Composition for Activating Super Sulfated Cement
The invention relates to a composition for activating a super sulfated cement (SSC), the composition comprising calcium sulfoaluminate (CSA) and/or calcium aluminate (CA) or a composition of both and calcium hydroxide (CH) wherein the composition comprises 65 wt. % to 85 wt. % CSA and/or CA and 15 wt. % to 35 wt. % CH and to a super sulfated cement comprising blast furnace slag, a calcium sulfate component and the composition for activating the super sulfated cement and concrete made from the super sulfated cement and predetermined aggregates.
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15 : A composition for activating a super sulfated cement, the composition comprising:
(a) 65 wt. % to 85 wt. % of at least one of calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminate, and
(b) 15 wt. % to 35 wt. % calcium hydroxide.
16 : The composition of claim 15 , wherein the composition comprises:
(a) 70 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the at least one of calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminate and
(b) 20 wt. % to 30 wt. % calcium hydroxide
17 : The composition of claim 15 , wherein calcium aluminate is partially substituted by calcium sulfate.
18 : The composition of claim 15 , wherein both calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminate are present, the composition comprising:
(a) from 5 wt. % to 95 wt. % of calcium sulfoaluminate, and
(b) from 95 wt. % to 5 wt. % of calcium aluminate,
in each case, based on the total amount of calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminate in the composition.
19 : The composition of claim 17 , wherein both calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminate are present, the composition comprising:
(a) from 5 wt. % to 95 wt. % of calcium sulfoaluminate, and
(b) from 95 wt. % to 5 wt. % of calcium aluminate,
in each case, based on the total amount of calcium sulfoaluminate and calcium aluminate in the composition.
20 : The composition of claim 15 , wherein
(a) calcium sulfoaluminate is present as calcium-sulfoaluminate-cement, and/or
(b) calcium aluminate is present as calcium-aluminate-cement, and/or
(c) calcium hydroxide is present as slaked lime.
21 : The composition of claim 16 , wherein
(a) calcium sulfoaluminate is present as calcium-sulfoaluminate-cement, and/or
(b) calcium aluminate is present as calcium-aluminate-cement, and/or
(c) calcium hydroxide is present as slaked lime.
22 : The composition of claim 17 , wherein
(a) calcium sulfoaluminate is present as calcium-sulfoaluminate-cement, and/or
(b) calcium aluminate is present as calcium-aluminate-cement, and/or
(c) calcium hydroxide is present as slaked lime.
23 : The composition of claim 18 , wherein
(a) calcium sulfoaluminate is present as calcium-sulfoaluminate-cement, and/or
(b) calcium aluminate is present as calcium-aluminate-cement, and/or
(c) calcium hydroxide is present as slaked lime.
24 : A super sulfated cement comprising:
1 wt. % to 5 wt. %. of the composition of claim 15 ,
6 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the calcium sulfate component and remainder blast furnace slag.
25 : A super sulfated cement comprising:
1 wt. % to 5 wt. %. of the composition of claim 16 ,
6 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the calcium sulfate component and remainder blast furnace slag.
26 : A super sulfated cement comprising:
1 wt. % to 5 wt. %. of the composition of claim 17 ,
6 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the calcium sulfate component and remainder blast furnace slag.
27 : A super sulfated cement comprising:
1 wt. % to 5 wt. %. of the composition of claim 18 ,
6 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the calcium sulfate component and remainder blast furnace slag.
28 : A super sulfated cement comprising:
1 wt. % to 5 wt. %. of the composition of claim 19 ,
6 wt. % to 20 wt. % of the calcium sulfate component and remainder blast furnace slag.
29 : The super sulfated cement of claim 24 , wherein
blast furnace slag is present in an amount of at least 79 wt. %.
30 : The super sulfated cement of claim 24 , wherein the calcium sulfate component is at least one selected from the group consisting of calcium sulfate dihydrate, calcium sulfate hemihydrate, and anhydrous calcium sulfate.
31 : The super sulfated cement of claim 24 , wherein the super sulfated slag cement further comprises a setting retardant.
32 : A concrete comprising aggregates and the super sulfated cement of claim 15 .
33 : A concrete comprising aggregates and the super sulfated cement of claim 18 .
34 : An object selected from the group consisting of (i) precast concrete parts, (ii) buildings, (iii) objects made with civil engineering, (iv) tunnels, and (v) submarine applications, where the object comprises the concrete of claim 32 .