Abstract: The present invention relates to antifouling compositions comprising copper di(ethyl 4,4,4-trifluoroacetoacetate) (Cu(ETFAA)2) that are highly effective against marine biofouling of surfaces of ships and marine structures, their use for inhibiting marine biofouling, as well as antifouling paints comprising said compositions.

Abstract: A composition for backfilling a void. The composition may include between 40% and 65% air by volume, between 20% and 50% water by weight, between 5% and 50% calcium sulfoaluminate cement by weight, and between 20% and 55% filler by weight. The composition may have a compressive strength between 10 psi and 170 psi at four hours, a compressive strength between 20 psi and 310 psi at one day, and a compressive strength between 30 psi and 520 psi at twenty-eight days.

Abstract: High-strength flowable fill compositions are disclosed. The compositions include cement, aggregate (e.g., sand), water, coloring agent, polymer, and fibers. In an embodiment, the compositions include an accelerant, e.g., calcium chloride or sodium bicarbonate and/or an air entraining agent. In an embodiment, the compositions include a water-proofing agent to eliminate efflorescence. The compositions have a compressive strength of between 300 psi and 3000 psi after 1 day, a compressive strength of between 900 psi and 4000 psi after 7 days, and a compressive strength of between 1200 psi and 5000 psi after 28 days.

Abstract: Novel coatings disclosed herein can be used to mitigate dust adhesion. In one embodiment, a method of making a dust repellant coating includes combining a titanium dioxide sol with colloidal silica to form a mixture. The method also includes adding solvent to the mixture, stirring the mixture for about an hour, and filtering the mixture into a solution of titanium dioxide and silica dioxide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions suitable for use in, inter alia, optical measurement technology applications and, in particular, 3D scanning technology as well as methods for the manufacture and methods of use of said compositions.

Abstract: There is described a high-strength concrete generally having: about 100 parts by weight of cement; about 60 to about 360 parts by weight of fine aggregates; about 90 to about 230 parts by weight of mineral powder having a diameter D50 below 150 ?m; about 0.1 to about 25 parts by weight of superplasticizer; and about 20 to about 65 parts by weight of water, the high-strength concrete has a cement content less than about 500 kg/m3 and having a compressive strength after 28 curing days of about 55 MPa or greater.

Abstract: A building product in the form of an internal lining board. The board is made up of a mixture of a food crop byproduct, a binder, a water reducing agent, cellulose, and water. The mixture is provided between two sheets of lining paper.

Abstract: An underwater rapid repair material for marine steel structure comprises: 20 to 50 parts by weight of an alkali activation material, 3 to 12 parts by weight of a fast hardening waterborne polymer curing agent, 2 to 8 parts by weight of a fast hardening waterborne polymer precursor, 30 to 100 parts by weight of an aggregate, 1 to 5 parts by weight of an activator and 3 to 20 parts by weight of a water. The underwater rapid repair material provided by the present invention is not dispersed and segregated in water, with an initial setting time as low as 0.5 hours and a final setting time as low as 1.1 hours, after pouring 3 hours, the compressive strength and flexural strength can reach about 60 MPa and 10 MPa respectively, and has high bonding strength to steel and is not easy to fall off after solidification.

Abstract: Mineral binder compositions with accelerated setting and/or curing including a mineral binder, at least one free-radical initiator, and at least one catalyst for the at least one free-radical initiator. The mineral binder compositions accelerated setting and hardening and are especially useful for applications at low temperatures and even below 0° C.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a cationic copolymer as a rheology modifier in a geopolymer foam formulation, a geopolymer foam formulation comprising a cationic copolymer, a process for preparing a geopolymer foam, a geopolymer foam comprising a cationic copolymer and composition for preparing a geopolymer foam formulation.

Abstract: A corrosion inhibition composition includes a carrier and a Schiff base in admixture with the carrier. The carrier includes at least one of water, a hydrocarbon solvent, and a binder.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dipping composite material for enhancing the cut resistance of chemical-resistant gloves, wherein an additive is added to a latex, and the additive is a metal oxide and/or silica and/or glass fiber and/or basalt fiber and/or aramid fiber. The present invention improves the formula of a dipping layer such that the dipping layer has the cut resistance, which can significantly improve the cut resistant level of gloves.

Abstract: The present invention provides a super-hydrophobic anti-pollution flashover coating with hydrophobicity transference, which is prepared from the following raw materials: a silicone resin, an organic solvent, silicon oxide, a flame retardant, a cross-linking agent, a coupling agent, a dispersing agent, a defoaming agent, a leveling agent, and a silicone resin curing agent. The present invention also provides a preparation method of the super-hydrophobic anti-pollution flashover coating with hydrophobicity transference.

Abstract: A preparation method of heat-resistant adhesive of silicon-boron-carbon-zirconium modified aluminum-zirconium phosphate for zirconium oxide ceramics is provided. The high-temperature adhesive can generate various high-temperature resistant phases such as zirconia, aluminum phosphate, zirconium phosphate and aluminum borate in situ of the high-temperature adhesive at high temperatures. As the processing temperature increases, the content of zirconia in the high-temperature adhesive continuously increases, and the composition tends to form a stable composite phase mainly composed of aluminum phosphate and zirconia, which makes the composition of the high-temperature adhesive closer to that of zirconia ceramics.

Abstract: A cementitious composition comprises cement and crystalline cellulose or nanocrystalline cellulose formed from a cellulosic material by a redox reaction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing bittern-carbonization synergistic reinforced recycled aggregate, including the following steps: spray pretreatment: performing alternate spraying on recycled aggregate with bittern and lime milk at intervals for many times at 4-70° C. and a pressure of 0.05-0.6 MPa; carbonization reinforcement: introducing waste gas containing carbon dioxide for a retention time of 4-8 h after the recycled aggregate is allowed to stand for 2-4 h; and rinsing and air drying: removing soluble impurities on a surface of the recycled aggregate by rinsing in water, and performing air-drying on the recycled aggregate to obtain bittern-carbonization synergistic reinforced recycled aggregate. According to the present disclosure, the effective reinforcement of recycled aggregate at normal temperature and pressure in a short time is realized, and the method is simple in process and is convenient in operation.

Abstract: Carbonatable calcium silicate-based cements and concretes are presented, which result in concrete compositions that have an improved aesthetics. A cement product includes a plurality of particles of a carbonatable calcium silicate cement and a first additive; wherein, the first additive is a hydrophobic organic acid, or a salt thereof, or a silane, or a polysiloxane.

Abstract: A geopolymer cement and a method of producing the same are provided. A geopolymer cement binder may be provided including a geopolymer precursor and magnesium oxide as an alkali activator. The geopolymer cement binder may be mixed with water using high shear mixing.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of feldspar granules with a particular combination of oxide constituents in the manufacture of artificial agglomerate stone materials and to the agglomerate stone materials resulting thereof.

Abstract: A composition that controls and delays generation of foam in geopolymer pastes, mortars and concretes. Embodiments include a one-part anhydrous formula for the production of geopolymer foam that requires only the addition of water. The formula includes specific and variably designed admixtures that manage a time release delivery of alkali activation components, foaming agents, and blends thereof.