Cementitious composition and admixture

Abstract

A cementitious composition including at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material and at least one desugared molasses. A method of preparing a cementitious composition including forming a mixture of water, at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material and at least one desugared molasses. An admixture for cementitious compositions including: (i) at least one desugared molasses; and (ii) at least one additional active admixture component.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cementitious composition comprising at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material and at least one desugared molasses, wherein the desugared molasses comprises a product of the MDC process. 
     
     
         2 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material comprises at least one of cement, fly ash, slag, silica fume or metakaolin. 
     
     
         3 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses comprises at least one of desugared sugar beet molasses, desugared sugar cane molasses or soy molasses. 
     
     
         4 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses contains an amount of from greater than 0% to about 45% sugars by weight, based on the dry weight of the at least one desugared molasses. 
     
     
         5 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses contains an amount of from greater than 0% to about 40% sucrose by weight, based on the dry weight of the at least one desugared molasses. 
     
     
         6 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.005 to about 0.4 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         7 . The cementitious composition of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 0.25 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         8 . The cementitious composition of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.02 to about 0.4 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         9 . The cementitious composition of  claim 6 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.02 to about 0.25 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         10 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one set accelerator and/or at least one strength enhancer. 
     
     
         11 . The cementitious composition of  claim 10 , wherein the at least one set accelerator and/or at least one strength enhancer is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.0002 to about 2 weight percent not including added water, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         12 . The cementitious composition of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine. 
     
     
         13 . The cementitious composition of  claim 12 , wherein the at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.008 to about 0.01 weight percent not including added water, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         14 . A method of preparing a cementitious composition comprising forming a mixture of water, at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material, and at least one desugared molasses, wherein the desugared molasses comprises a product of the MDC process. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one cementitious and/or pozzolanic material comprises at least one of cement, fly ash, slag, silica fume or metakaolin. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses comprises at least one of desugared sugar beet molasses, desugared sugar cane molasses or soy molasses. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses contains from greater than 0% to about 45% sugars by weight, based on the dry weight of the at least one desugared molasses. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses contains from greater than 0% to about 40% sucrose by weight, based on the dry weight of the at least one desugared molasses. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 14 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.005 to about 0.4 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is added to the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.01 to about 0.25 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is added to the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.02 to about 0.4 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 19 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is added to the cementitious composition in an amount of from about 0.02 to about 0.25 dry weight percent, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising adding at least one set accelerator and/or at least one strength enhancer to the cementitious composition, optionally in formulation with the desugared molasses. 
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the at least one set accelerator and/or at least one strength enhancer is added to the cementitious composition or is present in the desugared molasses formulation in an amount of from about 0.0002 to about 2 weight percent not including added water, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising adding at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine to the cementitious composition, optionally in formulation with the desugared molasses. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 25 , wherein the at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine is added to the cementitious composition or is present in the desugared molasses formulation in an amount of from about 0.008 to about 0.1 weight percent not including added water, based on the weight of cementitious material. 
     
     
         27 . An admixture for cementitious compositions comprising: (i) at least one desugared molasses; and (ii) at least one additional active admixture component, optionally at least one of a water reducer, set retarder, set accelerator, strength enhancer, air detrainer, corrosion inhibitor, shrinkage reducers, viscosity modifiers, water proffers, permeability reducers, alkali silica reducers, or combinations thereof; wherein the desugared molasses comprises a product of the MDC process. 
     
     
         28 . The admixture of  claim 27 , wherein the set accelerator and/or strength enhancer comprises at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine. 
     
     
         29 . The admixture of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses comprises at least one of desugared sugar beet molasses, desugared sugar cane molasses or soy molasses. 
     
     
         30 . The admixture of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses contains an amount of from greater than 0% to about 45% sugars by weight, based on the dry weight of the at least one desugared molasses. 
     
     
         31 . The admixture of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses contains an amount of from greater than 0% to about 40% sucrose by weight, based on the dry weight of the at least one desugared molasses. 
     
     
         32 . The admixture of  claim 27 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the admixture in an amount of from about 2 to about 98 weight percent, based on the total weight of active ingredients of the admixture. 
     
     
         33 . The admixture of  claim 32 , wherein the at least one desugared molasses is present in the admixture in an amount of from about 8 to about 62 weight percent, based on the total weight of active ingredients of the admixture. 
     
     
         34 . The admixture of  claim 28 , wherein the at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine is present in the admixture in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 25 weight percent, based on the total weight of active ingredients of the admixture. 
     
     
         35 . The admixture of  claim 34 , wherein the at least one alkanolamine and/or at least one polyhydroxyalkylamine is present in the admixture in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 15 weight percent, based on the total weight of active ingredients of the admixture.