A method for producing an insulating composite block including a mineral foam, includes: providing a block including at least one cell having walls which are either sufficiently humid or consist of a water-repellent material, and b. filling the cell with a mineral foam that does not substantially include any calcium aluminate.

The cement of the present invention is cured by a carbonation reaction, the cement containing a -crystalline phase composed of -2CaO.Math.SiO.sub.2 (-C.sub.2S), a -crystalline phase composed of -2CaO.Math.SiO.sub.2 (-C.sub.2S), and 2CaO.Math.Al.sub.2O.sub.3.Math.SiO.sub.2 (C.sub.2AS).

A method of producing a cementitious material substitute includes preparing a carbonated biomass ash.

A composition configured to be mixed with cement, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition includes at least 10% by weight lime particles, and at least 35% by weight pozzolan particles. Properties of the composition can include a magnesium oxide concentration of at least 0.5%, and an iron oxide concentration of at least 0.5-2.0%, an aluminum oxide concentration of 2-8%, a silicon dioxide concentration of 20-40%, a potassium oxide concentration of 20,000-30,000 ppm, and a sodium oxide concentration of 10,000-20,000 ppm. In some embodiments, the lime-based cement extender composition, or product, is combined with cement to produce a cement blend for use in the mining industry as mine backfill.

A method of manufacturing a concrete product includes providing a metal-based cementing agent including at least one of Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 and Fe.sub.3O.sub.4, an aqueous phosphoric acid cement reacting agent, an aggregate having at least one metallic oxide, a setting agent including at least one of Fe.sup.+2 and Mn.sup.+2, and an acid scavenging agent including at least one of K-feldspar and magnesium silicate. The method includes mixing the metal-based cementing agent, the cement reacting agent, the aggregate, the setting agent and the acid scavenging agent together to form a liquid concrete mixture, and placing the liquid concrete mixture in a form and allowing the liquid concrete mixture to set up and cure into the concrete product. The method can optionally include the additional step of placing the concrete product into an oven at a temperature of between 170 C. and 190 C.

A preparation method of a supplementary cementitious material based on electrostatic adsorption for high-efficiency CO.sub.2 sequestration is provided. The preparation method of the present disclosure includes the following steps: placing ultrafine carbide slag powder into an electrostatic field to make the ultrafine carbide slag powder have electrostatic charge, and obtaining ultrafine carbide slag powder with electrostatic charge; and uniformly mixing low-calcium fly ash and the ultrafine calcium carbide slag powder with electrostatic charge, followed by adding into a rotary packed bed; continuously introducing industrial waste gas containing CO.sub.2 and water vapor into the rotary packed bed; after a reaction, collecting a material and drying to obtain the supplementary cementitious material based on electrostatic adsorption for high-efficiency CO.sub.2 sequestration.

An efficient sound-absorbing lightweight aggregate cellular concrete, a method for preparing the same, and an application thereof. The concrete comprises: 85-95 parts by weight of low-carbon sulfur-aluminum-ferric cementitious materials, 5-15 parts by weight of supplementary cementitious material, 0.6-1.5 parts by weight of functional admixture, 20-60 parts by weight of non-sintered lightweight aggregate, 0.35-0.45 parts by weight of water, and 0.5-1.5 L of preformed foam. The non-sintered lightweight aggregate includes cementitious materials, byproduct gypsum, hydrogen peroxide, water, and expanded perlite. A multi-level pore structure is constructed from expanded perlite pores, hydrogen peroxide foaming pores, and physical foaming pores. The material exhibits a noise reduction coefficient 0.80, a bulk density500 kg/m.sup.3, and a flexural strength 1.5 MPa.

An inorganic membrane filtration article and methods for making the same. The membrane filtration article includes a sintered flow-through ceramic honeycomb with a plurality of partition walls defining a plurality of open channels from an inlet end of the honeycomb to an outlet end of the honeycomb. The honeycomb is formed from a cordierite composition with low-sodium and/or low-potassium content for enhanced filtration performance.

The invention relates to a process for preparing an alkali activated binder mixture comprising mixing: (i) 50 to 100% by weight of ultramafic rock, based on the weight of the binder mixture, (ii) 0 to 60% by weight of aluminosilicate precursor, based on the weight of the binder mixture, (iii) an alkali activator, wherein the ultramafic rock and aluminosilicate precursor are present in an amount of less than or equal to 95% by weight of the binder mixture, wherein the alkali activator dosage (R) is between 3 and 14, where R is given by the mass ratio: R=Mass of Na2O or K2O in the alkali activator100 Mass of the binder mixture, and wherein the activator modulus (M) is between 0 and 3, where M is a mass ratio given by: M=SiO2 or SiO2 Na2O K2O. The invention further relates to an alkali activated binder mixture, use of the alkali activated binder mixture, a method of making an alkali activated binder slurry, an alkali activated binder slurry obtainable by the method, use of the alkali activated binder slurry, a process for making a concrete structure from the alkali activated binder slurry, and a concrete structure obtainable from the alkali activated binder slurry.

Geopolymer compositions incorporating slag or other alumino-silicate and calcium containing binder components are described. The geopolymer compositions incorporate C-(N)-A-S-H/C-A-S-H gels providing improved adhesion strength and resistance to chemical attack. Methods of methods of making and using the geopolymers are further described, with the embodied geopolymers being compatible with multiple conventional application processes, including pouring, spraying, screeding, and troweling.