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US 8,021,476 B2
ABSTRACT
3 Claims, No Drawings
US 8,021,476 B2
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this report.
Another special feature presented by the mortar is that,
the mixture With tartaric acid, citric acid, copper sulphate and
potassium or sodium citrate We obtain a mortar specially
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decorative coatings.
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tion.
HoWever, although the aforementioned documents refer to
mortars for construction Whose compositions include some of
the components of the invention proposed, none of them
include all of these nor do they apply a similar procedure; it
tion, Which presents some characteristics similar to those of
the invention mentioned here.
subsequent processing.
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tion and sound Waves, Which gives the mortar its insulating
and ?re-resistant properties. In the processes knoWn to date,
the crude vermiculite is placed inside fumaces by means of a
horizontal conveyor belt; four different kinds of expanded
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lations required of these kinds of materials and has been
approved in accredited laboratories for this kind of certi?ca
tion.
The resulting material is a mortar, Which is suitable to be
applied With any of the existing traditional systems, both
-continued
Potassium or sodium citrate
Water
0.01% to 0.5%
q.s.p. 1000
exist in nature in their natural state and are not toxic; they are
are:
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sulphate.
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coating.
multidirectional laminas of the expanded vermiculite,
40% to 70%
40% to 70%
0.05% to 0.3%
0.05% to 1%
Copper sulphate
0.01% to 0.5%
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Citric acid
Tartaric acid
Calcium sulphate
Laminated expanded vermiculite
The citric and tartaric acid, the copper sulphate and potas
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Weight;
Weight; and
G) a su?icient amount of Water to complete 1000 ml,
depending on the use of the proportion based on the
intended use in each case.
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expert in the subject can understand its scope and the resulting
advantages. It is noted that it may be brought into practice in
other forms Which differ from that indicated as an example
and Which Will also achieve the protection obtained as long as
its fundamental principle is not altered or modi?ed.
Water or air.
mixture is produced.
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