A method and a system for providing a coating agent

Abstract

A coating agent (100) to coat a structure (102) formed by cementitious material is disclosed. The coating agent (100) includes a solid contact material (202) and a lubricant oil (204). The solid contact material (202) is sieved by a sieve. The solid contact material (202) is a corn cob ash. Further, the lubricant oil (204) is adapted to be mixed with the solid contact material (202) to form the coating agent (100). The sieved solid contact material (202) and the lubricant oil (204) are mixed at a ratio of 1:1. Further, the coating agent (100) is coated on the structure (102) formed by the cementitious material.

Description

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSUREThe present disclosure relates to civil engineering. More particularly, the present disclosure related to a coating agent to coat structures made of cementitious material.BACKGROUNDGenerally, cementitious materials like concrete, cement are the most consumed material in construction industry, such as, for the construction of buildings, roads, etc. Further, the concrete is used with a plurality of bars for the construction of structures, for example, buildings, etc. However, it has been observed that the structure made from the cementitious materials and the plurality of bars decreases gradually because of various factors, for example, corrosion, permeability, etc. Thus, there is a need to provide a mechanism to reduce the permeability, and corrosion in the structure to maintain longevity of the construction of the building / any other structure.Thus, there is a need to provide a mechanism adapted to protect the structure formed by the cementitious materials while eliminating the above-mentioned problems as discussed.SUMMARYThis summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts, in a simplified format, that are further described in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is neither intended to identify essential inventive concepts of the invention nor is it intended for determining the scope of the invention.In an embodiment, a coating agent to coat a structure formed by cementitious material is disclosed. The coating agent includes a solid contact material and a lubricant oil. Further, particles of the solid contact material are sieved by a sieve. The solid contact material is a corn cob ash. Further, the lubricant oil is adapted to be mixed with the solid contact material to form the coating agent. The sieved solid contact material and the lubricant oil are mixed at a ratio of 1:1. Further, the coating agent is coated on the structure formed by the cementitious material.In another embodiment, a method to coat a structure formed by cementitious materials with a coating agent is disclosed. The method includes sieving particles of a solid contact material through a sieve. The solid contact material is a corn cob ash. The method includes mixing the sieved solid contact material with a lubricant oil to form the coating agent. The sieved solid contact material and the lubricant oil are mixed at a ratio of 1:1. The method includes coating the structure formed by the cementitious material.The system and method as disclosed herein provides the coating agent to coat the structure formed by the cementitious material. The coating agent ensures reduced permeability and decreases corrosion in the structure.To further clarify the advantages and features of the present invention, a more particular description of the invention will be rendered by reference to specific embodiments thereof, which are illustrated in the appended drawings. It is appreciated that these drawings depict only typical embodiments of the invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope. The invention will be described and explained with additional specificity and detail in the accompanying drawings.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThese and other features, aspects, and advantages of the present disclosure will become better understood when the following detailed description is read with reference to the accompanying drawings in which like characters represent like parts throughout the drawings, wherein:Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a coating agent and a structure, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;Figure 2A illustrates a block diagram of the coating agent, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;Figure 2B illustrates a solid contact material of the coating agent, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;Figure 2C illustrates the structure coated with the coating agent, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure; andFigure 3 illustrates a method performed to form the coating agent, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.Further, skilled artisans will appreciate that elements in the drawings are illustrated for simplicity and may not have necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the flow charts illustrate the method in terms of the most prominent steps involved to help improve understanding of aspects of the present disclosure. Furthermore, in terms of the construction of the device, one or more components of the device may have been represented in the drawings by conventional symbols, and the drawings may show only those specific details that are pertinent to understanding the embodiments of the present disclosure so as not to obscure the drawings with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.DETAILED DESCRIPTIONWhile the embodiments in the disclosure are subject to various modifications and alternative forms, the specific embodiment thereof has been shown by way of example in the figures and will be described below. It should be understood, however, that it is not intended to limit the disclosure to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, the disclosure is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure.It is to be noted that a person skilled in the art would be motivated from the present disclosure to modify a metallic insert with plastic thread moulding design for an assembly as disclosed herein. However, such modifications should be construed to be within the scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, the drawings show only those specific details that are pertinent to understand the embodiments of the present disclosure, so as not to obscure the disclosure with details that will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of the description herein.Embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.Figure 1 illustrates a block diagram of a coating agent 100 and a structure 102, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2A illustrates a block diagram of the coating agent 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2B illustrates a solid contact material 202 of the coating agent 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2C illustrates the structure 102 coated with the coating agent 100, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.The cement / concrete is responsible for constructing buildings / any other structures etc., which plays a major role in development at a large scale. Thus, the structure 102 formed by cementitious material should be protected from various factors, for example, corrosion, permeability, etc., to ensure the longevity of the constructions made by the cementitious material. The coating agent 100 as disclosed may be adapted to coat the structure 102 formed by the cementitious material to ensure longevity of the structure 102, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.In an embodiment, the coating agent 100 includes, but is not limited to, the solid contact material 202, and a lubricant oil 204, details of which are explained in subsequent paragraphs.In an embodiment, particles of the solid contact material 202 may be sieved by a sieve. In such embodiment, the solid contact materials 202 may be a corn cob ash, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. In an embodiment, the sieve may be a 75-micron sieve, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.In an embodiment, prior to sieving the solid contact material 202, the solid contact material 202 may be adapted to be burnt at a predetermined temperature range for a predefined time duration. In such embodiment, the predetermined temperature range may be between 500 degrees Celsius and 600 degrees Celsius. Further, the predefined time duration ranges between 3 hours and 6 hours, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.In an embodiment, the lubricant oil 204 may be adapted to be mixed with the sieved solid contact material 202 to form the coating agent 100. In an embodiment, the lubricant oil 204 may be an engine oil, without departing from the scope of he present disclosure. In an embodiment, the sieved solid contact material 202 may be also referred to as the solid contact material 202, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Further, the solid contact material 202 and the lubricant oil 204 may be mixed at a ratio of 1:1 to form the coating agent 100 where the coating agent 100 may be coated on the structure 102 formed by the cementitious material.In an embodiment, the structure 102 may include one or more steel bars 104 embedded within the cementitious materials. Further, the coating agent 100 may be coated on the structure 102 and may be adapted to reduce permeability and corrosion in the structure 102.Further, efficiency of the coating agent 100 is also verified experimentally which is explained in subsequent paragraphs.For checking reduction in the permeability, a sample cube of the structure 102 made of the cementitious material is considered. The sample cube may have a predetermined dimension of 150mm.Further, a mixture of the cementitious material is prepared in accordance with IS10262:2019 using a mixture of cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregates, and water in a predefined proportion. Further details of each component are provided below:For the cement, OPC grade 43 is used for the experiment. The codes referred here are IS: 8112-1989 and IS 4031:1963. The detail of the cement is provided below:Table 1For the fine aggregates, river sand of Zone II is considered. The code for the river sand as used is IS 383:1970. Further, a predefined quantity, i.e., 1000gm of river sand is considered to perform sieve analysis and a predefined quantity of 500 gm is considered to perform a specific gravity test. The detail of the fine aggregates is provided below:Table 2For the coarse aggregates, crushed aggregates having a predetermined dimension of 16mm are considered. The code for the coarse aggregates used is 383:1970. The detail of the coarse aggregates is provided below:Table 3The water used for mixing as well as curing the cement is portable water. Further, the portable water having pH 6.9 is used for curing and mixing the cement. The concentration of water in cement influences many fresh and hardened properties of the cement which include permeability, workability, durability, weathering, water tightness, compressive strength, drying shrinkage, and cracking prospective. Thus, the concentration of water is regulated while mixing the cement to improve the constructability and service life of the cement.Further, the one or more steel bars 104 of the structure 102 may have a predetermined length of 15cm, a predetermined breadth of 15cm, and a predetermined height of 80cm and have a grade of M20.Further, approximately 20 sample cubes are cast, where 10 sample cubes are without the coating agent 100 and remaining 10 sample cubes are coated with the coating agent 100.Once, the sample cubes of the structure 102 are cast, the coating agent 100 is coated on an outer surface of the sample cubes. Particularly, the solid contact material 202 having a predefined weight of 100gms are used with the lubricant oil 204 having a predefined weight of 100ml to coat the outer of the sample cubes.Further, the sample cubes without the coating agent 100 and the sample cubes coated with the coating agent 100 are immersed in the water for 28 days for the curing / curing process. Further, each of the sample cubes is placed in a room temperature for approximately 62 days. Now, after the curing and placing each sample cubes at the room temperature, the permeability checking is carried out for each of the sample cubes as per IS:3085-1965. Particularly, a water pressure of 10kg / cm^2 is applied on each of the sample cubes for approximately 72 hours through a water permeability test apparatus and then, the permeability of each sample cube is recorded. Further, each sample cube is immersed in the water for 73 hours, after approximately 90 days. Thereafter, the water absorption for each sample cube is recorded. Further, the changes in weight of the sample cubes without the coating agent 100 and the sample cubes with the coating agent 100 are observed and provided below:Table 4Thus, the above-mentioned Table 4 indicates a substantial increase in the weight of the sample cubes without the coating agent 100 as compared to the weight of the sample cubes with the coating agent 100. The coating agent 100 prevents the water from percolating inside the structure 102, thus reducing the permeability of the structure 102.Further, for checking corrosion resistance, 6 steel bars are cast, where 3 steel bars are coated with the coating agent 100 and the remaining 3 steel bars are without the coating agent 100. Further, each steel bar is immersed in a saline water with having Sodium Chloride (NaCl) concentration of approximately 3.5%, and subsequently, the curing is carried out for 90 days. After the curing, each steel bar is taken out and further, a half-cell potentiometer test is performed on each steel bar as per ASTM C876-15. After performing the test, 5 readings are recorded for each steel bar. The details of the readings as recorded are given below:Table 5As evident from the Table 5, there is a high risk of corrosion in each steel bar without the coating agent 100 as compared to each steel bar having the coating agent 100. Particularly, the coating agent 100 reduces the permeability of the structure 102 which in turn prevents an ingress of the chloride ions which is responsible for accelerating the rate of corrosion in the structure 102.The present disclosure also relates to a method 300 to form the coating agent 100 as shown in Figure 3. The order in which the method steps are described below is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described method steps can be combined in any appropriate order to execute the method 300 or an alternative method. Additionally, individual steps may be deleted from the method 300, without departing from the spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein.The method 300 as performed begins at step 302 where the method 300 includes sieving the particles of the solid contact material 202 through the sieve, where the solid contact material 202 is the corn cob ash. In an embodiment, the sieve is the 75-micron sieve. Further, prior to sieving the solid contact material 202, the method 300 includes burning the solid contact material 202 at the predetermined temperature range for the predefined time duration. The predetermined temperature is between 500 degrees Celsius and 600 degrees Celsius and the predefined time duration ranges between 3 hours and 6 hours.At step 304, the method 300 includes mixing the sieved solid contact material 202 with the lubricant oil 204 to form the coating agent 100. The sieved solid contact material 202 and the lubricant oil 204 are mixed at a ratio of 1:1. The lubricant oil 204 is the engine oil.At step 306, the method 300 includes coating the structure 102 formed by the cementitious material.The coating agent 100 as disclosed provides the following, but not limited, advantages as provided below:- Permeability Reduction: Corn cob ash contains silica, which help fill the pores in the structure 102, reducing permeability and limiting the ingress of harmful substances into the structure 102.- Corrosion Resistance: The combination of solid contact material 202 and the lubricant oil 204 creates a protective barrier on the structure 102, enhancing resistance against corrosive elements and preventing the penetration of moisture in the structure 102.- Eco-Friendly: Utilizing the solid contact material 202 as a component promotes sustainability, as it is a byproduct of agricultural processing. This eco-friendly approach aligns with the growing emphasis on environmentally conscious construction practices.- Cost-Effective: the solid contact material 202 is a cost-effective material, and the use of the lubricant oil 204 as a binder can contribute to affordability. This combination provides an economical solution for improving the concrete properties of the structure 102.- Enhanced Durability: The synergistic effect of the solid contact material 202 and the lubricant oil 204 contributes to the overall durability of the structure 102. This coating agent 100 may extend the lifespan of the structure 102 by ensuring protection from deterioration caused by both external and internal factors.Thus, the coating agent 100 as explained ensures contributing to the long- term integrity of critical infrastructures.Additionally, the coating agent 100 may also have the industrial applicability which is mentioned below:- Infrastructure Protection: The coating agent 100 may be used as a coating for bridges, tunnels, and other infrastructure elements to enhance their resistance to moisture penetration and corrosive agents, thereby extending their service life.- Industrial Flooring: The coating agent 100 is used in industrial settings where concrete floors are subjected to chemical exposure. This application helps reduce permeability and adds a protective layer, increasing the concrete's ability to withstand corrosive substances commonly found in industrial environments.- Marine Structures: The coating agent 100 is applied to concrete structures in marine environments, such as docks and piers, to minimize the impact of saltwater exposure. The combination of solid contact material 202 and the lubricant oil 204 enhances corrosion resistance, crucial for structures facing constant contact with seawater.- Parking Structures: The coating agent 100 may be coated on concrete surfaces in parking garages or lots where exposure to road salts and automotive fluids is common. This protective layer can reduce permeability and mitigate corrosion caused by these aggressive agents.- Water Treatment Facilities: The coating agent 100 may be utilized in water treatment plants where concrete structures are exposed to harsh chemicals. The application can enhance the corrosion resistance of these structures, ensuring longevity and reliability in critical infrastructure for water purification.While various aspects and embodiments have been disclosed herein, other aspects and embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.

Claims

1. A method (300) to coat a structure (102) formed by cementitious materials with a coating agent (100), the method (300) comprising: sieving (302) particles of a solid contact material (202) through a sieve, wherein the solid contact material (202) is a corn cob ash; mixing (304) the sieved solid contact material (202) with a lubricant oil (204) to form the coating agent (100), wherein the sieved solid contact material (202) and the lubricant oil (204) are mixed at a ratio of 1:1; and coating (306) the structure (102) formed by the cementitious material.

2. The method (300) as claimed in claim 1, wherein prior to sieving the solid contact material (202), the method (300) comprises: burning of the solid contact material (202) at a predetermined temperature range for a predefined time duration, wherein the predetermined temperature is between 500 degrees Celsius and 600 degrees Celsius and the predefined time duration ranges between 3 hours and 6 hours.

3. The method (300) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sieve is a 75-micron sieve.

4. The method (300) as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lubricant oil (204) is an engine oil.

5. A coating agent (100) to coat a structure (102) formed by cementitious materials, comprising: a solid contact material (202), particles of the solid contact material (202) sieved by a sieve, wherein the solid contact material (202) is a corn cob ash; a lubricant oil (204) adapted to be mixed with the sieved solid contact material (202) to form the coating agent (100), wherein, the sieved solid contact material (202) and the lubricant oil (204) are mixed at a ratio of 1:1, and the coating agent (100) is coated on the structure (102) formed by the cementitious material.

6. The coating agent (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the structure (102) comprises one or more steel bars (104) embedded within the cementitious materials.

7. The coating agent (100) as claimed in claim 5, wherein the coating agent (100) is adapted to coat the structure (102) to reduce permeability and corrosion in the structure (102).