Abstract: The invention relates synthetic silicate granules comprising a mixture of SiO2, Al2O3, Na2O and CaO, which can be obtained by sintering; to their use in manufacturing an agglomerate stone material and to the agglomerate stone material resulting thereof.

Abstract: A full-fiber burner brick and a preparation method thereof, comprising mixing alumina crystal fiber and amorphous ceramic fiber with both of them being a combination of fibers of different lengths gradations, and moreover adding fine powder fillers of different particle size gradations and supplementing other additives. This enables the internal structure of the product more uniform, increases the bulk density of the product, and also benefits the suction filterability of fiber cotton blank, and is conducive to forming and improving the strength of the blank. The surface of the brick body is further provided with a coating, which can effectively protect the cotton fiber of the brick body fiber from harsh environments, improve its high temperature resistance, and help to extend the service life of the burner brick.

Abstract: An abrasive composition including a substrate with perforations. The perforations may have curved edges and different shapes. Abrasive particles to be brazed to the substrate are sprinkled over the molten braze on the surface of the substrate, including on the curved edges of the perforations. The perforations provide a view of the work surface for the user and reduce noise, and also provide places for work surface debris to collect for later removal. The shape of the substrate itself may include particular surface areas intended for specific abrasion tasks, such as flat surfaces with different grades of abrasive particles and small radius edges for use as a cutting tool.

Abstract: The disclosure belongs to the technical field of materials for civil construction engineering, and specifically relates to a green and low carbon emission foamed lightweight soil prepared by using serpentine, magnesium oxide and CO2 as raw materials. In the serpentine carbon sequestration foamed lightweight soil, the ingredients of raw material include: magnesium oxide, serpentine, a filler, CO2 bubbles and water.

Abstract: The present disclosure concerns an aluminosilicate having a Blaine fineness of about 500 m2/kg to about 3000 m2/kg and/or a specific surface area of about 4 m2/g to about 20 m2/g, as well as the uses thereof. The present disclosure also comprises a dry cementing composition and a mortar or concrete composition, the compositions comprising said aluminosilicate. The present disclosure also comprises a process for the manufacture of aluminosilicate. The process comprises: roasting a spodumene concentrate in an acid medium; leaching the acidic roast spodumene concentrate so as to obtain a mixture comprising a solid comprising the aluminosilicate and a leachate; and separating the aluminosilicate from the leachate in an acid medium, wherein said aluminosilicate contains a calcium concentration of less than about 5%.

Abstract: Reaction schemes involving acids and bases; reactors comprising spatially varying chemical composition gradients (e.g., spatially varying pH gradients), and associated systems and methods, are generally described. For example, methods comprising producing an acid and a base via electrolysis; dissolving a material comprising calcium using the acid to produce ions comprising calcium in a region of a reactor with a pH of 6 or less; precipitating solid calcium hydroxide from the ions comprising calcium using the base in a region of a reactor with a pH of 10 or higher; and utilizing the calcium hydroxide in a downstream process to form a cement are described.

Abstract: A filler for production of cement-bound shaped bodies, comprising a material group mixture of comminuted and sorted waste materials, conditioned with chemical reagents/compounds in the presence of water, wherein the material group mixture is composed of comminuted and sorted waste materials, selected from the following material groups: PPK: paper, paperboard, cardboard plastics inert material textiles wood which are mixed according with a mass-related material group vector and then comminuted.

Abstract: A film forming formulation is provided that includes reaction products of phosphoric acid with a strained ring alkoxy silane. The phosphoric acid and the strained ring alkoxy silane are present in a molecular ratio of from 0.9-3.3:1. The film formulation also includes an aqueous solvent. A mold release coating composition is also provided that includes the film forming formulation, a reactive release agent, a base, and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: An abrasive article includes a body and an electronic assembly coupled to the body, the electronic assembly including an electronic device, and a first portion between the body and the communication device, the first portion having a material of an average relative magnetic permeability of not greater than 15.

Abstract: A fiber reinforced concrete includes a plurality of reinforcing wire meshes scattered and suspended in random orientation throughout the volume of concrete. The reinforcing wire meshes include a first set of two or more parallel wires extending along their length in a common plane and a second set of three parallel wires orthogonal to the first set along their length in a common plane. The first set and second set constitute an entire reinforcing member. The wire meshes may be formed by casting or welding in which the wires lie in a common plane or separate planes, respectively. The reinforcing members may have a total of two or four contiguous rectangles arranged in a mesh pattern. Free ends of the reinforcing members may be included and extend beyond the mesh pattern for increased anchorage. A method of reinforcing concrete is disclosed and may include a central or diagonal bend in the reinforcing members.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for stabilizing stucco wherein a fresh stucco is provided; water is added to the fresh stucco to obtain moistened stucco, and the moistened stucco is maintained at a temperature of at least 30° C. for a time interval of at least 30 minutes to obtain a stabilized stucco. The process allows inter alia for an easy adjustment of the activity of the stabilized stucco, which is useful to e.g. adjust setting time of a corresponding stucco slurry. The invention further pertains to a method for producing gypsum plasterboards, wherein a stabilized stucco obtained with the above method is used.

Abstract: An improved mineral binder composition including: a mineral binder including at least 30 weight-% slag, based on the weight of the mineral binder, an activator for the hydration of the slag consisting of or comprising calcium hydroxide and a co-activator consisting of or including at least one salt selected from the group consisting of lithium carbonate, lithium sulfate and sodium carbonate.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of making an abrasive layer on a backing is disclosed. The method can comprise: providing a distribution tool having a dispensing surface with cavities, providing a backing having a first major surface, supplying magnetizable abrasive particles to the dispensing surface such that at least one of the magnetizable abrasive particles is disposed in a respective one of the cavities, applying a magnetic field to retain the magnetizable abrasive particles disposed in the cavities, aligning the backing with the dispensing surface with the first major surface facing the dispensing surface, transferring the magnetizable abrasive particles from the cavities to the backing, sequent to or simultaneous with transferring the abrasive particles, removing or changing a magnetic field so the magnetic field no longer retains the magnetizable abrasive particles in the cavities.

Abstract: To provide the friction material for the disc brake pad manufactured by forming the NAO friction material composition, enabling to restrain the brake vibration during braking in a high temperature. The NAO friction material composition does not contain the copper component but contains, relative to the entire amount of the friction material composition, 5-9 weight % of the binder with 1-4 weight % of the silicone rubber modified phenol resin as a part of the binder, the fiber base, 1-4 weight % of a cashew dust as the organic friction modifier, 0.5-3 weight % of a fused silica with the average particle diameter of 15-40 ?m as the inorganic friction modifier, and 0.1-2 weight % of the electromelting zirconium silicate beads with the average particle diameter of 10-30 ?m as the lubricant.

Abstract: A composition suitable for coating a metallic substrate that is susceptible to corrosion is disclosed. The composition comprises a carrier medium, 2D material/graphitic platelets, and one or both of conductive carbon black particles and carbon nanotubes, in which the 2D material/graphitic platelets comprise nanoplates of one or more 2D materials and or nanoplates of one or more layered 2D materials and or graphite flakes in which the graphite flakes have one nanoscale dimension and 25 or less layers, the conductive carbon black particles have a mean particle size in the range of 1 nm to 1000 nm, and the carbon nanotubes are single or multiwalled.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pozzolanic mixture used as a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) comprising an activated clay, a limestone and a setting regulator. Moreover, it is also directed to a cementitious composition comprising said pozzolanic mixture, a clinker and a setting regulator. Finally, the invention is also directed to a concrete comprising the cementitious composition described above, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate and water, optionally the concrete may have other additives.

Abstract: Various embodiments include a system or platform that uses electrochemistry to upcycle waste products and low-value minerals into valuable, carbon dioxide (CO2)-neutral materials. Various embodiments may include systems and/or methods for processing material inputs using an electrochemical reactor. Various embodiments may include systems, methods, and/or devices for capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) while producing valuable co-products.

Abstract: A release agent for plastic contains the following components (A) to (E) and has an average particle size of 200 nm or less: (A) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane having a viscosity at 25° C. of 100 to 100,000 mm2/s; (B) 0.1 to 15.0 parts by mass of one or more anionic surfactants; (C) 1.0 to 30.0 parts by mass of a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether; (D) 0.5 to 15.0 parts by mass of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester; and (E) 50 to 100,000 parts by mass of water. The release agent is an organopolysiloxane emulsion having excellent dilution stability and mechanical stability and favorable wettability, and hardly cracking plastic.

Abstract: [Object] To provide the friction material for the disc brake such as an automobile, which is manufactured by forming the NAO friction material composition, enabling to restrain the brake vibration during braking in a high temperature. [Means to Resolve] In the friction material for the disc brake pad, which is manufactured by forming the NAO friction material composition that does not contain the copper component but contains the binder, the fiber base, the organic friction modifier, the inorganic friction modifier, and the lubricant, the friction material composition contains 1-4 weight % of the cashew dust as the organic friction modifier relative to the entire amount of the friction material composition, 7-12 weight % of the muscovite as the inorganic friction modifier relative to the entire friction material composition, and 0.5-5 weight % of the aluminum particle as the inorganic friction modifier relative to the entire amount of the friction material composition.

Abstract: A perfluoropolyether phosphate ester represented by the general formula: [C3F7O{CF(CF3)CF2O}nCF(CF3)CH2O]2PO(OH) (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20). This compound is obtained by reacting a perfluoropolyether alcohol represented by the general formula: C3F7O{CF(CF3)CF2O}nCF(CF3)CH2OH (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20) with phosphorus oxychloride, and hydrolyzing the obtained compound represented by the general formula: [C3F7O{CF(CF3)CF2O}nCF(CF3)CH2O]2POCl (wherein n is an integer of 1 to 20). Moreover, the perfluoropolyether phosphate ester or a salt thereof forms a surface treatment agent comprising the perfluoropolyether phosphate ester or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.