Abstract: The present invention concerns a binder for a mat of fibers, especially mineral fibers, which comprises: at least one monosaccharide and/or at least one polysaccharide; at least one polycarboxylic organic acid with a molar mass of 1000 or less; and at least one vinyl acetate homopolymer or copolymer. It also concerns the products resulting from treatment of the fibers, especially mineral, with said binder.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an aqueous flame retardant composition for mineral fiber-based mats, in particular glass or rock fibers, which comprises: at least one thermoplastic or thermoset resin, and at least one organic flame retarding agent chosen from: a) alkyl ketene dimers (AKDs) of formula (I) below: in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, represent a C4-C18, preferably C12-C16, alkyl radical; and b) alkenyl succinic anhydrides (ASAs) of formula (II) below: in which R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, represent an alkyl radical, the total number of carbon atoms in these radicals varying from 10 to 18, preferably from 12 to 14. It also concerns mats treated with said aqueous flame retardant composition.

Abstract: A paintable cloth includes a woven fabric including plant fibers, especially flax, jute, ramie and/or sisal fibers, the woven fabric additionally being coated with a finish.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-adhesive wall covering comprising a glass textile with a closed structure, consisting of glass fibers and of a water-permeable polymer binder, and an adhesive coating comprising both a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) and a water-activable latent adhesive. The definitive attachment to the wall of this repositionable self-adhesive covering takes place, after hanging, by applying one or more coats of water-based paint.

Abstract: A multilayer wall covering includes: (a) a support layer formed by an organic polymer foam having an open porosity of between 0.50 and 0.995, or by a viscose fiber nonwoven having a mass per unit area of between 150 g/m2 and 500 g/m2, (b) a surface layer formed by a glass textile, having a static air flow resistance, measured according to the standard ISO 9053, of between 105 N·s·m?4 and 106 N·s·m?4, (c) at the interface between the support layer (a) and the surface layer (b), a discontinuous adhesive layer having a mass per unit area of between 17 and 60 g/m2. There is also provided a process including the use of such a covering for improving both the acoustic and the thermal comfort of a room, and two processes for manufacturing such a covering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass strand having a coating including a polymer chosen from vinyl acetate/vinyl chloride copolymers, polyvinyl chloride and polyvinylidene chloride, and a silane of formula (I).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a film-forming composition intended to be applied to an inner surface of a building which includes an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde chosen from compounds comprising active methylene(s), tannins and amides. Another subject matter of the present invention is the use of said film-forming composition in reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the air inside a building.

Abstract: A multilayer sound-absorbing covering includes (a) a support layer made of an organic polymer foam having an open porosity between 0.50 and 0.995, (b) a surface layer formed by a glass textile, having a static air flow resistance, measured according to the standard ISO 9053, between 105 N·s·m-4 and 106 N·s·m-4, (c) at the interface between the support layer (a) and the surface layer (b), a discontinuous adhesive layer having a surface density between 17 and 60 g/m2. There is also provided a process for manufacturing such a covering and the use of such a covering for improving the acoustic comfort of a room or of a building.

Abstract: A multilayer sound-absorbing covering includes (a) a support layer made of a nonwoven based on organic fibers having a tranverse multilobal cross section, (b) a surface layer formed by a glass textile, having a static air flow resistance, measured according to the standard ISO 9053, between 105 N·s·m?4 and 106 N·s·m?4, (c) at the interface between the support layer (a) and the surface layer (b), a discontinuous adhesive layer having a surface density between 17 and 60 g/m2. There is also provided a process for manufacturing such a covering and to the use of such a covering for improving the acoustic comfort of a room or of a building.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a film-forming composition intended to be applied to an inner surface of a building which includes an agent capable of trapping formaldehyde chosen from compounds comprising active methylene(s), tannins and amides. Another subject matter of the present invention is the use of said film-forming composition in reducing the amount of formaldehyde in the air inside a building.

Abstract: A multilayer sound-absorbing covering includes (a) a support layer made of a nonwoven based on organic fibers having a tranverse multilobal cross section, (b) a surface layer formed by a glass textile, having a static air flow resistance, measured according to the standard ISO 9053, between 105 N·s·m?4 and 106 N·s·m?4, (c) at the interface between the support layer (a) and the surface layer (b), a discontinuous adhesive layer having a surface density between 17 and 60 g/m2. There is also provided a process for manufacturing such a covering and to the use of such a covering for improving the acoustic comfort of a room or of a building.

Abstract: The invention relates to a self-adhesive wall covering comprising a glass textile with a closed structure, consisting of glass fibers and of a water-permeable polymer binder, and an adhesive coating comprising both a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) and a water-activable latent adhesive. The definitive attachment to the wall of this repositionable self-adhesive covering takes place, after hanging, by applying one or more coats of water-based paint.

Abstract: A multilayer wall covering includes: (a) a support layer formed by an organic polymer foam having an open porosity of between 0.50 and 0.995, or by a viscose fiber nonwoven having a mass per unit area of between 150 g/m2 and 500 g/m2, (b) a surface layer formed by a glass textile, having a static air flow resistance, measured according to the standard ISO 9053, of between 105 N·s·m-4 and 106 N·s·m-4, (c) at the interface between the support layer (a) and the surface layer (b), a discontinuous adhesive layer having a mass per unit area of between 17 and 60 g/m2. There is also provided a process including the use of such a covering for improving both the acoustic and the thermal comfort of a room, and two processes for manufacturing such a covering.

Abstract: A multilayer sound-absorbing covering includes (a) a support layer made of an organic polymer foam having an open porosity between 0.50 and 0.995, (b) a surface layer formed by a glass textile, having a static air flow resistance, measured according to the standard ISO 9053, between 105 N.s.m-4 and 106 N.s.m-4, (c) at the interface between the support layer (a) and the surface layer (b), a discontinuous adhesive layer having a surface density between 17 and 60 g/m2. There is also provided a process for manufacturing such a covering and the use of such a covering for improving the acoustic comfort of a room or of a building.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an aqueous binder for a fiber mat, in particular mineral fibers, which comprises, in parts by weight: 20 to 95 parts of at least one lignosulfonic acid salt; 5 to 80 parts of at least one oligosaccharide; and 5 to 20 parts of a curing catalyst selected from compounds containing phosphorus and sulfates per 100 parts of lignosulfonic acid salt and of oligosaccharide. It also concerns the products resulting from treatment of the fibers, especially mineral fibers, with said binder.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an aqueous binder for a fiber mat, in particular mineral fibers, which comprises, in parts by weight: 50 to 95 parts of at least one lignosulfonic acid salt; 5 to 50 parts of at least one thermosetting resin selected from phenolic resins and urea-formaldehyde resins; and 5 to 20 parts of a curing catalyst selected from compounds containing phosphorus and sulfates per 100 parts of lignosulfonic acid salt and of thermosetting resin. It also concerns the products resulting from treatment of the fibers, especially mineral fibers, with said binder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a glass strand provided with a coating based on a polymer chosen from vinyl acetate/vinyl chloride copolymers, polyvinyl chloride and polyvinylidene chloride and which comprises a silane of formula Si(R1)(R2)(R3)(R4) in which: R1, R2 and R3, which are identical or different, represent a C1-C6 alkyl group, a C2-C6 alkenyl group, a C2-C6 alkynyl group, a C6-C10 aryl group, a hydroxyl group, a C1-C6 alkoxy group, a C6-C10 aryloxy group, a C1-C6 acyloxy group or a C2-C7 alkylcarbonyl group, at least two of the R1, R2 and R3 groups representing a hydroxyl group or an alkoxy group, and R4 represents a group including at least one epoxy functional group, an optionally substituted aryl group, a halogen atom or a group carrying at least one halogen atom, in particular a fluorine atom, a group including at least one aldehyde functional group, a group carrying at least one functional group including a sulfur or phosphorus atom, or an acryloyloxy or methacryloyloxy group, said group carry

Abstract: The present invention concerns a binder for a mat of fibers, especially mineral fibers, which comprises: at least one monosaccharide and/or at least one polysaccharide; at least one polycarboxylic organic acid with a molar mass of 1000 or less; and at least one vinyl acetate homopolymer or copolymer. It also concerns the products resulting from treatment of the fibers, especially mineral, with said binder.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an aqueous flame retardant composition for mineral fiber-based mats, in particular glass or rock fibers, which comprises: at least one thermoplastic or thermoset resin, and at least one organic flame retarding agent chosen from: a) alkyl ketene dimers (AKDs) of formula (I) below: in which R1 and R2, which may be identical or different, represent a C4-C18, preferably C12-C16, alkyl radical; and b) alkenyl succinic anhydrides (ASAs) of formula (II) below: in which R3 and R4, which may be identical or different, represent an alkyl radical, the total number of carbon atoms in these radicals varying from 10 to 18, preferably from 12 to 14. It also concerns mats treated with said aqueous flame retardant composition.

Abstract: An abrasive product comprises an abrasive component and a bond component. In one embodiment, the bond component includes a binder and a filler component that includes a cryolite and at least one member selected from the group consisting of sodium oxalate (Na2C2O4), sodium borate (Na2B4O7.10H2O), sodium polyphosphate, opal glass, a hexafluoroferrate, and a hexafluorozirconate. In another embodiment, the bond component includes a binder and a filler component that includes at least one member selected from the group consisting of a hexafluoroferrate, and a hexafluorozirconate. Alternatively, an abrasive product comprises an abrasive component and a filler component that includes at least one member selected from the group a hexafluoroferrate and a hexafluorozirconate. The abrasive component includes at least one of abrasive particles and agglomerates of abrasive particles.