HOLLOW-CORE ARTICLES AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The invention provides novel articles of composite materials having hollow interior channels or passageways, or otherwise being hollowed out, and formulations and methods for their manufacture and uses. These hollow core objects are suitable for a variety of applications in construction, pavements and landscaping, and infrastructure.

主权项

1. An article of manufacture having a body prepared from a composite material, wherein
the body comprises one or more interior ducts or channels exhibiting one or more surfaces capable of fluid communication with an exterior of the body, and the composite material comprises:
a plurality of bonding elements, wherein each bonding element comprises: a core comprising primarily calcium silicate, a silica-rich first or inner layer, and a calcium carbonate-rich second or outer layer; andfiller particles comprising coarse filler particles and/or fine filler particles, wherein the plurality of bonding elements and the plurality of filler particles together form one or more bonding matrices and the bonding elements and the filler particles are substantially evenly dispersed therein and bonded together.