Baerlocher Gmbh

Juergen Hauk

The invention relates to a mixture of a calcium sulfate-based mineral binder and at least one additive that imparts hydrophobic properties to the calcium sulfate-based mineral binder. Said additive is a salt, a hydrophilic fatty acid, or a binder mixture containing fatty acid salts. The content of fatty acid salts of fatty acids that have 8 to 17 C atoms amounts to at least 20 percent by weight relative to the total amount of fatty acid salts in the fatty acid salt mixture, or the content of fatty acids that have 8 to 14 C atoms amounts to at least 10 percent by weight relative to the total amount of fatty acid salts in the fatty acid salt mixture, or both. The construction materials according to the invention can be gypsum boards, gypsum blocks, or other molded parts, especially gypsum plasterboards.

Hydrophobic binder mixture, and construction materials made therefrom

The invention relates to solids powders comprising particles having an average particle size of 0.1 to 50 &#x3bc;m with predominantly a core-shell structure, wherein the core comprises at least one water-insoluble fatty acid salt and the shell at least one anionic, cationic or non-ionic emulsifier, and the solids powder when introduced into water or at least one polar organic solvent or a mixture comprising water and at least one polar organic solvent, at a temperature of 23&#xb0; C. while exposed to a mechanical force, forms a complete dispersion within 60 minutes or less.

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Freising, Germany

Juergen Hauk