Acid-resistant composite materials and methods of forming acid resistant composite materials are disclosed. The acid resistant composite materials can include one or more monovalent, divalent, or polyvalent cationic metals. The acid resistant composite materials can be used, for example, in the formation of concreate or as a coating for concrete.

Acid-resistant composite materials and methods of forming acid resistant composite materials are disclosed. The acid resistant composite materials can include one or more monovalent, divalent, or polyvalent cationic metals. The acid resistant composite materials can be used, for example, in the formation of concreate or as a coating for concrete.

Composite cement with improved reactivity and improved fresh properties comprising a hydraulic cement or a caustic activator, a hyaloclastite as pozzolan containing 45-62 wt.-% SiO.sub.2, 10-20 wt.% Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 6-15 wt.-% Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, 7-15 wt.-% CaO, 7-15 wt.-% MgO, 1.5-4 wt.% (K.sub.2O+Na.sub.2O), and having 0-5 wt.-% loss on ignition at 950° C. and ≥50 wt.-% X-ray amorphous phase, and a carbonate filler with an at least bimodal particle size distribution adapted to provide a slope n in a Rosin-Rammler-Sperling-Bennett distribution curve of ≤1.15 in a particle size distribution of the composite cement; a method for manufacturing it, as well as use of a composition comprising the hyaloclastite as pozzolan and the carbonate filler as mineral addition for composite cements comprising a hydraulic cement or a caustic activator.

Composite cement with improved reactivity and improved fresh properties comprising a hydraulic cement or a caustic activator, a hyaloclastite as pozzolan containing 45-62 wt.-% SiO.sub.2, 10-20 wt.% Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 6-15 wt.-% Fe.sub.2O.sub.3, 7-15 wt.-% CaO, 7-15 wt.-% MgO, 1.5-4 wt.% (K.sub.2O+Na.sub.2O), and having 0-5 wt.-% loss on ignition at 950° C. and ≥50 wt.-% X-ray amorphous phase, and a carbonate filler with an at least bimodal particle size distribution adapted to provide a slope n in a Rosin-Rammler-Sperling-Bennett distribution curve of ≤1.15 in a particle size distribution of the composite cement; a method for manufacturing it, as well as use of a composition comprising the hyaloclastite as pozzolan and the carbonate filler as mineral addition for composite cements comprising a hydraulic cement or a caustic activator.

Method and equipment for conditioning wet concrete (703), the wet concrete (703) being agitated in a revolving-drum concrete mixer (702), thereby bringing changing portions of the wet concrete (703) to a free surface (706) of the wet concrete (703) inside the mixer (702), the agitated wet concrete (703) being cooled and partially carbonated in that liquid and/or solid carbon dioxide is supplied to the concrete mixer (702) simultaneously with liquid nitrogen so that both the supplied nitrogen and the supplied carbon dioxide contact the free surface (706) of the wet concrete (703).

Method and equipment for conditioning wet concrete (703), the wet concrete (703) being agitated in a revolving-drum concrete mixer (702), thereby bringing changing portions of the wet concrete (703) to a free surface (706) of the wet concrete (703) inside the mixer (702), the agitated wet concrete (703) being cooled and partially carbonated in that liquid and/or solid carbon dioxide is supplied to the concrete mixer (702) simultaneously with liquid nitrogen so that both the supplied nitrogen and the supplied carbon dioxide contact the free surface (706) of the wet concrete (703).

An accelerator powder for cement and also rapid-setting binder compositions which contain the accelerator powder and the use in mortar or concrete. The accelerator powder includes from 10 to 99.7% by weight of a water-insoluble mineral powder P and from 0.3 to 90% by weight of at least one compound V selected from the group consisting of alkali metal halides and alkaline earth metal halides, alkali metal nitrates and alkaline earth metal nitrates, alkali metal nitrites and alkaline earth metal nitrites, alkali metal thiocyanates and alkaline earth metal thiocyanates and hydroxyalkylamines or salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

An accelerator powder for cement and also rapid-setting binder compositions which contain the accelerator powder and the use in mortar or concrete. The accelerator powder includes from 10 to 99.7% by weight of a water-insoluble mineral powder P and from 0.3 to 90% by weight of at least one compound V selected from the group consisting of alkali metal halides and alkaline earth metal halides, alkali metal nitrates and alkaline earth metal nitrates, alkali metal nitrites and alkaline earth metal nitrites, alkali metal thiocyanates and alkaline earth metal thiocyanates and hydroxyalkylamines or salts thereof, and mixtures thereof.

A method for making a carbonated precast concrete product includes: obtaining a mixture including at least one binder material, an aggregate, and water; molding the mixture into a molded intermediate; demolding the molded intermediate to obtain a demolded intermediate, the demolded intermediate having a first water-to-binder ratio; conditioning the demolded intermediate to provide a conditioned article having a second water-to-binder ratio less than the first water-to-binder ratio of the demolded intermediate; moisturizing at least one surface of the conditioned article with an aqueous medium, thereby causing a weight gain of the conditioned article and providing a moisturized product, a first portion of the moisturized product having a third water-to-binder ratio greater than a fourth water-to-binder ratio of a remainder of the moisturized product; and curing the moisturized product with carbon dioxide to obtain the carbonated precast concrete product.

A method for making a carbonated precast concrete product includes: obtaining a mixture including at least one binder material, an aggregate, and water; molding the mixture into a molded intermediate; demolding the molded intermediate to obtain a demolded intermediate, the demolded intermediate having a first water-to-binder ratio; conditioning the demolded intermediate to provide a conditioned article having a second water-to-binder ratio less than the first water-to-binder ratio of the demolded intermediate; moisturizing at least one surface of the conditioned article with an aqueous medium, thereby causing a weight gain of the conditioned article and providing a moisturized product, a first portion of the moisturized product having a third water-to-binder ratio greater than a fourth water-to-binder ratio of a remainder of the moisturized product; and curing the moisturized product with carbon dioxide to obtain the carbonated precast concrete product.