Carbonization of expanded natural grains
Abstract
Abstract A LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF EXPANEDED STABILIZED NATURAL GRAINS OR CEREALS SUCH AS PUFFED WHEAT OR PUFFED RICE WHICH ARE TREATED BY A STABILIZNG MEANS AND USED EITHER ALONE OR COMBINED WITH OTHER MATERIALS. THE TREATMENT OF THE GRAINS, AFTER EXPANSION BY STABILIZNG THE SAME, SUCH AS BY CARBONIZATION, ENHANCES THEIR PROPERTIES AS A BUILDING MATERIAL BY IMPROVING MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, BY REDUCING THE SOFTENING EFFECT OF WATER, BY INCREASING RESISTANCE TO BIOLOGICAL ATTACK, ETC. THE CARBONIZED EXPANEDED NATURAL GRAINS MAY BE USED AS AN INSULATING MATERIAL IN DISCRETE PARTICLES, OR BONED TOGETHER INTO BOARDS OR OTHER BODIES OR AS A LIGHTWEIGHT INSULATING AGGREGATE FOR USE IN CONCRETE OR IN SPRAY-ON APPLICATIONS.
Inventors
- 👤 J Timusk
- 👤 V Riley
- 👤 E Robinsky
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