US Patent Issued to University of Kentucky Research Foundation on Dec. 23 for "Composite mineralizers/fluxes for the production of alite/calcium sulfoaluminate clinkers" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,503,393, issued on Dec. 23, was assigned to University of Kentucky Research Foundation (Lexington, Ky.).

"Composite mineralizers/fluxes for the production of alite/calcium sulfoaluminate clinkers" was invented by Tristana Duvallet (Lexington, Ky.), Thomas Robl (Sadieville, Ky.) and Robert Jewell (Lexington, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cement clinker composition incorporates calcium fluoride and iron oxide to reduce firing temperatures and increase strength. High fly ash, aluminum dross, aluminum scrap, high aluminum clays and combinations thereof may also be substituted for bauxite in the cement clinker composition."

The patent...