Chemical method and composition for soil improvement
A composition for chemical soil improvement includes a synthetic fluid or base oil, a pour point depressant, polyisobutylene, and synthetic fibers, and various combinations thereof.
1. A method for preventing erosion of an associated soil embankment, the method comprising the steps of:
creating a mixture of a synthetic fluid, a binder, and synthetic fibers;
combining the mixture with fine-grained material;
applying at least one layer of the fine-grained material and mixture to the embankment; and,
compacting the at least one layer of fine-grained material and mixture.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein within the mixture, the synthetic fluid is about 80% to about 95% by weight, the binder is about 5% to about 20% by weight, and the synthetic fibers are about 0.1% to about 5% by weight.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein, after combining with the fine-grained material, the fine-grained material is about 80% to about 92% by weight, water is about 6% to about 12% by weight, and the mixture is about 2% to about 8% by weight.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic fluid is synthetic isoalkane.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the binder is chosen from the group comprising a carboxylic acid, an ester, and a thermoplastic polyolefin.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the thermoplastic polyolefin is chosen from the group comprising: C n H 2n and R—C 2n H 3n .
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the thermoplastic polyolefin is chosen from the group comprising: polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, and their copolymers.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the synthetic fibers are polypropylene, are about one-quarter inch to about three inches in length, and are chosen from the group comprising standard tape fibers, fibrillated fibers, and decomposing fibers.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fine-grained material is silt.
10. The method of claim 2 , wherein the synthetic fluid is synthetic isoalkane.
11. The method of claim 2 , wherein the binder is chosen from the group comprising a carboxylic acid, an ester, and a thermoplastic polyolefin.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the thermoplastic polyolefin is chosen from the group comprising: C n H 2n and R—C 2n H 3n .
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the thermoplastic polyolefin is chosen from the group comprising: polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutene, polyisobutylene, polyisoprene, and their copolymers.
14. The method of claim 2 , wherein the synthetic fibers are polypropylene, are about one-quarter inch to about three inches in length, and are chosen from the group comprising standard tape fibers, fibrillated fibers, and decomposing fibers.
15. The method of claim 2 , wherein the fine-grained material is silt.
16. The method of claim 3 , wherein the synthetic fluid is synthetic isoalkane.
17. The method of claim 3 , wherein the binder is chosen from the group comprising a carboxylic acid, an ester, and a thermoplastic polyolefin.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the thermoplastic polyolefin is chosen from the group comprising: C n H 2n and R—C 2n H 3n .
19. The method of claim 3 , wherein the synthetic fibers are polypropylene, are about one-quarter inch to about three inches in length, and are chosen from the group comprising standard tape fibers, fibrillated fibers, and decomposing fibers.
20. The method of claim 3 , wherein the fine-grained material is silt.