Abstract: A sintered material includes diamond grains and a binder. A boron concentration in the diamond grains is more than or equal to 0.001 mass % and less than or equal to 0.9 mass %. A boron concentration in the binder is more than or equal to 0.5 mass % and less than or equal to 40 mass %.

Abstract: A binder composition for immobilizing a toxic-containing material. This composition has excellent strength developing properties at low temperature and is capable of solidifying soil to suppress the elution of toxic materials from the soil.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and systems to utilize cement or cement clinker as feedstock to capture carbon dioxide emissions and form a composition comprising calcium carbonate.

Abstract: An abrasive article comprises abrasive particles adhered to a substrate by a binder material. The binder material comprises an at least partially cured resole phenolic resin and an organic polymeric rheology modifier. The amount of the at least partially cured resole phenolic resin comprises 99.01 to 99.98 weight percent of the combined weight of the at least partially cured resole phenolic resin and the organic polymeric rheology modifier. Methods of making the abrasive article are also disclosed.

Abstract: Described herein is a building panel comprising a body having an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a side surface extending there-between, a coating applied to the side surface, the coating comprising a binder, a pigment composition, and an amphoteric surfactant.

Abstract: In general, the present invention is directed to a gypsum board comprising a gypsum core and a glass mat facing material including a coating. The coating comprises a resin including an acrylic resin, a siloxane rubber, or a mixture thereof and hydrophobic additive comprising an organosilane. The gypsum board passes at least one of the three air and water barrier tests specified in AC-212 wherein the tests comprise a water penetration barrier test as conducted in accordance with ASTM E331-00, a hydrostatic head test as conducted in accordance with AATCC 127-2008, or an air barrier test as conducted in accordance with ASTM E2357-11.

Abstract: Embodiments include an artificial soil composition for supporting plant growth and related methods. The artificial soil composition may include a mixture including at least three of the following components: (a) an iron oxide-containing industrial byproduct; (b) a sulfur-containing industrial byproduct; (c) a sand component; (d) a clay component; (e) a water-soluble polymer component; (f) a nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium (NPK) source; and (g) an organic matter component. Embodiments further include a method of making an artificial soil composition, a method of growing plants in an artificial soil composition, and the like.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a silica embedded carbon black composite aggregate prepared by a method comprising: a) feeding an oxidative gas, silica precursor and carbon black feedstock to a mixing chamber of a reactor assembly; b) mixing the oxidative gas, silica precursor and carbon black feedstock in the mixing chamber to obtain a pre-mixed blended feedstock; c) injecting the pre-mixed blended feedstock into a flame burner of the reactor assembly, the flame burner being operably connected to the mixing chamber; d) generating heat of combustion through partial oxidative burning of the pre-mixed blended feedstock to attain reactor thermal conditions; and e) cracking the pre-mixed blended feedstock to produce in-situ formed silica embedded carbon black composite aggregate, wherein weight percent of the embedded silica particle in the composite aggregate is in a range of from about 30% to about 60%.

Abstract: Provided are a composite abrasive, a method of preparing same, polishing slurry including same, and a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device using the polishing slurry, the composite abrasive including a host material and abrasive particles protruding from the surface of the host material. The host material may have a Mohs hardness smaller than a Mohs hardness of the abrasive particles. The host material may have a two-dimensional planar structure and/or a layered structure. A binding force between the host material and the abrasive particles may be greater than or equal to about 200 nN.

Abstract: Provided is a resin-coated metal sheet that, even when used in a DI can, ensures excellent removability for various contents and stably satisfies various properties required of container material. A resin-coated metal sheet comprises: a metal sheet; and a coating layer of a resin containing a polyester resin as a main component, on at least one surface of both surfaces of the metal sheet, wherein the coating layer has a thickness of 21 ?m or more and 38 ?m or less, contains 0.01 mass % or more and 2.00 mass % or less of a wax compound, and has a surface indentation modulus of 2000 MPa or more and 3400 MPa or less.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method for fluidifying wet concrete or industrial mortar compositions comprising: (a) at least one hydraulic binder, (b) at least one water reducing polymer, (c) at least one accelerator in the form of a salt containing at least one kosmotropic ion, (d) water, and (e) possibly one or more supplementary cementitious materials, and (f) possibly one or more filler materials, the method comprising a step of adding at least one salt (ch) including at least one chaotropic ion to the concrete or industrial mortar composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an autoclaved aerated concrete having a content of tobermorite of at least 12.5 wt % and a content of amorphous CSH phases of at least 30 wt %, based on the total weight amount of autoclaved aerated concrete, the process for producing said autoclaved aerated concrete using a silica source, which comprises a soluble silica species and a low curing temperature and the use of a silica source, which comprises a soluble silica species for the production of an autoclaved aerated concrete.

Abstract: A method for the refurbishment of porous construction materials and a composition including Portland cement, calcined clay, and optionally aggregate to be used in the method for the refurbishment of porous construction materials. The method includes the steps of mixing water and a composition C, the composition C including, a) 100 mass parts of Portland Cement, b) 1-18 mass parts, preferably 1-10 mass parts, more preferably 1-7.5 mass parts, still more preferably 1-6 mass parts, especially 1-5 mass parts of calcined clay, c) optionally 10-250 mass parts of aggregates, applying the mixture thus obtained to a porous construction material, and optionally hardening the applied mixture.

Abstract: Disclosed are an abrasion-resistant anti-corrosive coating, and a preparation method and a use thereof. The abrasion-resistant anti-corrosive coating is prepared from a component A and a component B. In the component A, a polyurethane (PU) resin is used as a film-forming material in combination with a corrosion inhibitor, an abrasion-resistant filler, and a body filler. On the basis of the abrasion resistance of the PU resin, the corrosion inhibition of the corrosion inhibitor and the high abrasion resistance of the abrasion-resistant filler improve the abrasion resistance of a coating layer. The use of the body filler reduces a cost of the coating. A thixotropic agent makes the coating have high storage stability. The coating does not include metal components, which avoids an electrochemical potential difference between a coating layer and an alloy, such that the corrosion of the alloy can be effectively controlled.

Abstract: Provided is a means capable of sufficiently removing residues on a surface of an object to be polished while polishing the object to be polished at a moderate speed. Provided is a polishing composition containing: anionically-modified colloidal silica; a dispersing medium; an anionic water-soluble polymer which is a copolymer including a structural unit having a sulfonic acid group or a salt group thereof and a structural unit having a carboxy group or a salt group thereof; a polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of 200 or more and 700 or less; a nitrogen-free non-ionic polymer other than the polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of 200 or more and 700 or less; and a nitrogen-containing non-ionic polymer.

Abstract: A method of providing a reactive cement constituent or concrete additive includes at least the following steps: a) reworking a carbon-containing heap comprising at least coal and clay-bearing rock; b) extracting at least calcined rock; c) producing fine-grain calcined rock; and d) providing fine-grain calcined rock for use as cement constituent or concrete additive.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous emulsion of a hydrophobic anhydride-based sizing agent, prepared by homogenizing the said anhydride-based sizing agent in an aqueous phase which comprises a stabilizer, which is an anionic lignin-carbohydrate complex, where lignin and carbohydrate are covalently bound with each other. The invention further relates to a use of this anionic lignin-carbohydrate complex as a stabilizer as well as to a method for making an aqueous emulsion of a hydrophobic anhydride-based sizing agent.

Abstract: Disclosed is an organic-inorganic composite thermal insulation medium, which is a nanoparticle having a structure of (Mx-Rn)WOy, where M represents a doped metal element, R represents an organic complex group, 0.3?x?0.7, 2<y<4, n represents a polymerization degree of the organic complex group, and n?10; M is selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, a transition metal, and a rare earth metal; and R is selected from the group consisting of pyrrole and a derivative thereof, aniline and a derivative thereof, and thiophene and a derivative thereof. In addition, also disclosed is a method for preparing the thermal insulation medium.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing calcined clays comprising extracting and mixing raw clays; dosing a reducing agent to the mixed raw clays and homogenizing the resulting mixture; reducing the particle size of the mixture to less than 10 mm; heating the mixture in a flash dryer or flash calciner until the mixture has between 0% and 5% moisture; calcining the dried mixture from 600 to 900° C., maintaining an oxygen concentration between 1 and 5%; and cooling the calcined clay from 900° C. to 120° C., and uses of such calcined clay resulting from the claimed method in cement and/or a cementitious material for preparing concrete.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of cerium (III) carbonate particles having a z-average particle size in the range of from 5 nm to 500 nm, which composition further comprises a capping ligand. The composition is useful as an additive in formulations that contain polymer, pigments, dyes, or tints, or a combination thereof, to promote color retention and attenuate unwanted color formation in coatings formed from these formulations.