basic raw material units of raw materials selected from the group consisting of limestone, silica stone, coal ash, clay, blast furnace slag, soil generated by construction work, sewage sludge, hydrocake and iron sources so that the cement composition has the Sr content of 0.065 mass % to 1.0 mass % and the MgO content of greater than 1.0 mass % to 3.0 mass %, blending the adjusted raw materials and burning to produce cement clinker, and a step (B) of mixing the cement clinker with gypsum and an admixture of limestone and blast furnace slag followed by grinding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: UBE Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihiko Sawabe, Hitoshi Tonokohchi, Takayasu Itoh, Hiroshi Mikami
  • Publication number: 20130062549
    Abstract: A plastic refractory material or a refractory mortar which harden when dried and which contain at least one light-weight filler, a binder, fibers and/or wollastonite as well as water is characterized in that blown closed-cell volcanic ash is used as the light-weight filler, the ash being provided with a superficial water-protection layer, in that an inorganic-organic hybrid binder is used as the binder, the binder containing silicic acid and an organic polymer, and in that the material or the mortar contains kaolin or kaolinite and silicon dioxide. It is suggested to publish the abstract without a drawing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Rainer Angenendt, Peer Genth
  • Publication number: 20130061779
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a well bore, the settable composition comprising unexpanded perlite, cement kiln dust, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a well bore, the settable composition comprising ground unexpanded perlite, Portland cement interground with pumicite, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Yet another embodiment of the present invention comprises a settable composition comprising: ground unexpanded perlite; cement kiln dust; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130059099
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cement-free alkali-activated binder. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cement-free alkali-activated binder having a novel combination ratio, which can improve the compressive strength of mortar and concrete in which the cement-free alkali-activated binder is used as a binding material instead of cement, and which can solve the low field applicability of mortar and concrete in terms of quick setting characteristics, fluidity loss, economic efficiency and the like, and to mortar or concrete comprising the same. The cement-free alkali-activated binder can improve field applicability by controlling the content and combination ratio of an alkali activator included in the cement-free alkali-activated binder, and can solve the problems of the toxicity of cement, the carbon dioxide (CO2) produced during the manufacturing of cement and the exhaustion of natural resources due to the production of cement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Jin Kyu Song, Keun Hyeok Yang
  • Publication number: 20130008351
    Abstract: Embodiments disclose method and compositions that comprise cement kiln dust and rice husk ash. An embodiment comprises a method of cementing comprising: placing a settable composition into a subterranean formation, the settable composition comprising cement kiln dust, rice husk ash, and water; and allowing the settable composition to set. Another embodiment discloses a settable composition comprising cement kiln dust, rice husk ash, and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Jiten Chatterji, D. Chad Brenneis, Callie R. Jarratt
  • Publication number: 20130008352
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are disclosed that comprise cement kiln dust having a mean particle size that has been altered. An embodiment discloses a method of preparing cement kiln dust comprising: providing cement kiln dust having an original particle size; and altering the mean particle size of the cement kiln dust from the original size by grinding, separating, or a combination thereof. Another embodiment discloses a well treatment fluid comprising: cement kiln dust having a mean particle size that has been altered from its original size by grinding, separating, or a combination thereof; and water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Craig W. Roddy, Jiten Chatterji, Chad Brenneis, Callie R. Jarratt
  • Patent number: 8338506
    Abstract: Partial oxidation of crumb rubber derived from environmental hazardous waste tires yields surface treated crumb rubber and a gas condensate which are used as blending stocks for making rubberized concrete with substantially improved mechanical strength as compared to the conventional rubberized concrete. The chemically more active rubber surface becomes hydrophilic, so it interacts with the hydrophilic surface of surrounding cement matrix much stronger. The gas condensate co-produced in the partial oxidation reactor consists of mainly active sulfur oxides (R—SOx—R) and serves as an excellent bonding agent to further enhance the bonding strength between the partially oxidized rubber particles and the cement mixes. The mechanically improved rubberized concrete is more versatile than conventional rubberized concrete.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Chun Well Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ji Yen, Maw-Tien Lee, Liang-Hsign Chou, Jen-Ray Chang
  • Patent number: 8337612
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, a method and/or composition of environment friendly composite construction material. In one aspect, a method includes providing a mixture of a pozzolanic material and/or a kaolin clay with an activator solution to form an alumino-silicate cementitious material through a resulting geo-polymerization process. The alumino-silicate cementitious material is in the form of a paste. The method also includes processing the alumino-silicate cementitious material to transform the alumino-silicate cementitious material that is in the form of the paste to a form of a powder of the alumino-silicate cementitious material. The method further includes mixing the alumino-silicate cementitious material which is in the form of the powder with water to control a workability of the alumino-silicate cementitious material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
    Inventors: Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah, Mohammed A Binhussain, Kamarudin Hussin, Mohd Ruzaidi Ghazali, Norazian Mohammed Noor, Mohammad Tamizi Selimin
  • Publication number: 20120318173
    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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Banshidhar NAYAK, Barada Kanta Mishra, Snehasis Behera, Rajeev, Vimal Kumar
  • Publication number: 20120312194
    Abstract: A method for producing a reaction product including at least one synthetic formulation that carbonates sufficiently, said method comprising: providing a first raw material, having a first concentration of M; providing a second raw material, having a second concentration of Me; and mixing the first raw material and the second raw material to produce a reaction product that includes at least one synthetic formulation having the general formula MaMebOc, MaMeb(OH)d, MaMebOc(OH)d or MaMebO(OH)d.(H2O)e, wherein M comprises at least one metal that can react to form a carbonate and Me is at least one element that can form an oxide during the carbonation reaction, wherein the at least one synthetic formulation is capable of undergoing a carbonation reaction, and wherein the at least one synthetic formulation is capable of undergoing volume change during the carbonation reaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Richard E. RIMAN, Thomas E. NYE, Vahit ATAKAN, Cekdar VAKIFAHMETOGLU, Qinghua LI, Ling TANG
  • Publication number: 20120304894
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, a method and/or composition of reduction of carbon dioxide in the manufacturing of cement and concrete. In one embodiment, a method of producing a concrete, includes preparing a dried powder mixture of an alkali hydroxide, a sodium silicate, clay and a pozzolanic material. The dried powder with water may be reacted to form a cement paste. In addition, the cement paste may be mixed with at one of sand, an aggregate, a plasticizer and a nano additive to form the concrete.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: King Abdulaziz City Science and Technology
    Inventors: MOHD MUSTAFA ALBAKRI ABDULLAH, Mohammed A. Binhussain, Kamarudin Hussin, Mohd Ruzaidi Ghazali, Norazian Mohammed Noor, Mohammad Tamizi Selimin
  • Publication number: 20120285682
    Abstract: Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes providing a settable fluid that comprises an aqueous-based medium, a lime composition, and a cementitious blend that comprises metakaolin particulates and aluminosilicate particulates, wherein the cementitious blend is essentially free of Portland cement; introducing the settable fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation that comprises a corrosive component; and allowing the settable fluid to set therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: Ashok K. Santra, Krishna M. Ravi, Crystal Lynne Keys, Benjamin Iverson, Rahul Patil, Sandip Patil