Light-weight material containing blown perlite and methods of producing the same

摘要

The present light-weight material contains expanded perlite, alkali silicates and optionally added hardeners for aqueous alkali silicates, wherein said expanded perlite has a grain of from 0.8 to 6 mm, a hydrophobizing agent is present, the bulk densities are in the range of from 60 to 500 kg/m3.