Abstract: Described herein is a coated building panel having a body and a surface coating atop the body, the surface coating comprising inorganic pigment and a polymeric dispersant comprising a polymer backbone and pendant side chains extending from the polymer backbone; wherein the surface coating comprises a liquid carrier in an amount less than about 1 wt. % based on the total weight of the surface coating.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a flame-retardant building panel comprising a body having a first major surface opposite a second major surface, an inorganic coating atop the first major surface, the inorganic coating comprising a flame retardant component that includes a phosphate compound, and a metal complexing agent. In other aspect, the invention is a method of forming a flame-retardant building panel comprising: a) applying an inorganic coating composition to a major surface of a body; and b) drying the inorganic coating composition at an elevated temperature.

Abstract: Described herein is a coated building panel having a body and a surface coating atop the body, the surface coating comprising inorganic pigment and a polymeric dispersant comprising a polymer backbone and pendant side chains extending from the polymer backbone; wherein the surface coating comprises a liquid carrier in an amount less than about 1 wt. % based on the total weight of the surface coating.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions useful for infusing color into nonwoven polyester containing product and methods to do so. Such compositions and methods comprise use of a color infusion composition comprising an antimigrant polymer; pigment; ammonium polyphosphate; and an anionic surfactant comprising phosphate. In certain embodiments, thermoplastic polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 93.0° C. or less is used to enhance color infusion.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a flame retardant coating, the flame retardant coating comprising aluminum carbonate, triethanolamine, and a blend of a borate compound and a phosphate compound. The coating is optically transparent.

Abstract: Described herein is a barrier coating composition comprising an organic blend comprising a first component and a second component, the first component comprising latex polymer and the second component being selected from polyurethane emulsion, wax emulsion, and alkyd emulsion, wherein the first component and the second component are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 2:1 to about 20:1, and the latex polymer has a glass transition temperature of less than about 18° C.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition suitable for application to a panel. The coating composition exhibits stability upon exposure to various temperatures, such as temperatures which induce freezing and thawing. The coating composition comprises calcium carbonate; titanium dioxide; opacity pigment composite comprising TiO2 encapsulated within a precipitated calcium carbonate shell; calcined diatomaceous earth; calcium chloride, aluminum hydroxide; and vinyl acrylic polymer. Described herein are also building panels coated with the coating composition and methods of their formation.

Abstract: Described herein is a building panel comprising: a fibrous substrate; and a coating applied to the substrate, the coating comprising a blend of: a binder comprising a latex polymer; a thickening agent; a pigment composition; and an antimicrobial composition comprising a quaternary amine; a surfactant composition having an HLB value ranging from about 11 to 13; wherein the antimicrobial composition is present in an amount ranging from about 1 wt. % to about 10 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating.

Abstract: Described herein is a building panel comprising a fibrous substrate; and a coating applied to the substrate, the coating comprising a blend of: an antimicrobial composition, a binder, and a pigment, wherein the antimicrobial composition comprises a boro-phosphate ester zinc compound.

Abstract: Described herein is a coated building panel that comprises a side surface that is textured and exhibits a white and/or color. The building panel comprising an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, a coating applied to the side surface, the coating comprising an inorganic particle having a disk shape and an ionic dispersant comprising an ionic group that are present on a repeating unit and the ionic dispersant comprising at least two of the repeating units.

Abstract: Described herein is a building panel comprising: a substrate, and a coating applied to the substrate, the coating comprising a blend of an antimicrobial composition, a binder, and a pigment, wherein the antimicrobial composition consists essentially of zinc borate.

Abstract: Described herein is a coated building panel that comprises a side surface that is textured and exhibits a white and/or color. The building panel comprising an upper surface opposite a lower surface and a side surface extending between the upper surface and the lower surface, a coating applied to the side surface, the coating comprising an inorganic particle having a disk shape and an ionic dispersant comprising an ionic group that are present on a repeating unit and the ionic dispersant comprising at least two of the repeating units.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition suitable for application to a panel. The coating composition exhibits stability upon exposure to various temperatures, such as temperatures which induce freezing and thawing. The coating composition comprises calcium carbonate; titanium dioxide; opacity pigment composite comprising TiO2 encapsulated within a precipitated calcium carbonate shell; calcined diatomaceous earth; calcium chloride, aluminum hydroxide; and vinyl acrylic polymer. Described herein are also building panels coated with the coating composition and methods of their formation.

Abstract: Described herein is a building panel comprising: a substrate; a first coating applied to the substrate, the first coating comprising a flame-retardant composition; a second coating applied to the first coating, the second coating comprising: laponite clay; and a polymeric composition comprising a cured alkyd resin; wherein the building panel comprises an exposed surface formed by the second coating, and wherein the second coating has a solids content of at least 99%.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition suitable for application to a building panel. The coating composition comprises inorganic pigment, liquid carrier, and a humectant comprising a first ester-containing compound. The liquid carrier may be present in an amount ranging from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition. Described herein are also building panels coated with the coating composition and methods of their production.

Abstract: Described herein is a fire-resistant adhesive coating composition which emits water vapor when exposed to fire. Such compositions comprise an ionic polyacrylate dispersant, aluminum hydroxide, silicate, and an alkoxylated alcohol. In certain embodiments, the composition comprises a solids content of at least about 44.2%, based on the wet weight of the composition. Also described herein are methods for making and using of such coating compositions.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating comprising a binder, a pigment, and an antimicrobial composition which comprises particles selected from the group consisting of an aluminum silicate, a magnesium silicate, and a mixture thereof, and wherein the particles are modified with a quaternary ammonium salt. Further described is a building panel and building systems comprising a substrate and the coating composition applied thereto as well as methods of making and using the same.

Abstract: Described herein is a building panel comprising a first major exposed surface opposite a second major exposed surface, the building panel comprising: a body having a first major surface opposite a second major surface and a plurality of perforations extending from the first major surface toward the second major surface; a flame-retardant coating atop the first major surface of the body and extending into the plurality of perforations, the coating comprising a silicate compound and an amphoteric surfactant; and wherein the building panel has an airflow resistance of less than about 12,000 rayls as measured between the first major exposed surface and the second major exposed surface.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition suitable for application to a building panel. The coating composition comprises inorganic pigment, liquid carrier, and a humectant comprising a first ester-containing compound. The liquid carrier may be present in an amount ranging from about 10 wt. % to about 30 wt. % based on the total weight of the coating composition. Described herein are also building panels coated with the coating composition and methods of their production.

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.