UTILITY MATERIALS INCORPORATING A MICROPARTICLE MATRIX FORMED WITH A SETTING AGENT
A composition, utility material, and method of making a utility material id disclosed. A composition having an improved setting time may include a plurality of microparticles mixed with a sodium silicate binder and an isocyanate setting agent, where the microparticle composition has a setting time of less than or equal to one hour. A utility material may be a wallboard that includes the composition.
1 . (canceled)
2 . A utility material, comprising:
a first facing layer,
wherein the first facing layer comprises paper, fiberglass, or aluminum;
a second facing layer,
wherein the first facing layer comprises paper, fiberglass, or aluminum; and
a core matrix sandwiched between the first facing layer and the second facing layer, wherein the core matrix comprises:
a binder,
a plurality of microspheres, and
a quantity of perlite.