Abstract: Building material based on hydraulic binder and ballast in the form of a levelling compound intended to be applied to an uneven support. The building material contains a salt which does not essentially effect the strength of the material and is present in such an amount and has such capacity as to reduce the relative equilibrium moisture of the gas phase of the material before drying out to a level of less than about 95%.

Abstract: A dry one-component alkali metal silicate cement composition contains the following components:(a) condensed aluminum phosphate or condensed aluminum/iron phosphate as hardener in amounts between 2-10% by weight,(b) rounded quartz sand having a grain size between 0.01 and 0.5 mm in amounts of 30-70% by weight,(c) clay constituents in amounts of 10-40% by weight,(d) kieselguhr in amounts of 1-5% by weight,(e) mineral oil in amounts of 0.05-1% by weight and(f) solid pulverulent sodium silicate, potassium silicate or mixtures thereof in amounts of 10-25% by weight.The composition is free of surfactant. When combined with water the cement is slow to set into an acid-resistant mortar.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing cement which includes intermixing the cement forming raw materials with water, coal or coke and cement as a binder and forming this mixture of materials into nodules by pelletizing or extrusion. The system is particularly designed for use in making white cement where raw materials low in coloring compound are used as raw feed. The nodules are then sized to obtain a feed material having a size range on the order of one quarter inch by 14 mesh which is suitable for use in a fluidized bed reactor. The nodulized raw material is thermally processed in a fluidized bed reactor at temperatures in the range of approximately 2500.degree. to 2700.degree. F. for white cement and 2350.degree.-2450.degree. F. for typical gray Portland Cement. The coal or coke mixed with the raw material serves to supply between 60% and 90% precent of the fuel required for the process with the remainder being supplied directly to the fludized bed.

Abstract: A method of producing cement from raw material containing a harmful substance such as sulphur, alkali and/or chlorine. In order to reduce the circulation of harmful substances a proportion of the gas or material stream is extracted from a zone in the cyclone preheater at which the desired reduction in the content of the harmful substance is achieved with minimum heat loss.

Abstract: Sanitary pads for men are disposable in a storage mode in which they are flat and non-overlapping for easy carrying in pockets. The sanitary pads may be folded in order to form generally semi-cylindrical portions which envelop the wearer's penis and prevent embarrassment to incontinent men. In the storage or carrying mode, the pad may alternately be T-shaped or constructed in a generally rectangular shape. Adhesive means, such as double sided tape, or fabric loop and hook fasteners may be used to secure the pads in proper position. The pads are a layered structure including an inner relatively thick layer of absorbent material, a water barrier layer made of plastic, and an outer relatively thin absorbent layer.

Abstract: A periclase refractory composition comprising magnesium oxide granules, carbon granules and a carbonaceous binding material capable of undergoing pyrolytic decomposition. Added to the periclase refractory composition is at least one oxyhydrocarbon compound selected from the group consisting of (a) acyclic carboxylic acids, (b) oxidized polyolefin waxes, (c) poly(alkylene oxides) and ethers thereof, (d) olefin copolymers, (e) polyvinyl alcohol, and (f) furan polymers.

Abstract: Admixture compositions for hydraulic cement compositions are disclosed which comprise a borate ester of a polyhydroxy compound. The admixtures are effective water-reducing agents at relatively low dosages in hydraulic cements. They generally provide water reduction levels equal to or greater than those provided by the corresponding non-esterified polyhydroxy compound with a lesser degree of set retardation.

Abstract: This invention is directed to the preparation of haze-free photochromic glasses which darken to a comfort range, i.e., a luminous transmittance of about 40-60%, which exhibit very rapid fading, and which demonstrate excellent temperature dependence. The glasses consist essentially, in weight percent with the levels of Ag, Cu.sub.2 0, C1, and Br representing values as analyzed in the glass, of:______________________________________ Li.sub.2 O 0-2.5 P.sub.2 O.sub.5 0-25 Na.sub.2 O 0-9 SiO.sub.2 20-65 K.sub.2 O 0-17 Ag 0.115-0.145 Cs.sub.2 O 0-6 Br 0.11-0.155 Li.sub.2 O + Na.sub.2 O + K.sub.2 O + Cs.sub.2 O 8-20 B.sub.2 O.sub.3 14-23 Cu.sub.2 O 0.007-0.011 Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 5-25 Cl 0.1-0.15 ______________________________________and wherein the molar ratio alkali metal oxide: B.sub.2 0.sub.3 ranges between about 0.55-0.85, the weight ratio Ag:(C1+Br) ranges between about 0.65-0.95, and the sum of Ag+Br is at least 0.26%, when the Br content is 0.11%, and at least 0.25% when the Ag content is 0.115%.

Abstract: A method for producing elastic disposable diapers, apparatus therefor and product therefrom which includes applying a continuous stripe of adhesive to stretched elastic ribbon, V-folding longitudinally spaced portions of the ribbon to immobilize the adhesive in the spaced portion, applying the intermediate flat portions of the stretched ribbon with exposed adhesive to a substrate, to form discrete diapers which have contractable portions therein.

Abstract: A solid fixation product of harmful, water-containing waste materials and cement, which product is highly resistant to leaching by water and salt solutions. The product has a high content of 20 to 50% of waste materials based on the dry weight of the waste in the product and a water content corresponding to a water-to-cement ratio of 0.2 to 0.45. The method according to the invention which permits producing of such products is characterized in that evaporation of the water-containing waste materials and the mixing with the fixation matrix takes place concurrently at temperatures of 100.degree. to 180.degree. C. The resulting solid fixation product is of relatively small volume and, accordingly, requires only relatively little storage space.

Abstract: A dispersant for cement slurries is provided comprised of a copolymers of sodium vinylsulfonate and either acrylic acid or acrylamide. Salt cement slurries and method of use in cementing in subterranean wellbores are also provided.