Inventors:
- Charlotte NC, US
Robert Piercy - Mesa AZ, US
Tom Griffith - Chandler AZ, US
Al Flanders - Mesa AZ, US
International Classification:
C04B 11/00
C04B 41/48
C04B 41/50
C04B 41/45
C04B 41/00
C04B 41/63
C04B 41/65
B28B 19/00
Abstract:
In the present disclosure, a method of forming a gypsum panel is disclosed. The method comprises: providing a first facing material, forming a starch slurry by combining starch and water at a shear rate of 3,000 rpm or more, providing the starch slurry onto the first facing material, depositing a gypsum slurry comprising stucco and water onto the starch slurry on the first facing material, providing a second facing material on the gypsum slurry, and allowing the stucco to convert to calcium sulfate dihydrate.
