Manufactured natural pozzolan, improved manufactured natural pozzolan-based cement and method of making and using same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10633287-B2
Application number	US-201816208764-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	Oct 4, 2016
Publication date	Apr 28, 2020
Grant date	Apr 28, 2020

Abstract

The present invention comprises a product. The product comprises a first mineral in particulate form and having a first pozzolanic reactivity and a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first reactivity, wherein the surface of at least some of the particles of the first mineral is at least partially covered with particles of the second mineral. A method of making the composition of the present invention is also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A composition comprising:
a first mineral in particulate form having a volume-based average particle size of approximately 15 to approximately 60 μm and having a first pozzolanic reactivity, wherein the first mineral comprises:
a crystalline or amorphous mineral aggregate comprising less than or equal to 25% by weight glass or amorphous content, approximately 5% to approximately 60% by weight Plagioclase Feldspar, 0% to approximately 40% by weight Clinopyroxene, 0% to approximately 30% by weight Amphibole, 0% to approximately 30% by weight other minerals with a minimum of 45% by weight silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ); and

a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first mineral pozzolanic reactivity, wherein the second mineral is Metakaolin having a volume-based average particle size of approximately 0.1 to approximately 10 μm and wherein particles of the second mineral are disposed on the surface of the first mineral.

2. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a hydraulic cement.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the hydraulic cement is portland cement.

4. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the first mineral has a reactivity of less than 100% as measured by ASTM C-618.

5. The composition of claim 1 , wherein the second mineral has a reactivity of greater than 100% as measured by ASTM C-618.

6. A composition comprising:
a first mineral in particulate form having a volume-based average particle size of approximately 15 to approximately 60 μm and having a first pozzolanic reactivity, wherein the first mineral comprises:
a crystalline or amorphous mineral aggregate comprising less than or equal to 25% by weight glass or amorphous content, approximately 5% to approximately 60% by weight Plagioclase Feldspar, 0% to approximately 40% by weight Clinopyroxene, 0% to approximately 30% by weight Amphibole, 0% to approximately 30% by weight other minerals with a minimum of 45% by weight silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ); and

a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first mineral pozzolanic reactivity, wherein the second mineral is silica fume having a volume-based average particle size of approximately 0.1 to approximately 10 μm and wherein particles of the second mineral are disposed on the surface of the first mineral.

7. The composition of claim 6 further comprising a hydraulic cement.

8. The composition of claim 7 , wherein the hydraulic cement is portland cement.

9. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the first mineral has a reactivity of less than 100% as measured by ASTM C-618.

10. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the second mineral has a reactivity of greater than 100% as measured by ASTM C-618.

11. A composition comprising:
a first mineral in particulate form having a volume-based average particle size of approximately 15 to approximately 60 μm and having a first pozzolanic reactivity, wherein the first mineral comprises:
a crystalline or amorphous mineral aggregate comprising less than or equal to 25% by weight glass or amorphous content, approximately 5% to approximately 60% by weight Plagioclase Feldspar, 0% to approximately 40% by weight Clinopyroxene, 0% to approximately 30% by weight Amphibole, 0% to approximately 30% by weight other minerals with a minimum of 45% by weight silicon dioxide (SiO 2 ); and

a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first mineral pozzolanic reactivity, wherein the second mineral is aluminosilicate comprising approximately 50% to approximately 80% SiO 2 , approximately 5% to approximately 45% Al 2 O 3 and having a volume-based average particle size of approximately 0.1 to approximately 10 μm and wherein particles of the second mineral are disposed on the surface of the first mineral.

12. The composition of claim 11 further comprising a hydraulic cement.

13. The composition of claim 12 , wherein the hydraulic cement is portland cement.

14. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the first mineral has a reactivity of less than 100% as measured by ASTM C-618.

15. The composition of claim 11 , wherein the second mineral has a reactivity of greater than 100% as measured by ASTM C-618.

Assignees

• Ciuperca Romeo Ilarian

Inventors

• Ciuperca Romeo Ilarian

Classifications

• C04B2111/00215

  Mortar or concrete mixtures defined by their oxide composition · CPC title

• C04B20/1074

  Silicates, e.g. glass · CPC title

• C04B20/1066

  Oxides, Hydroxides · CPC title

• C04B14/106

  Kaolin · CPC title

• C04B28/04 Primary

  Portland cements · CPC title