Patent Application: US-95046607-A

Abstract:
this invention is related to a new composition of polymeric concrete which is characterized by the total elimination of portland cement as an agglutinant or binding agent , and the total elimination of water as a catalyst or hardening agent . in particular , a polymeric concrete including i ) 6 . 0 to 35 % by weight of a polymerization or polycondensation resin ; ii ) 94 . 0 to 65 . 0 % by weight of loads or mechanical resistance elements ; iii ) optionally 0 . 5 to 5 . 0 % by weight of a catalyst dissolved in dissolvent agents ; iv ) optionally 1 . 0 to 6 . 0 % by weight of an accelerator based on soap elaborated with non - hydrosoluble heavy metals dissolved in a dissolving agent ; v ) optionally 1 . 0 to 10 . 0 % by weight of ultraviolet ray inhibitors dissolved in a dissolving agent ; vi ) optionally 1 . 0 to 15 . 0 % by weight of flame combustion inhibitors dissolved in a dissolving agent ; and vii ) optionally 4 . 0 to 15 . 0 % by weight integrated colors .

Description:
the initial point of the research and development was determined as obtaining in a laboratory environment a cementant that is not soluble in water and that can use its own base product as vehicle or dissolvent . in this particular case , tests with several different monomers were carried out as said monomers are molecules or compounds that tend to contain carbon and have low molecular weights and simple chemical structures , and are susceptible to become polymers , plastics , synthetic resins or elastomers through being combined with their own molecules or other similar molecule compounds . a variety of tests were therefore carried out with different polycondensation and / or polymerization products of dicarboxylic acids with dihydroxide alcohols and drying oils and ethylenic unsaturation ; vinyl chloride , methyl methacrylate , adipic acid , hexamethylenediamine , ethylene glycols , propylene , diethylene , dipropylene , phthalic acid , furfuryl alcohol , furfural , melamine and formaldehyde amino - resins , urea , phenol , paratoluensulphonic acid , benzenesulphonic acid , tri - methylol - melamine , methylol - melamine , hydroxyphenylbenzotriazol , oligomeric chloroalkyl phosphate , methyl dimethyl phosphate , phthalate steres , sebacats , adipats , tricresyl phosphate , aluminates , silicon oils , cresols , xylenols , resorcinol , naphthols , hydroxybenzene , phenolic acid , carbolic acid , oxymethylene , formic aldehyde , n - butanol , epichlorohydrin , methylene chloride , styrene monomer , dianhydric pyromellitic , pyromellitic acid , pyrrolidine , pentadiene and cyclooctatriene , among others . from the results of the laboratory tests , the availability of the raw materials for each one of the above was determined , both with regard to original or virgin raw material as with recycled materials . thermofixed plastics ( thermosetting plastics ) ( packaging , lighters , disposable razors , trash bags , soda bottles , packaging , etc .) and some derivates of adipic acid represent a considerable volume of non - industrial waste and are non - biodegradable . the above materials , having been cleaned and milled , were used in 30 . 0 % of the fabrication of the new alkidic - style polycondensation resin of dicarboxylic acids with dihydroxide alcohols , and it was established that using the original styrene monomer solvent as a diluting agent and chemically reprocessing until a high polymer resulting from a chemical reaction in presence of heat and the catalysts sebecat , adipat , diethyleneglycol and tricresylic phosphate is obtained . this resin was modified during the process with hydroxyphenylbenzotriazols and chloroalkyl oligomer phosphates and methyl dimethyl phosphates . the product obtained could be classified as an ethylenical unsaturation orthophthalic phosphate that is compatible with unsaturated isophtalic resins . a number of absorption tests were carried out with the determined resin using different rocky aggregates in non - metallic minerals , synthetic and organic fibers , sea sand , desert sand , diatomaceous earth , potassic and sodic feldspars , pieces of glass and perlite of the same material and also with different combinations of all the above materials with metallic minerals , including pyrite , as well as non - biodegradable waste matter or recyclable matter such as steel slag . the results obtained determined the hiring of the services of the instituto de ingenieria de la universidad nacional autónoma de mexico ( national autonomous university of mexico engineering institute ) in order to provide scientific validation of the results by virtue of the need to establish the corresponding standards . using the results of different tests , a commitment was established with the instituto tecnológico y de estudios superiores de monterrey , campus atizapán estado de mexico ( atizapán mexico state campus of the institute of technology and higher studies of monterrey ) in order to develop the aforementioned standards . in accordance with the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering , 500 examples of 15 . 0 by 30 . 0 cm cylinders made of polymeric concrete were elaborated , 50 of which included limestone gravel and gray sand , raw and without granulometers ; 50 examples of the same materials with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement ; 50 examples with basaltic gravel , raw and without granulometers ; 50 examples with the same materials with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement ; 50 examples with andesite gravel and gray sand , raw and without granulometers ; 50 examples with the same materials with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement ; 50 examples with basaltic gravel and basaltic sand raw and without granulometers ; 50 examples with the same materials with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement ; 50 examples with tezontle gravel and gray sand raw without granulometers and 50 examples with the same materials and with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement . the above examples were used to determine the resistance to compression , elasticity module , resistance to tension ( brazilian test ), plastic dripping or creep frame , absorption , chemical resistance , electrical conductivity , dielectric resistance , resistance to flame , determination of barcol hardness , resistance to abrasion , accelerated inclemency , freezing and defrosting tests , adherence to corrugated and smooth iron tests , resistance to post - tensed and pre - tensed and resistance to cutting force in a rigid frame . as a complement to the above tests , 50 15 . 0 by 16 . 0 cm beams were made , 10 with andesite gravel and raw gray sand without granulometers ; 10 with the same materials with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement ; 10 with limestone gravel and gray sand without granulometers ; 10 with the same materials with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement ; 10 with basaltic gravel and gray sand with granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement and 10 with tezontle gravel and gray sand and granulometers similar to those used in the elaboration of portland cement . the above examples were used to carry out the tests corresponding to tension with the beam freely supported two - thirds of the way along their length . in accordance with the above results , a thousand lightened 7 . 0 by 14 . 0 by 28 . 0 cm bricks and a wall one centimeter thick were manufactured using calcium carbonate and potassic silicate as loads or aggregates . several test walls were constructed in the laboratory of the national autonomous university of mexico engineering institute using the aforementioned bricks , along with a 2 . 92 by 2 . 54 meter wall with partition walls made of portland cement and joints with 1 . 0 cm grooves . the mortar used was elaborated with portland cement and a proportion of 1 : 1 / 2 : 4 of portland cement , cal and gray sand respectively was determined . the aforementioned wall was subjected to cyclical cutting forces , the results of which demonstrate that the bricks possess a great resistance to compression . at the same time as the above tests were carried out , the adherence of polymeric concrete to hardened portland concrete was determined , as well as the restoration of hardened portland concrete after cracking , fractures or lixiviation . in order to perform the above tests , three natural - size beam — column joint nodes were created , in one of which the soldered plaque process was modified by steel and connected to then pour polymeric concrete with a resistance of f ′ c = 1800 kg / cm 2 . in the second example the soldered plaque process was not modified and polymeric concrete with the same resistance to compression was poured . in the third example the plaque soldering process was carried out along with the installation of steel connectors in order to the pour polymeric concrete with the same resistance to compression . as in the case of the wall described above , the three aforementioned examples were subjected to cyclical cutting force loads , and registered failures at 84 , 87 and 96 tons of lateral load respectively at the joint of polymeric concrete with the portland concrete , with the final example reporting a number of fractures and crumbling , while the polymeric concrete registered fissures caused by the steel flexion force . the polymeric concrete used in the above test corresponds to the formulation determined with basaltic gravel and gray sand with granulometers . the aforementioned tests were supervised by personnel from the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering . in order to develop the adherence tests of the polymeric concrete to hardened portland concrete and portland concrete to polymeric concrete , six 15 . 0 × 30 . 0 cm cylinders made of polymeric concrete and basaltic gravel and gray sand were elaborated without granulometers for a nominal resistance to compression of f ′ c = 1200 kg / cm 2 . the cylinders were cut in half at an angle of 45 ° fifteen days after being cast , and the twelve halves were placed in metallic 15 . 0 × 30 . 0 cm cylinder moulds over which a mixture of portland concrete for a nominal resistance to compression of f ′ c = 350 kg / cm 2 was poured , and then subjected to a steam hardening process for four hours and then sent to the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering to be assessed . in order to perform the inverse test , nine 15 . 0 × 30 . 0 cm cylinders were cast with portland concrete with a nominal resistance to compression of f ′ c = 350 kg / cm 2 . these cylinders were subjected to steam hardening for eight hours and fifteen days later were cut in half at an angle of 45 °. the 18 halves were placed in metallic 15 . 0 × 30 . 0 cm moulds on which polymeric concrete with a nominal resistance to compression of f ′ c = 1200 kg / cm 2 was cast . these cylinders were not subjected to any kind of steam hardening process , and were then sent to the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering for assessment . in all cases the typical failure exists at the part cast with portland concrete which is transmitted to the area cast with polymeric concrete , with no displacement caused by lack of adherence being shown between the two concretes at the point of union . the report issued by the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering concludes that the typical compression failure is initially generated through the hydraulic concrete and then transmitted to the polymeric concrete . on request by the general directorate of federal highways of the ministry of communications and transport , a 21 . 0 meter - long aashto iv with a 1 . 15 - meter stilt was manufactured with polymeric concrete with a nominal resistance to compression of f ′ c = 1200 kg / cm 2 . this structural element was instrumented with gauges to measure its deformations and recuperation with cyclical punctual loads for which three hydraulic jacks , each with a capacity of 500 tons provided by the aforementioned institute were used . the structural element was manufactured on dec . 21 , 1991 , and the mould or intrados was removed three hours after being cast . 14 steel clad ropes with ½ ″ pre - tensed steel cables were used instead of the 36 indicated in the normal specifications of the ministry . on dec . 22 , 1991 , with a hardening time of 14 hours , the first 100 - ton test load was applied with the jacks located at two - thirds of the length of the element for a period of four hours , during which time the deformations were measured . when the load on the jacks was cancelled , a punctual load equivalent to 150 tons was applied to the center of the element for a period of four hours , with the deformations and recovery of the camber being measured until the original position , which was obtained three minutes after the load was cancelled . six 15 . 0 × 30 . 0 cm cylinders made of polymeric concrete were also manufactured for the aforementioned government office , in this case boulders and river sand were used as rocky aggregates . the cylinders were sent to the general directorate of technical support services ( laboratories ) of the aforementioned office to be assessed . the resistance to compression and other characteristics of this formulation have not been determined as of the time of writing , despite the fact that the test machine has a capacity of 500 tons . the preliminary analyses of the center estimate a resistance to compression between 4 , 000 and 4 , 500 kg / cm 2 . the chemical resistance of polymeric concrete to most aggressive agents in the environment is excellent and , if required , may be modified by any specific work without affecting its original characteristics . physical - chemical - mechanical properties comparative of polymeric concrete to portland concrete characteristics unit polymeric portland density kg / m 3 1200 - 2000 2300 - 2400 lineal contraction in % 0 . 03 - 0 . 10 0 . 5 - 2 . 3 hardening resistance to kg / cm 2 1200 - 3800 140 - 400 compression resistance to flexion * kg / cm 2 190 - 280 14 - 16 resistance to tension ** kg / cm 2 120 - 160 max . 20 elasticity module square root of 10000 - 15000 7000 - 10000 f ′ c final compression % 12 2 - 3 . 5 force lineal portion of the kg / cm 2 0 . 6 - 0 . 75 0 . 1 - 0 . 3 deformation curve abrasion ( boehme cm 0 . 10 - 0 . 35 2 . 0 - 8 . 0 disc ) specific dripping 10 mpa . 35 - 180 45 - 300 ( compression ) adherence to steel kg / cm 80 - 180 15 - 17 ( cutting ) thermal expansion 10 / k 6 . 0 - 9 . 5 10 . 5 - 12 . 5 proportion ( lineal ) final working ° c . 1280 - 1832 220 - 250 temperature water absorption % weight 0 . 01 - 0 . 014 16 . 0 - 26 . 0 resistance to *** excellent poor corrosion resistance to acids *** excellent poor resistance to alkalis *** excellent average availability at days 0 . 75 14 . 0 - 28 . 0 maximum load removal of centering hours 3 . 0 - 4 . 5 96 . 0 - 336 . 0 loss of weight due to % weight loss 0 . 01 23 . 0 - 29 . 0 freezing and unfreezing ( from − 40 . 0 to + 60 ° c .) 1000 cycle test * beam freely supported at ⅔ of length **“ brazilian ” tension test tests carried out in the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering percentage of resin used 15 . 0 % in polymeric concrete 520 . 0 kg . of portland cement per cubic meter of portland concrete the time required to obtain the optimum available service of any development with polymeric concrete is normally no greater than eight hours , which allows the removal of molding or intrados after three hours or less time if permitted by working conditions . three hours after casting , polymeric concrete has 70 % of its nominal working resistance , while its plastic dripping ( creep mark ) in the same period of time is 80 . 0 %, with the remaining percentage being provided throughout its working life , which is estimated to be an average of 100 years in accordance with the tests carried out by the national autonomous university of mexico institute of engineering . the maximum design load may be applied eight hours after casting . unlike portland concrete , polymeric concrete does not use water as a catalyst or dehydration agent , and does not require steam “ hardening ”. not using water in any of its elaboration processes means that the probable life of the product is not subject to the proportion used and / or purity of the water . after hardening , polymeric concrete has a maximum absorption of 0 . 012 % of water . the clearest advantage of polymeric concrete is its wide range of applications , while another is the possibility of producing a construction material with its own controllable special design properties . understanding the nature of polymeric concrete is the best way to prepare it rationally and make its mixture designs and characteristics more effective . this allows us to understand the main problems of the material and its engineering and its comparison with other compounds , in particular with conventional portland concrete . the physical - chemical properties of conventional portland concrete and its relatively low cost make it an ideal construction material for many applications , despite its many limitations , including its low resistance to corrosion , high permeability , fractures caused by freezing , alkali - aggregate reactivity , lixiviation in presence of carbonated water , crumbling due to heat , low resistance to tension , lack of dielectric resistance , lack of isolation resistance , high manufacturing cost for resistance to compression greater than 400 kg / cm 2 , use of potable water ( without organics , acids , tannic , etc . ), use of controlled granulometer rocky aggregates without the presence of lime , dust , organic material , humic , micaceous , reactive alkali , pomitic , sulphuric minerals ( pirites ), etc . polymeric concrete is a material with a high resistance to compression and which can be modified depending on the aggregates and granulometers used . the resistance to compression of this material using raw andesitic gravel ( without granulometer ) and gray sand with a maximum proportion of dust ( passes 100 mesh ) of 10 . 0 % is 1200 kg / cm 2 , a value that has been assigned to the material as standard resistance . for the elaboration of mortars , granulometers similar to those used with portland cement are applied to obtain the same material ( gray sand mortars ), so reducing the percentage of dust to 8 . 0 %, giving an average resistance to compression of up to 1100 kg / cm 2 . the aggregates to be used can be pomitic , andesitic , basaltic , micaceous , sulphuric sand , quartz sand , sodic or potassic feldspars , diatomaceous earth , sea sand , desert sand , tezontle , etc . the main raw ingredient for polymeric concrete is an ethylenic unsaturation resin induced by a modified unsaturated orthophtalic acid , the percentage of use of which varies from 6 . 0 to 35 . 0 % of the weight of aggregates , depending on the general absorption characteristics of the materials . hardening is caused by using phthalate esters , sebecat , poliol adipats , such as diethyleneglycol and tricresyl phosphate . it does not require water or portland cement . as well as all the above advantages , polymeric concrete has a high resistance to tension and breakage with an elasticity module that can vary according to the particular structural requirements of each case , inducing in its formulation the addition of polymers with memory with high resistance to acids , alkalis , aromatics and alphatics . its maximum resistance to flame may be established at 1800 ° c . for two hours and with excellent resistance to freezing and unfreezing without the presence of fractures or loss of weight . its volume weight with andesitic or basaltic aggregates is an average of 2000 kg / m 3 . its chemical characteristics also permit the use of the same iron oxide base pigments used in portland concrete with the advantage of not altering the coloring of the pigments with the passing of time or due to prolonged exposure to sunlight . its availability to be required for a maximum load capacity is after 8 . 0 hours of hardening , and the time can vary from 3 . 0 minutes ( plant processes ) to 3 . 0 hours . in the case of concrete elaborated on site , the time may be slowed or accelerated in accordance with the specific needs of each case . the different compounds of polymeric concrete have been classified as follows according to use or application : polymeric concrete cement ( pcc ): this material is prepared by adding a polymer or monomer soluble in water to fresh portland cement to harden it or during the mixture of the cement . for example , marble cement , tile cement , etc ., see fig2 , and the above discussion which refers to the structure diagram of the hardened agglutinant pore using portland concrete cement with a polymer soluble in water where the polymer is used as a binding element in a percentage of 15 to 50 % of the volume weight and the porosity of the product is 10 to 20 % of its volume and where the polymer phase is disperse . polymeric injected concrete ( pic ): this material is prepared by injecting or causing to flow by vacuum or gravity a catalyzed polymer or monomer through cracks , pores or interstices of hardened or pre - hardened portland concrete . the most common use of this material is in structural recovery ( foundations , columns , beams , nodules , etc .) and the recovery of walls or slabs by modifying the physical - chemical - mechanical characteristics of hardened concrete . see fig3 , and the above discussion which refers to the pore structure diagram of hardened agglutinant using pre - hardened portland concrete cement and recovered with a thermostable polymer as binding element with a percentage of 5 to 15 % of the volume weight and with a porosity of 5 to 15 % of its volume and where the polymer phase is semi - constant . polymeric concrete ( pc ): this material is prepared by mixing a diluted polymer in a monomer as binding or agglutinant agent for the loads or aggregates , with its hardening or polymerization induced by chemical methods which can be totally controlled with regard to time and environment ( marine cast ). polymeric concrete compounds differ with regard to the substitution of a polymer by portland cement . the function of a modified polymer , as with its form and solid content ( liquid or powder ), are not the same , and their fundamental differences are the chemical vehicles and catalysts as well as the hardening exothermic temperatures and different chemical reactions such as polycondensation with liberation of water on hardening or polymerization without any secondary product on hardening . see fig1 and 4 , and the above discussion which respectively refer to the diagrams of the pore structure of hardened agglutinant of portland concrete cement , where there is no polymer as binding element and the porosity of the product is 18 to 26 % of its volume and the porosity of polymeric concrete where loaded polymer to volume weight is 6 to 35 %, with this being the only agglutinant used with a porosity of 0 to 0 . 2 % of its volume and where the polymer phase is continuous . the general concept of polymeric concrete compounds through the introduction of the product in cement ( currently with polycondensation in portland concrete ) has been carried out in several ways as part of the current practice . this has defined three kinds of concrete products derived from the use of monomers and polymers as substitute modifying or agglutinant agents : pcc , pic and pc . improvements of mechanical properties have been registered , including increased resistance to compression and resistance to tension and the relationship between the two resistances ; better resistance to water and cold and to chemical attacks , among others , are the main results obtained in benefit of hardened portland concrete and extreme working conditions . it has been demonstrated that pcc , pic and pc differ with regard to a wide range of characteristics of portland cement or concrete , as well as with any other agglutinant such as epoxic or phenolic , furanic or sulphuric cements . pcc can be described as a modest modifier of modified portland concrete , in particular of its adherence to the same kind of hardened concrete and in some cases where sealant or filler is used in walls and hydraulic or sanitary installations . pic is described as an important structural modifier , and its advantages over portland concrete can be considered as a lineal extrapolation of the product &# 39 ; s physical - chemical - mechanical properties . pc can be described as a new and different kind of concrete material which is characterized by having a combination of many physical - chemical - mechanical properties that are hard to find in other products and also a combination of many of the aforementioned properties at a low cost . all concretes , both those referred to above and others , have been demonstrated as complementary and have not replaced portland concrete in the consumer market . polymer substitutes are compatible in 66 % of options and depend on portland concrete to demonstrate their characteristics ( pcc and pic ). polymeric concrete ( pc ) is the only one of the options analyzed capable of substituting conventional portland concrete , and does so with enormous advantages , both technical and economical . see fig5 , and the above discussion . 1 .— czarnecki , l ., concrete — polymer composites kunststoffe im bau ( frankfurt am main ), v . 18 , no . 4 , 1983 , pp 178 - 183 ( in german ). 2 .— saucier , kenneth l ., “ high — strength concrete , past , present , future ” concrete international : design and construction , v . 2 , no . 6 , june 1980 , pp . 46 - 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