Beneficiation of Inorganic Matrices with Wet, Non-Agglomerated, High-Concentration and Stable Graphite Nanoplatelets without Any Extra Measures to Disperse the Nanoplatelets
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1. A method of producing a fresh cementitious material with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets, the method comprising:
- (a) Adding graphite nanoplatelets with 0.3 to 300 nanometer thickness and 3 to 300 micrometer planar dimensions to a mixer in wet, non-agglomerated state with 50 to 95% by weight of water molecules which occur in physically adsorbed state on the surfaces of said nanoplatelets, and hinder their agglomeration via secondary bonding;
(b) Adding to said mixer water and hydraulic cement with a total volume that is 50 to times the solid volume of said graphite nanoplatelets, and with water-to-cement weight ratio of 0.1 to 0.9; and
(c) Mixing of water, hydraulic cement and graphite nanoplatelets at 3 to 300 rounds per minute rotational speed for 1 to 45 minutes.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to beneficiation of inorganic matrices via addition of nano-materials without altering the production conditions of the inorganic matrix, and more specifically it relates to enhancement of concrete with wet graphite nanoplatelets using conventional concrete production equipment and procedures without any need for extra measures such as sonication, use of surfactants or functionalization of nanomaterials for dispersion of nanoplatelets.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of producing a fresh cementitious material with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets, the method comprising:
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(a) Adding graphite nanoplatelets with 0.3 to 300 nanometer thickness and 3 to 300 micrometer planar dimensions to a mixer in wet, non-agglomerated state with 50 to 95% by weight of water molecules which occur in physically adsorbed state on the surfaces of said nanoplatelets, and hinder their agglomeration via secondary bonding; (b) Adding to said mixer water and hydraulic cement with a total volume that is 50 to times the solid volume of said graphite nanoplatelets, and with water-to-cement weight ratio of 0.1 to 0.9; and (c) Mixing of water, hydraulic cement and graphite nanoplatelets at 3 to 300 rounds per minute rotational speed for 1 to 45 minutes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of producing a cementitious product with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets, the method comprising:
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(a) Adding graphite nanoplatelets with 0.3 to 300 nanometer thickness and 3 to 300 micrometer planar dimensions to a mixer in wet, non-agglomerated state with 15 to 95% by weight of water molecules which occur in physically adsorbed state on the surfaces of said graphite nanoplatelets, and hinder their agglomeration via secondary bonding; (b) Adding to said mixer water and hydraulic cement with a total volume that is 50 to times the solid volume of said graphite nanoplatelets, and with water-to-cement weight ratio of 0.1 to 0.9; and (c) Mixing of water, hydraulic cement and graphite nanoplatelets at 3 to 300 rounds per minute rotational speed for 1 to 45 minutes to produce a fresh cementitious material with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets; (d) Placing, consolidating and finishing of said fresh cementitious material with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets inside a mold; (e) Curing the cementitious material with dispersed graphite nanoplatelets by preventing moisture loss at temperatures ranging from 5°
C. to 250°
C. over periods ranging from hour to 28 days. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A blend of fresh cementitious paste and graphite nanoplatelets in a state that said nanoplatelets can be dispersed within the cementitious paste in a mixer with 3 to 300 rounds per minute rotational speed over 1 to 45 minutes, comprising:
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(a) Graphite nanoplatelets with 0.3 to 300 nanometer thickness and 3 to 300 micrometer planar dimensions in wet, non-agglomerated state with 15 to 95% by weight of water molecules which occur in physically adsorbed state on the surfaces of said nanoplatelets, and hinder their agglomeration via secondary bonding; and (b) Water and hydraulic cement with a total volume that is 50 to 5000 times the solid volume of said graphite nanoplatelets, and with water-to-cement weight ratio of 0.1 to 0.9. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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