Patent ID: 11958774
Assignee: GCP APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  Y | IPC C

Claim 16:
17. A method for producing aggregate particles from cementitious compositions, comprising: combining a cementitious composition and a formulation consisting essentially of at least one aggregate-forming inducer, wherein the at least one aggregate-forming inducer when added to said cementitious composition introduces surface area of between 500 and 10,000 square meters per cubic meter of the cementitious composition, and mixing said cementitious composition with said formulation until the mixed components form granular material, wherein the at least one aggregate-forming inducer is chosen from shredded and/or cut paper, cardboard, corrugated cardboard, cartons, corrugated cartons, crepe paper, newsprint, kraft paper, wall paper, wax paper, silk paper, shredded currencies removed from circulation, wood fibers, glass fibers, shredded textiles, cotton fibers, hemp, mineral fiber chosen from wollastonite, mica, rock wool, slag wool, graphite, natural fibers chosen from sisal fibers, cotton, flax, jute, coconut husks, protein-based fibers, banana, pineapple, wool, mohair, silk, and mixtures of any of the foregoing.