METHOD OF PRODUCING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL USING A MIXING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: Hicks Steven, Kaul Joe, Handlos William G, Arnott Brian T, Bower David Kenneth
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.04.2017
• Subjects: ARTIFICIAL STONE; CEMENTS; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, e.g. MORTARS, CONCRETE OR LIKE BUILDINGMATERIALS; CONCRETE; CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES; CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, ORTHE LIKE; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; LIME, MAGNESIA; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR; METALLURGY; REFRACTORIES; SLAG; TREATMENT OF NATURAL STONE

A method produces a composite material using a mixing system. The composite material comprises at least one aggregate, e.g. rock and/or glass, and the reaction product of a two-component polymeric binder composition comprising a first component, e.g. an isocyanate component, and a second component, e.g. an isocyanate-reactive component. The mixing system includes a mixing apparatus. The method includes the step of providing the aggregate, the first component and the second component into the mixing apparatus. The method further includes the step of mixing the first and second components to produce the reaction product of the two-component polymeric binder composition, and the step of applying the reaction product of the two-component polymeric binder composition to the aggregate within the mixing apparatus to produce the composite material. The composite material can be used for forming a paved structure, such as a sidewalk or a roadway.