Patent ID: 8404040

Claim:
A process for curing or sealing concrete and cement formulations comprising: a) combining into an emulsion, components comprising: about 10 to about 40 wt % of a paraffin hydrocarbon wax, based upon the weight of the emulsion, about 0.01 to about 20 parts by weight of a saponifiable wax, per 100 parts of a paraffin wax, a saponifier, and about 0.1 to about 5 wt % of a dispersant, based upon the weight of the emulsion to form an aqueous emulsion; b) applying the aqueous emulsion to a surface of the concrete or cement formulation; and c) curing, sealing, or both curing and sealing, the concrete or cement formulation, wherein the aqueous emulsion is free of synthetic polymers.