Leichte Zuschlastoffe

摘要

The present invention relates to a lightweight aggregate in the form of pellets or granules and, in particular to a lightweight aggregate in the form of pellets or granules for use in the building industry. The present invention provides a method for forming a lightweight aggregate comprising mixing together from 80 % to 99 % by weight of pulverised fuel ash, from 1 % to 20 % by weight of cement and an amount of polystyrene beads having a particle size of less than 2.5 millimetres, such that the volume of polystyrene beads is from 15 % to 80 % of the total volume of the final mixture to form a pelletisable mix, forming the mix into pellets having a diameter of less than 15 millimetres and curing the pellets in a moist atmosphere at a temperature below the vapourising temperature of any solvent within the polystyrene beads.