FORMULATION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ACID AND HEAT-RESISTANT CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS

1 . A formulation comprising:

at least two inorganic binders, wherein the first inorganic binder is selected from hydraulic binders, latent hydraulic binders, and mixtures thereof, and the second inorganic binder is selected from pozzolanic binders;

at least one activator selected from alkali metal silicates, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal aluminates, alkali metal sulfates, and mixtures thereof; and

at least one polycondensation product comprising as monomer components:

a) at least one aromatic compound of the formula

Ar—V—[CHR 1 —CHR 2 —(O—CHR 1 —CHR 2 ) m —R 3 ] n , wherein

Ar is an aryl group,

V is O, NH or N,

R 1 and R 2 each independently of one another are selected from H, methyl and ethyl

m is an integer from 0 to 300,

n is 1 if V═O or NH, and is 2 if V═N, and

R 3 is selected from OH, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, alkylaryloxy, phosphate, phosphonate, sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate, and mixtures thereof;

b) at least one aromatic carboxylic acid; and

c) at least one aldehyde.

2 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the hydraulic binder is selected from portland cement, aluminate cement, sulfoaluminate cements, and mixtures thereof, and the content of portland cement, aluminate cement and/or sulfoaluminate cement in the binder system is ≤30% by weight.

3 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the latent hydraulic binder is selected from blast furnace slag, granulated blast furnace slag, ground granulated blast furnace slag, electrothermal phosphorus slag, steel slag and mixtures thereof.

4 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the pozzolanic binder is selected from precipitated silica, pyrogenic silica, microsilica, glass powder, brown coal fly ash, mineral coal fly ash, rice husk ash, metakaolin, volcanic ash, tuff, trass, pozzolana and zeolites and mixtures thereof.

5 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the first inorganic binder to the second inorganic binder is from 1:50 to 50:1 by weight.

6 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the alkali metal silicate is selected from compounds having the empirical formula mSiO 2 .nM 2 O, in which the alkali metal M represents Li, Na or K, or a mixture thereof, and the molar ratio m:n is from 1.0 to 4.0.

7 . The formulation of claim 6 , comprising at least two activators, wherein the first activator is selected from powdered alkali metal silicates, and the second activator is selected from alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal aluminates, alkali metal sulfates, and mixtures thereof, wherein the alkali metal has the above meaning.

8 . The formulation of claim 7 , wherein the ratio of the powdered alkali metal silicate to the second activator is from 1:100 to 100:1 by weight.

9 . The formulation of claim 1 , additionally comprising inert fillers and/or further additives.

10 . The formulation of claim 1 , wherein the polycondensation product comprises as monomer components:

a) at least one aromatic compound of the formula

Ar—O—CHR 1 —CHR 2 —(O—CHR 1 —CHR 2 ) m —R 3 , wherein

Ar is an aryl group,

R 1 and R 2 each independently of one another are selected from H, methyl and ethyl,

m is an integer from 0 to 300, and

R 3 is selected from OH, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, alkylaryloxy, phosphate, phosphonate, sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate, and mixtures thereof;

b) at least one aromatic carboxylic acid; and

c) at least one aldehyde.

11 . The formulation of claim 10 , wherein Ar is an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms in the ring system.

12 . The formulation of claim 10 , wherein both R 1 and R 2 are H.

13 . The formulation of claim 10 , wherein m is an integer from 0 to 280, preferably from 10 to 160 and more particularly from 12 to 120.

14 . (canceled)

15 . The formulation of claim 10 , wherein the aromatic carboxylic acid is selected from 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, 3-hydroxybenzoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,6-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, gallic acid, salicylic acid and mixtures thereof.

16 . The formulation of claim 10 , wherein the aldehyde is selected from the group consisting of formaldehyde, paraformaldehyde, glyoxylic acid, benzaldehyde, benzaldehydesulfonic acid, benzaldehydedisulfonic acid, vanillin, isovanillin, and mixtures thereof.

17 . The formulation of claim 10 , wherein the polycondensation product is in the form of a comb polymer having a novolak structure.

18 . The formulation of claim 17 , wherein the polycondensation product has a molecular weight in the range from 1000 to 100,000 g/mol.

19 . A method for producing an acid-resistant construction product comprising combining together at least two inorganic binders, wherein the first inorganic binder is selected from hydraulic binders, latent hydraulic binders, and mixtures thereof, and the second inorganic binder is selected from pozzolanic binders;

at least one activator selected from alkali metal silicates, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal aluminates, alkali metal sulfates, and mixtures thereof; and

at least one polycondensation product comprising as monomer components:

a) at least one aromatic compound of the formula

Ar—V—[CHR 1 —CHR 2 —(O—CHR 1 —CHR 2 ) m —R 3 ] n , wherein

Ar is an aryl group,

V is O, NH or N,

R 1 and R 2 each independently of one another are selected from H, methyl and ethyl,

m is an integer from 0 to 300,

n is 1 if V═O or NH, and is 2 if V═N, and

R 3 is selected from OH, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, alkylaryloxy, phosphate, phosphonate, sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate, and mixtures thereof;

b) at least one aromatic carboxylic acid; and

c) at least one aldehyde.

20 . A method for producing a heat-resistant construction product comprising combining together at least two inorganic binders, wherein the first inorganic binder is selected from hydraulic binders, latent hydraulic binders, and mixtures thereof, and the second inorganic binder is selected from pozzolanic binders;

at least one activator selected from alkali metal silicates, alkali metal carbonates, alkali metal hydroxides, alkali metal aluminates, alkali metal sulfates, and mixtures thereof; and

at least one polycondensation product comprising as monomer components:

a) at least one aromatic compound of the formula

Ar—V—[CHR 1 —CHR 2 —(O—CHR 1 —CHR 2 ) m —R 3 ] n , wherein

Ar is an aryl group,

V is O, NH or N,

R 1 and R 2 each independently of one another are selected from H, methyl and ethyl,

m is an integer from 0 to 300,

n is 1 if V═O or NH, and is 2 if V═N, and

R 3 is selected from OH, alkoxy, aryloxy, arylalkoxy, alkylaryloxy, phosphate, phosphonate, sulfate, sulfonate, carboxylate, and mixtures thereof;

b) at least one aromatic carboxylic acid; and

c) at least one aldehyde.

21 . The formulation of claim 2 , wherein the content of portland cement, aluminate cement and/or sulfoaluminate cement in the binder system is ≤20% by weight.