Abstract: A bitumen product including bitumen and a mineral filler. In order to reduce the specific weight of the bitumen product while allowing sufficient scaling effect, the mineral filler contains expanded perlite grains, the expanded perlite grains having a closed-cell surface, and the expanded perlite grains having a closed-cell surface are not ground.

Abstract: A process for preparing an alcohol by a Guerbet self-condensation reaction in the gas phase. The process comprises the steps of: a) providing a primary or secondary alcohol, wherein the primary or secondary alcohol has at least one ?-hydrogen; b) providing a surface-reacted calcium carbonate, wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is a reaction product of ground natural calcium carbonate (GNCC) or precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) with carbon dioxide and one or more H3O+ ion donors and wherein the carbon dioxide is formed in situ by the H3O+ ion donors treatment and/or is supplied from an external source, and wherein the surface-reacted calcium carbonate has a specific surface area of at least 15 m2/g, measured using nitrogen and the BET method according to ISO 9277:2010; c) vaporizing the alcohol; d) reacting the vaporized alcohol in the presence of the surface-reacted calcium carbonate as a catalyst.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a ground calcium carbonate-comprising material, the use of a homopolymer or a copolymer in such a process for preparing an aqueous suspension comprising a ground calcium carbonate-comprising material, an aqueous suspension comprising a ground calcium carbonate-comprising material obtained by the process, and the use of an aqueous suspension comprising a ground calcium carbonate-comprising material in paper applications such as paper filling and paper coating applications, in coating applications, in paints, in adhesives, in sealants, in concrete, in agriculture applications, in food applications, in cosmetic applications, or in pharmaceutical applications.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a surface treated calcium carbonate-comprising material, a surface treated calcium carbonate-comprising material obtained by the process, an article comprising the surface treated calcium carbonate-comprising material, a polymer composition and the use of the surface treated calcium carbonate-comprising material in a polymer composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a calcium carbonate-comprising material having a content of bio-based carbon determined according to DIN EN 16640:2017 of at least 50 wt.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a biomimetic minerizable 3D-printing ink, a method for the production of such a biomimetic minerizable 3D-printing ink, a method for the production of a biomineralized 3D-printed article, a biomineralized 3D-printed article as well as the use of a crystallization trigger which is an oligopeptide selected from the group comprising an oligopeptide of the HABP family and an oligopeptide of the P11-family for 3D printing.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a carrier material for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation, a delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation, a home care formulation comprising the delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s), a method for preparing the delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation as well as the use of the delivery system for the release of one or more active agent(s) in a home care formulation.

Abstract: A polycarbonate composition is provided comprising a) a polycarbonate resin, b) a surface-treated calcium carbonate-containing material, wherein the surface-treated calcium carbonate-containing material is obtained by surface-treating a calcium carbonate-containing material with at least one hydrophobizing agent selected from the group consisting of aliphatic-substituted succinic anhydrides, carboxylic acid- and/or anhydride-functional polysiloxanes, and mixtures thereof, c) optionally titanium dioxide, d) optionally one or more additives. A use is provided of a surface-treated calcium carbonate-containing material as defined in the application as a filler for a polycarbonate composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a precipitated calcium carbonate having a content of bio-based carbon determined according to DIN EN 16640:2017 of at least 50 wt.

Abstract: A process is provided for preparing a wet ground mineral material comprising the steps of: a) providing an aqueous suspension comprising a mineral material, wherein the aqueous suspension has a pH value of equal to or above 8.0; b) adding at least one hydroxide base to the aqueous suspension provided in step a); c) wet grinding the aqueous suspension during and/or after step b) to obtain an aqueous suspension comprising a wet ground mineral material, wherein the wet grinding is carried out in the presence of at least one dispersing agent, and wherein the aqueous suspension obtained in step c) has a pH value which is at least 0.10 above the pH value of a comparative aqueous suspension which is obtained by the same process but without carrying out step b).

Abstract: The present invention refers to a liquid foliar composition, a method of formulating such a liquid foliar composition, a method of increasing the wettability of a surface, use of said liquid foliar composition in agricultural and horticultural applications as well as the use of a particulate mineral-based material comprising at least one alkaline earth metal ion-comprising material, iron oxide or zinc oxide in a liquid foliar composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an asphalt slurry seal composition comprising a mineral filler comprising an inorganic mineral blend having a multi-modal particle size distribution comprising at least a first maximum in the range of about 0.1 ?m to about 15 ?m and a second maximum in the range about 5 ?m to about 35 ?m, wherein about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the particles in the inorganic mineral blend (dry weight) are in the range of about 0.1 ?m to about 15 ?m, a pigment component comprised of at least one pigment, an additive component comprising at least one rheology modifier, an asphalt emulsion, optionally one or more functional minerals, and water. Further, the particles of the inorganic mineral blend may be subjected to surface treatments.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a particulate pharmaceutical or nutraceutical excipient, a process for the preparation of the particulate pharmaceutical or nutraceutical excipient, a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition comprising the particulate pharmaceutical or nutraceutical excipient as well as a process for manufacturing a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a method for the production of granules comprising a magnesium ion-comprising material, granules comprising the magnesium ion-comprising material and the use of the granules in a nutraceutical product, agricultural product, veterinary product, cosmetic product, preferably in a dry cosmetic and/or dry skin care composition, home product, food product, packaging product, personal care product, preferably in an oral care composition in air treatment and in water treatment, or as excipient in a pharmaceutical product.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to the use of a mineral material as anti-pollution cosmetic agent, wherein the mineral material has a volume median particle size d50(vol) from 0.1 to 90 ?m, a volume top cut particle size d98(vol) of below 250 ?m, and is selected from surface-reacted calcium carbonate, hydromagnesite, or mixtures thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an anti-pollution cosmetic composition comprising said mineral material as well as a cosmetic method of protecting a keratin material from pollutants comprising the application of said anti-pollution cosmetic composition onto the keratin material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the technical domain of additives for aqueous high solids suspensions of mineral materials. The inventive additive comprises specific primary amines and is used for increasing the pH-value of the suspension and/or for increasing the wettability of the mineral materials.

Abstract: A circular disc element having at least two beam elements. Each beam element extends beyond an outer circumference of the circular disc element in an extension direction which is parallel to a radial direction of the disc element. The circular disc element further includes at least two holes extending through the circular disc element in a longitudinal direction which is substantially perpendicular to each of the extension directions with respect to a circumferential direction of the circular disc element, which circumferential direction corresponds to the outer circumference of the circular disc element. The circular disc element can function as a grinding means in a grinding process for grinding slurry.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the production of a nonwoven fabric. In particular, the present invention relates to the production of a nonwoven fabric having desirable tactile and haptic properties, as well as to the nonwoven fabric itself. The process requires the selection of specific materials and process conditions. The fabric is produced from a masterbatch of isotactic polypropylene homopolymer and a surface-treated calcium carbonate filler.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition, a process for preparing the same, and a coated article. The aqueous coating composition comprises (a) a polymer A comprising units derived from an alpha-olefin and one or more comonomers selected from the group of methacrylates, acrylates, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleates, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and salts thereof; (b) a polymer B comprising units derived from one or more monomers selected from the group of methacrylates, acrylates, methacrylic acid, acrylic acid, maleates, maleic acid, maleic anhydride, and salts thereof; (c) at least one pigment in an amount in the range of 0.1 to 30 wt. %, based on the total dry weight of the coating composition, the at least one pigment being selected from the group consisting of clay minerals, silicates, brucite, magnesium carbonate, barite, perlite, satin white, gypsum, aluminum oxide, titanium dioxide, surface-reacted calcium carbonates, and mixtures thereof; (d) optionally wax.

Abstract: The present invention refers to method for detecting phosphate and/or sulphate salts on the surface of a substrate or within a substrate, use of a LWIR detecting device for detecting the intensity of electromagnetic radiation scattered and/or emitted reflection by phosphate and/or sulphate salts being present on and/or in a substrate, use of a substrate comprising phosphate and/or sulphate salts for providing information via electromagnetic radiation scattering and/or emission as well as a LWIR imaging system for detecting phosphate and/or sulphate salts on and/or within a substrate.