Article made of conglomerate material in the form of a slab comprising an aggregate which includes granules of expanded material having a selected particle size range and defining between them inter-granular cavities containing only air and no filling material. The aggregate also includes a binder present in a controlled minimum quantity sufficient for lining the granules of expanded material. The article also comprises a lining layer integral with the aggregate. The invention also relates to a method for the production of an article made of conglomerate material.

Systems and methods are disclosed for producing a shaped cementitious article comprising mixing foamed glass aggregate particles, Portland cement, and water, placing the mixture into a mold, applying vibration and/or pressure to the mold, removing the mold, and then curing the molded concrete article. The shaped cementitious article may be a concrete block (e.g., a solid block, a hollow block, a flue, a curb, or a paver). The concrete block may be a relatively lightweight formed concrete block defining a hollow interior portion (e.g., “cinder block” shaped).

A thermal insulation material, a process for producing the thermal insulation material and an application process of the material on surfaces is disclosed. The thermal insulation material contains 30-90 wt % aluminum silicate source and 1-30 wt % inorganic hollow material particles. The aluminum silicate source has fly ash and/or clay based material.

A thermal insulation material, a process for producing the thermal insulation material and an application process of the material on surfaces is disclosed. The thermal insulation material contains 30-90 wt % aluminum silicate source and 1-30 wt % inorganic hollow material particles. The aluminum silicate source has fly ash and/or clay based material.

The present invention relates to a synthetic mineral composition. The present invention also relates to a method of forming a synthetic mineral composition. The present invention also relates to uses of a synthetic mineral composition.

The present invention relates to a synthetic mineral composition. The present invention also relates to a method of forming a synthetic mineral composition. The present invention also relates to uses of a synthetic mineral composition.

A method of manufacturing an expanded granular material comprises: forming a mixture comprising a silicate material, an alkali compound and water; curing the mixture to form a solid precursor; crushing and/or milling the solid precursor to form an expandable granular material; and heating the granular material to form an expanded granular material.

A thermal insulation material contains: a dehydration condensation reaction product of sodium silicate; alumina cement; and smoked charcoal. The thermal insulation material preferably further contains one or more selected from the group consisting of a silica-based hollow balloon, a silicate mineral, and diatomaceous earth. The thermal insulation material has, for example, a board-shaped form. In a method for producing a thermal insulation material, a raw material containing sodium silicate, alumina cement, and smoked charcoal is heated to cause a dehydration condensation reaction of the sodium silicate to occur.

In the present disclosure, a cement board is disclosed. The cement board comprises a cement core having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The cement core comprises a binder, a lightweight aggregate, and a combustible additive, wherein the combustible additive is present in an amount of greater than 0 wt. % to less than 0.5 wt. % based on the weight of the cement core. The cement board passes CAN/ULC-S114:2018 and/or ASTM E136-19a.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a pore-containing granulate, comprising the following steps: a) producing a foamed mass using sand, hydraulic binder, foaming agent and water, b) pouring the foamed mass into a filling mould, c) partially curing the mass over a first period of time at ambient pressure to form a green block having a first target strength, and d) demoulding the green block, the process comprising the further steps e) splitting the green block into at least two sub-blocks, l) further curing the sub-blocks over a second period of time at ambient pressure until a second target strength is reached and g) breaking the sub-blocks to form pore-containing granulate with a desired particle size distribution. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for the production of a pore-containing artificial stone which contains the granulate as an additive.