Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, June 2
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
Employees of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan have developed a method for producing sulfur concrete and polymer concrete from gas sulfur and industrial waste of this substance, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
Sulfur concrete has high strength, water resistance, frost resistance, thermoplasticity, high adhesion when used in pavements.
Sulfur serves as a raw material for the production of sulfuric acid at a chemical plant in Turkmenabat city in the Lebap region of Turkmenistan, according to the report. In addition, Turkmenistan has recently started developing several major hydrocarbon reserves, which contain 5-7 percent of sulfur extracted during industrial production of oil products and commercial gas.
Tens of thousands of tons of gas sulfur already accumulate in gas fields. Sulfur cement has advantages over Portland cement especially in strength and adhesion, as well as wear resistance.
Sulfur cement reaches the required strength in just a few hours. Its cost is 1.2-1.5 times lower than that of a conventional analog. The sulfur concrete is used in the production of reinforced concrete piles, foundation slabs and monolithic foundations, railway and tramway sleepers, road and sidewalk slabs, curbs, pavements and industrial floors in chemical and food industries.