Title : CalAlSil® feldspar polymers – Sustainable, high-performance structural nanomaterials
Abstract:
CalAlSil® Feldspar Polymers are a revolutionary water-based ceramic resin, paint, render, plaster and concrete that employs the superior properties of nano-silicates to make easy application structural materials. CalAlSil®’s formulation specialises in producing ready-to-use, single-pack mix designs that have the lowest embodied energy and carbon emissions in the market. This is achieved through the use of ubiquitously sourced alumino-silicates, salts and ceramic oxides. CalAlSil®’s nano-colloids contain sufficient chemical potential to cure by simple evaporation of water which is the solution’s solvent. Structural films, renders and concrete sections can be created with a Mohs hardness greater than 5. Two-pack formulations have the potential to produce finished materials that have comparative hardness (7) to natural Quartz and Feldspars. The cured microstructure contains continuous layers of chemically bound feldspar minerals that are crosslinked by tetrahedral silica. Pressure casting and vacuum extrusion are two common manufacturing methods that will produce a macrostructural composite with properties that exceed existing composites. Additionally, setting is accelerated using naturally derived alkaline esters, bio-polymers and siloxane chemicals that produce a cross-linked ceramic-organic composite. The versality of the feldspar emulsion and two-pack composites represents a leap forward in structural, fireproof materials. Applications of CalAlSil® feldspar formulations are targeted at the circular economy as they act as universal binder materials for recycling of all forms of waste. By using product from waste streams from other industries like silica fume and coal combustion products, CalAlSil®’s carbon emissions are better than the best Ordinary Portland Cement formulation with high-calcium fly ash and activated magnesia. Since all raw materials are produced at relatively low temperatures, future production of CalAlSil® feldspar polymer resins will be accomplished with a zero-carbon emission profile and the lowest embodied energy profile of any construction material. Therefore, CalAlSil® ’s ceramic feldspar is both the sustainable keystone formulation for structural construction as well as being the solution to waste re-purposing for the 21st century and beyond.
Audience Take Away:
- CalAlSil® will demonstrate how Alkali-Alumino-Silicate oligomers are the fundamental building blocks of feldspar ceramics which are the green keystone resins for the circular economy.
- CalAlSil® represents the cornerstone of composite formation using a variety of waste streams.
- The primary message from this presentation is that there is a solution to the carbon and energy intensive building and construction industries’ use of materials. Further when understood the green chemistry of hybridized silicates provide the basis for all future formulations for industrial and construction materials.
