Additive building material mixtures containing spray-dried microparticles

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of polymeric microparticles that are gas-filled in hydraulically setting building material mixtures for the purpose of enhancing their frost resistance and cyclical freeze/thaw durability.

1 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, in hydraulically setting building material mixtures, characterized in that gas-filled microparticles are used. 
   
   
       2 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a shell, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that spray-dried core-shell polymers are used. 
   
   
       3 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the microparticles are composed of polymer particles which comprise a polymer core (A), which is swollen by means of an aqueous base and contains one or more unsaturated carboxylic acid (derivative) monomers, and a polymer envelope (B), which is composed predominantly of nonionic, ethylenically unsaturated monomers. 
   
   
       4 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the unsaturated carboxylic acid (derivative) monomers are selected from the group of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, fumaric acid, itaconic acid and crotonic acid. 
   
   
       5 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 3 , characterized in that the nonionic, ethylenically unsaturated monomers are composed of styrene, butadiene, vinyltoluene, ethylene, vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, acrylonitrile, acrylamide, methacrylamide, C1-C12 alkyl esters of acrylic or methacrylic acid. 
   
   
       6 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the microparticles have a polymer content of 2% to 98% by volume. 
   
   
       7 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the microparticles have an average particle size of 100 to 5000 nm. 
   
   
       8 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 7 , characterized in that the microparticles have an average particle size of 200 to 2000 nm. 
   
   
       9 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 8 , characterized in that the microparticles have an average particle size of 250 to 1000 nm. 
   
   
       10 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the microparticles are used in an amount of 0.01% to 5% by volume, based on the building material mixture. 
   
   
       11 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 10 , characterized in that the microparticles are used in an amount of 0.1% to 0.5% by volume, based on the building material mixture. 
   
   
       12 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the building material mixtures are composed of a binder selected from the group of cement, lime, gypsum and anhydrite. 
   
   
       13 . Use of polymeric microparticles, containing a void, according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the building material mixtures are concrete or mortar.