Patent ID: 8968466
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: C04B

Abstract:
1. An emulsion for providing water-resistance to a gypsum product, comprising: at least one paraffin wax, wherein each paraffin wax of the at least one paraffin wax, comprises a melting point from about 57° C. and about 66° C., an oil content from about 0.1% to less than 1% by weight of the paraffin wax, a flash point from about 200° C. to about 240° C., and an average carbon number of the paraffin from 29 to 32; a hydrophilic metallic salt selected from the group consisting of magnesium sulfate, potassium sulfate, lithium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, potassium acetate, ammonium heptamolybdate, and combinations thereof; and water, wherein the emulsion is free of an alkyl phenol.