A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The system may include a batching and mixing device configured to mix blast furnace slag material, geopolymer material, alkali-based powder, and sand to generate a non-Portland cement-based material, the non-Portland cement-based material including 4% to 45% geopolymer material by weight; greater than 0% to 40% blast furnace slag material by weight, 10% to 45% alkali by weight, 20% to 90% sand by weight, less than 1% sulfate by weight, and/or no more than 5% calcium oxide by weight; a conduit configured to transport the non-Portland cement-based material from the batching and mixing device; and a nozzle configured to receive the non-Portland cement-based material and combine the transported non-Portland cement-based material with liquid to generate a partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material, wherein the nozzle is further configured to pneumatically apply the partially liquefied non-Portland cement-based material to a surface.

The geosynthetic binder dry composition includes at least: an alkalino-calcium type activator including at least lime and an alkaline salt, which can suitably react together so as to form in situ a base in the presence of water, and a silico-aluminous compound, including an amount of calcium oxide higher than or equal to 15%, by weight, as compared to the silico-aluminous compound total weight, characterized in that the binder dry composition includes, by weight, as compared to the total weight, from 45 to 95% of the silico-aluminous compound, from 2 to 25% of lime and from 3 to 30% of an alkaline salt. The material including the geosynthetic binder dry composition and water, a method for producing the geosynthetic binder dry composition, and a method for producing the material are also described.

The geosynthetic binder dry composition includes at least: an alkalino-calcium type activator including at least lime and an alkaline salt, which can suitably react together so as to form in situ a base in the presence of water, and a silico-aluminous compound, including an amount of calcium oxide higher than or equal to 15%, by weight, as compared to the silico-aluminous compound total weight, characterized in that the binder dry composition includes, by weight, as compared to the total weight, from 45 to 95% of the silico-aluminous compound, from 2 to 25% of lime and from 3 to 30% of an alkaline salt. The material including the geosynthetic binder dry composition and water, a method for producing the geosynthetic binder dry composition, and a method for producing the material are also described.

A geopolymeric material is described having compressive strength at 28 days ranging from 15 to 100 N/mm.sup.2, obtainable by curing for 12 hours at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to 60° C., from a geopolymeric aqueous mixture comprising the following inorganic components in the following parts by dry mass: metakaolin 1565 potassium silicate and/or sodium silicate 2040 aggregates recycled from CDW (Construction and Demolition Waste) 5300; said geopolymeric aqueous mixture is obtainable by mixing 20175 parts by mass of water with said inorganic components, and has a viscosity at 23° C. between 100 and 10000 Pa.Math.s, wherein: i) the viscosity is measured via Brookfield methodology, ii) the aggregates recycled from CDW belong to one or more of the classes 17.01.01, 17.01.02, 17.01.03, 17.01.07 according to the European Waste Catalogue, iii) the aggregates recycled from CDW have a grain size less than or equal to 4 mm, preferably less than or equal to 2 mm.

A geopolymeric material is described having compressive strength at 28 days ranging from 15 to 100 N/mm.sup.2, obtainable by curing for 12 hours at a temperature ranging from 20° C. to 60° C., from a geopolymeric aqueous mixture comprising the following inorganic components in the following parts by dry mass: metakaolin 1565 potassium silicate and/or sodium silicate 2040 aggregates recycled from CDW (Construction and Demolition Waste) 5300; said geopolymeric aqueous mixture is obtainable by mixing 20175 parts by mass of water with said inorganic components, and has a viscosity at 23° C. between 100 and 10000 Pa.Math.s, wherein: i) the viscosity is measured via Brookfield methodology, ii) the aggregates recycled from CDW belong to one or more of the classes 17.01.01, 17.01.02, 17.01.03, 17.01.07 according to the European Waste Catalogue, iii) the aggregates recycled from CDW have a grain size less than or equal to 4 mm, preferably less than or equal to 2 mm.

A method of making a chemical-resistant concrete composition, namely a quartz-based casting composition, is provided. The quartz-based casting composition provides excellent resistance to attack by chemicals, including weak and strong acids. The quartz-based casting composition is useful as concrete in various construction applications where corrosion resistance is needed. The casting composition includes a dry component and a wet component. The dry component includes about 25% to about 100% by weight quartz and the corrosion resistance increases with increasing quartz content.

A quartz-based casting composition provides excellent resistance to attack by chemicals, including weak and strong acids. The quartz-based casting composition is useful as concrete in various construction applications where corrosion resistance is needed. The casting composition includes a dry component and a wet component. The dry component includes about 25% to about 100% by weight quartz and the corrosion resistance increases with increasing quartz content.

A system and method for applying a construction material is provided. The method may include mixing one or more of 4%-45% volcanic rock by weight, greater than 0%-40% latent hydraulic material by weight, 10%-45% alkaline component by weight, and 20%-90% aggregate by weight to produce a dry binding agent mixture, using a dry mixer; and combining the dry binding agent mixture with water at a nozzle to produce a sprayable concrete compound.

A mortar for formation of a masonry element includes a co-product from the production of steel and an alkaline solution. A masonry element is formed from the mortar, the masonry element including at least one of a brick, a block, a paver, veneer stone, exterior or interior wall panels, roof tiles, faux slate, faux wood, decorative stone, and a poured structure. A method of forming a masonry element includes providing the mortar and compressing the mortar to form the masonry element.

A quartz-based casting composition provides excellent resistance to attack by chemicals, including weak and strong acids. The quartz-based casting composition is useful as concrete in various construction applications where corrosion resistance is needed. The casting composition includes a dry component and a wet component. The dry component includes about 25% to about 100% by weight quartz and the corrosion resistance increases with increasing quartz content.