A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand at a mixing device to generate a non-Portland cement-based material. The method may also include transporting the non-Portland cement-based material from the mixing device, through a conduit to a nozzle and combining the transported non-Portland cement-based material with water at the nozzle to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material. The method may further include pneumatically applying the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.

A binder material useful for forming a concrete type material includes, calculated on a dry, water and carbon dioxide free basis, a base component constituting 50-95 wt % of the binder material, the base component having ground granulated blast furnace slag and an activator component constituting 5-50 wt % of the binder material. The activator component includes aluminum sulfate and a sodium hydroxide generating compound. The final binder material includes, calculated on a dry, water and carbon dioxide free basis, ground granulated blast-furnace slag 35-95 wt %, aluminum sulfate AI.sub.2(SO.sub.4).sub.3 1-25 wt %, and sodium hydroxide generating compound 4-35 wt %.

A cementitious composition comprising a crystalline phase and an amorphous phase, and an activator selected from the group of materials comprising inorganic bases. In some cases the crystalline phase is gehlenite. In some cases the crystalline phase is anorthite. In some cases the amorphous phase is amorphous calcium aluminum silicate. In some cases the activator is elected from OPC (1-70 wt %), free lime (1-20 wt %), calcium hydroxide (1-20 wt %), and alkali hydroxides (NaOH, KOH 1 to 10 wt %), individually or in combination. A low lime cementitious material is cured by reaction with a curing reagent that includes a reagent chemical that is synthesized from CO.sub.2. Examples of such a reagent are oxalic acid and tartaric acid.

The present invention relates to a cement compound. The invention also relates to a method for producing such a cement compound. More in particular, the present invention relates to a cement compound comprising at least a reactive glass compound, an alkaline activator and a filler, and optionally additives, said reactive glass compound comprising at least 35 wt % CaO, at least 25 wt % SiO.sub.2 and at least 10 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3, and optionally other oxides.

The present invention is a hydraulic composition, which includes an -hydroxy sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a hydraulic powder and water, wherein the ratio of slag in the hydraulic powder is 60% by mass or more.

The present invention is a hydraulic composition, which includes an -hydroxy sulfonic acid or a salt thereof, a hydraulic powder and water, wherein the ratio of slag in the hydraulic powder is 60% by mass or more.

A multi-component inorganic capsule anchoring system can be used for chemical fastening of anchors, bolts, screw anchors, screw bolts, and post-installed reinforcing bars in mineral substrates. The multi-component inorganic capsule anchoring system contains a curable powdery ground-granulated blast-furnace slag-based component A, and an initiator component B in aqueous-phase for initiating the curing process. The powdery ground-granulated blast-furnace slag-based component A contains further silica dust. The component B contains an alkali- or alkaline earth-hydroxide, alkali- or alkaline earth-carbonate, or alkali- or alkaline earth-sulfate component.

Provided is a cement admixture containing a dicalcium silicate compound having an average particle diameter of 5 to 100 m as measured by microscopic observation and also having an average aspect ratio represented by ((major axis diameter)/(minor axis diameter)) of 1.3 or more. It becomes possible to provide a cement admixture having excellent fire resistance and also having an excellent retained ratio of compressive strength, an excellent retained ratio of Young's modulus after the reception of heat and excellent carbonation resistance after the reception of heat.

Provided is a cement admixture containing a dicalcium silicate compound having an average particle diameter of 5 to 100 m as measured by microscopic observation and also having an average aspect ratio represented by ((major axis diameter)/(minor axis diameter)) of 1.3 or more. It becomes possible to provide a cement admixture having excellent fire resistance and also having an excellent retained ratio of compressive strength, an excellent retained ratio of Young's modulus after the reception of heat and excellent carbonation resistance after the reception of heat.

The present invention relates to the use of grinding aids comprising Aluminum sulfate, Alum, and/or Na salt, K salt, or Li salt of a hydroxycarboxylic acid, wherein the hydroxycarboxylic acid comprises citric, lactic, glycolic, tartaric, acetic, or malic acid, for producing Ground Activated Cementitious Precursor Material (GACPM) by co-grinding with granulated slag, such as a steel industry waste, Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GBFS), and the products provided therefrom. The use of the one or more grinding aids reduces the grinding time by about 10-33%, improves particle fineness by about 10-33%, and/or reduces carbon emissions (CO.sub.2) associated with such processes by about 10-33%, thereby significantly enhancing efficiency. Additionally, it improves particle morphology and activates amorphous glass particles in the GACPM (compared to conventional Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBFS), increasing their reactivity with alkali activators in geopolymer cements or with calcium hydroxide when used with Portland cement applications. This activation, due to use of GACPM instead of GGBFS, leads to compressive strength gains of about 5-33% in activated geopolymer cement mortar/grout/concrete and about 5-33% in Portland GACPM cement blends, all while significantly reducing energy usage, costs, and carbon emissions.