ADDITIVES IN GYPSUM PANELS AND ADJUSTING THEIR PROPORTIONS

• Main Authors: HASZEL RICHARD J, BLACKBURN DAVID R, GROZA BRENT, LEE CHRIS C, WITTBOLD JAMES R, LI ALFRED C
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 03.03.2011
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; ARTIFICIAL STONE; CEMENTS; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS; CONCRETE; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; LIME, MAGNESIA; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; REFRACTORIES; SLAG; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE; WORKING-UP

A panel is provided that includes stucco, water and a dispersant component having dispersing properties and comprising a comb-branched polymer with polyether side chains, naphthalene sulfonate-formaldehyde condensate or melamine sulfonate-formaldehyde condensate. A polycondensation component is also included in the slurry that includes three repeating units. A method of making the gypsum panel includes combining stucco, water and a first dosage of a first dispersant to form a slurry, the first. A second dosage of a second dispersant is added to the slurry. Properties of the gypsum slurry are tested and it is formed into a product. The product sets and properties of the product are identified. The first dosage or the second dosage is changed based on the properties of the slurry or product.