Solidia Technologies, Inc.

Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Xudong Hu

Vahit Atakan

Kenneth Michael Smith

John P Kuppler

Deepak Ravikumar

Devin Patten

Jitendra Jain

Richard E Riman

Anuj Seth

Kenneth R Smith

Sadananda Sahu

Sean Camron Quinn

Ahmet Cuneyt Tas

Surojit Gupta

Omkar Deo

Alan Blacklock

George Matthew Perry

Thomas Schuler

Christopher J Grootenboer

Dan Castoro

Jagadeesh Krishnan

John Kuppler

Devin M Patten

Alan Thomas Blacklook

George Perry

The invention provides novel aerated composite materials that possess excellent physical and performance characteristics of aerated concretes, and methods of production and uses thereof. These composite materials can be readily produced from widely available, low cost raw materials by a process suitable for large-scale production with improved energy consumption, desirable carbon footprint and minimal environmental impact.

Aerated composite materials, methods of production and uses thereof

The invention provides a curing system that is useful for curing materials that consume carbon dioxide as a reagent. The system has a curing chamber that contains the material to be cured and a gas that contains carbon dioxide. The system includes apparatus that can deliver carbon dioxide to displace ambient air upon loading the system, that can provide carbon dioxide as it is needed and as it is consumed, that can control carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and humidity in the curing chamber during the curing cycle and that can record and display to a user the variables that occur during the curing process. A method of curing a material which requires COas a curing reagent is also described.

Curing systems for materials that consume carbon dioxide and method of use thereof

Apparatus and methods for improving the curing process of materials that cure under reaction with COand that do not cure in the presence of water alone are described, and examples are given.

Advanced curing equipment and methods of using same

The invention encompasses methods to control the curing of a COComposite Material (CCM) and processes that use such equipment to cure the CCM. The method provides a way to compute the expected water distribution in an uncured porous concrete product based on a set of environmental conditions on.

Curing-drying model and its applications

A method of preparing and rapidly curing a composite material having a thin cross section. The composite material includes a mixture of solid particles, at least some of which are a material that reacts with CO, such as a silicate, for example Wollastonite. The green material is prepared by mixing the solid components with a liquid such as water to form a slurry, and forming green bodies by placing the slurry in forms. The green bodies are reacted with COto form cured composite materials having thin sections, in the range of 10 to 15 mm. Curing in periods of 6 hours has been demonstrated.

Rapid curing of thin composite material sections

The invention provides novel railroad ties manufactured from novel composite materials that possess excellent physical and performance characteristics matching or exceeding existing concrete RRTs. The RRTs of the invention can be readily produced from widely available, low cost raw materials by a process suitable for large-scale production with improved energy consumption and more desirable carbon footprint and minimal environmental impact.

Composite railroad ties and methods of production and uses thereof

The invention provides a curing system that is useful for curing materials that consume carbon dioxide as a reagent. The system has a curing chamber that contains the material to be cured and a gas that contains carbon dioxide. The system includes apparatus that can deliver carbon dioxide to displace ambient air upon loading the system, that can provide carbon dioxide as it is needed and as it is consumed, that can control carbon dioxide concentration, temperature and humidity in the curing chamber during the curing cycle and that can record and display to a user the variables that occur during the curing process.

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