I have not found any manufacturers of ready-mixed Neopor concrete.
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it might give a lead to other researchers to supply you with what you
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Neopor lightweight concrete is mixed on site like any other concrete,
but with the addition of the Neopor foaming agent.
Neopor System GmbH is “the foremost supplier of equipment, foaming
agent/pp-fibres and technology to produce air-cured and autoclaved
cellular lightweight concrete (CLC).”
http://www.building.org/texis/db/search/+Twx_qAfD51cwBodDqrmwxezApw/profile.html
The company’s web site is at http://www.neopor.com/index2.htm
It supplies:
“two types of Foam Generators. The BK-8 has an integrated air
compressor. The MFG is delivered without an air compressor,”
the Neopor foaming agent,
and Neopor Polypropylene fibrilated fibers “In using the Neofibers you
can save a great part of your usual steel reinforcement.”
The concrete is then prepared on site like any other: “Only sand,
cement and water are mixed in accordance to the mix-chart recommended
by Neopor, taking into consideration the most suitable raw materials
or those which are available… If NEOFIBER is used, it has to be added
to the dry mix, after sand (1) and cement (2) have been added and
firmly mixed, but before adding water, allowing the fibrillated fiber
to "open up" “
The mix chart is available at
http://www.neopor.com/production_procedures/mix_designs/mix-designs_e.htm
Neopor System GmbH
P.O. Box 1525
D-72605 Nuertingen
Germany
tel: + 49 7022 9269-0
fax: + 49 7022 9269-14
e-mail
General Information: info@neopor.com
Technical Information: technic@neopor.com
Sales Information: sales@neopor.com
Neopor itself is manufactured by BASF AG, a German company, “in the
form of polystyrene granules containing pentane, which renders them
expandable. These bead-like black particles are processed into
silver-gray foamed blocks or molded parts by manufacturers of foamed
materials and contractual partners all over Europe.” Contact details
for more information about Neopor:
E mail neopor@basf-ag.de Fax to ++49-621-60 20458.
BASF Aktiengesellschaft
67056 Ludwigshafen
Germany
Or by filling in the form at
http://www.basf.de/de/produkte/kstoffe/kstoffe/sort/schaum/neopor/kontakt.htm?id=-k2*VE-**bsf300
Information from: http://www.basf.de/en/produkte/kstoffe/kstoffe/sort/schaum/neopor/?id=V00--j2*VE-**bsf200
(links to technical information are at the bottom of this web page)
Some more information about the use of Neopor “Lightweight concrete
utilizing in
excess of 25% of fly-ash”
http://www.greenhomebuilding.com/pdf/Block_Production1.pdf
Neopor is also found in preformed products , eg “Springvale Platinum
Wallshield is a rigid insulation panel manufactured from lightweight
closed cell Neopor grade EPS block which contains a flame retardant
additive. It is intended for use as a partial fill cavity insulation
board in conjunction with a retained cavity in cavity wall
construction.”
http://www.springvale.com/platinum/wall_2.htm
Other producers of lightweight cellular concrete products of various
types, or suppliers of equipment and materials to produce it, may be
found at http://www.building.org/texis/db/bix/+vwwrmwne1jww/community.html |
