Lafarge Sa

Lafarge (societe Anonyme)

Lafarge

Ciments Lafarge S.a.

Jacques Baudouin

Jean-Pierre Caspar

Jacques Gaillard

A method of producing mineral fillers containing hydrated calcium monocarboaluminate. Al(OH).sub.3, CaCO.sub.3 and Ca(OH).sub.2 are reacted together in the presence of water, the operating temperature range being of 50.degree. C.-100.degree. C. Although these materials are insoluble, a quick reaction occurs as well in a highly concentrated solid medium as in a diluted medium. According to a preferred embodiment, the amount of water is such to obtain a final dry matter content of 50%, and the substantially solid resulting paste is directly brought to the fluidity required for use by means of a defloculating agent. Application to paper coating.

Method to produce mineral fillers containing hydrated calcium

A process includes hydrating between about 10.degree. and 100.degree. C, one of the synthesized anhydrous calcium aluminates prepared specially or stemming from the manufacture of hydraulic binders or of anhydrous calcium silicates, groundup to an average degree of fineness, with a quantity of water of such an order of magnitude that a paste is formed, having dry extracts between about 5 and 70% by weight; subjecting at least the large particles to a vigorous agitation during the hydration to form a suspension, drying the formed suspension to a dry powder and collecting the obtained dry powder.

Manufacturing process of mineral charges, products obtained and their

A hydrated mineral charge is manufactured by grinding a composition selected from the group consisting of calcium aluminates, aluminous cements, and Portland cements, to a powder having an average fineness of from about 3,000 to about 5,000 square centimeters per gram (Blaine's specific surface), hydrating the composition with water to form a paste at a temperature from about 10.degree. C to about 100.degree. C, and adding a sufficient quantity of a liquefying surface active agent to the paste so that its viscosity is less than about 5,000 cps, and so that the paste has a solid content from about 60 percent to about 80 percent by weight.

Process for obtaining mineral charges and their application

A substantially stoichiometric mixture of calcic aluminate and calcium sulphate, as white as possible, formed at a temperature in the range of about 20.degree. to 90.degree. C, is hydrated simultaneously; water is added at least in stoichiometric proportions for the reaction and at a maximum in an amount such that after the reaction a product is obtained containing 5% (dry) ettringite and 95% (by weight) water, stoichiometry being defined, for example by the reaction

Process for the manufacture of a fine white filler for industrial

A calcium-alumino composition formed by carbonating at a temperature between about 20.degree. to 100.degree. C, a hydrate of a water paste of an anhydrous calcium-alumino binder and an anhydrous calcium-silico binder formed at a temperature between about 5.degree. and 100.degree. C, said paste having a dry extract of about 5 to 70% by weight.

Composition of calcium carboaluminates and of tobermorites, process for

A composition is essentially of an ettringite base and contains from about 45 to 93% calcium trisulfoaluminate and from about 7 to about 55% tobermorites, of which from about 0 to 25% is hydrated silica, counted in the form of SiO.sub.2.

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Jacques Baudouin