Abstract: An unbonded loosefill insulation material formed from a glass batch is provided. The glass batch comprises, in weight percent: 62.0-69.0% of SiO2, 0.0-4.0% of Al2O3, 7.0-12.0% of CaO, 0.0-5.0% of MgO, 3.0-14.0% of B2O3, 13.0-18.0% of Na2O and 0.0-3.0% of K2O. The unbonded loosefill insulation material is configured for distribution in a blowing insulation machine.

Abstract: A cast ceiling tile and method for manufacture incorporates chitosan in an amount sufficient to provide improved strength.

Abstract: An acoustic texture material adapted to be dispensed from an aerosol assembly using bi-phase propellant materials to form a textured coating on drywall material such that the textured coating substantially matches a pre-existing acoustic texture material on the drywall material. The acoustic texture material has a base portion capable of existing in a flowable state and a hardened state and a particulate portion comprising discrete particles that are visible to an unaided eye. The particulate portion is comprised of at least one of urethane foam and melamine foam. The base portion is capable of securing the particles to the drywall material when the base portion is in the hardened state.

Abstract: The invention discloses a preparation method of a heat-insulation crystal. The preparation method comprises the steps of mixing carbon, quartz, feldspar, and boron in the mass ratio of 5:1:1:3, then placing the mixture into a calciner for calcining, and cooling to obtain the heat-insulation crystal. The invention further discloses a preparation method of a heat-insulation fiber by using the heat-insulation crystal and a fiber to create a heat-insulation fiber. The heat-insulation crystal, the heat-insulation fiber and the heat-insulation product have superior warming and heat-insulation effects and deodorizing functions.

Abstract: Thermal insulating materials and methods of making the thermal insulating material generally include a plurality of thermally reversible crosslinked polymer modified particles. The thermally reversible crosslinked polymer modified particles include a polymer containing a plurality of a first functional group; and a modified particle having a plurality of pendent cross-linking agents containing a second functional group, wherein the first functional group and the second functional group are complementary reactants to a reversible cross-linking reaction.

Abstract: Sound-dampening material, including a base coat and a top coat, and a method for sound-dampening a surface, are described. The base coat includes about 20-50 percent rubber emulsion, about 10-20 percent carbonate filler, about 3-10 percent fire retardant, about 3-10 percent opacity filler, and about 10-64 percent of other components. The top coat includes about 40-80 percent of a rubber emulsion, about 10-20 percent of a carbonate filler, about 3-10 percent of a fire retardant, about 3-10 percent of an opacity filler, and about 0-44 percent of other components. The method includes applying a base coat to a desired thickness allowing the base coat to dry, then applying a top coat over the base coat to a desired thickness.

Abstract: Provided is a polyamide resin composition which can provide an expanded molding being superior in heat resistance and sufficiently reduced in weight and having high load resistance by a simple molding process. The polyamide resin composition is characterized by comprising a polyamide resin (A), a glycidyl-group-containing styrene copolymer (B) having two or more glycidyl groups per molecule, a weight average molecular weight of 4000 to 25000 and an epoxy value of 400 to 2500 Eq/1×106 g and an inorganic reinforcing material (C) in a proportion such that the content of the glycidyl-group-containing styrene copolymer (B) is 0.2 to 25 parts by mass and the content of the inorganic reinforcing material (C) is 0 to 350 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyamide resin (A).

Abstract: A utility material can include microparticles, an organic binder and an inorganic binder. The microparticles can be present in an amount from about 25 wt % to about 60 wt %, based on wet formulation. The inorganic binder can optionally include sodium silicate. The organic binder can optionally include a vinyl acetate. The utility material can be formed into a variety of different products or building materials, such as wallboard, shear panels. In addition, the building material may be particularly used to attenuate sound.

Abstract: A method of producing a foam is disclosed. The method includes providing an epoxy-containing compound, a cationic catalyst, an optional blowing agent, and at least one additive. The method further includes combining the epoxy-containing compound with the cationic catalyst, the optional blowing agent, and the at least one additive, wherein the epoxy-containing compound and the cationic catalyst react to polymerize the epoxy-containing compound to provide the foam having a density from about 0.3 lbs/ft3 to about 5.0 lbs/ft3 as measured by ASTM D1622. Further disclosed are the foam and a method for installing the foam.

Abstract: A transparent heat-shielding material having a chemical formula CsXNYWO3-ZClC, characterized by being co-doped with elements of different groups in the periodic table, wherein Cs is cesium; N is tin (Sn) or antimony (Sb) or bismuth (Bi); W is tungsten; O is oxygen; and X, Y, Z, and C are positive numbers satisfying the following conditions: X?1.0, Y?1.0, Y/X?1.0, Z?0.6, and C?0.1; the transparent heat-shielding material is used to make a highly transparent and highly effective heat-shielding film which can be adhered to glass panels of buildings and automobiles to block infrared radiation in the wavelength range of 800-2000 nm, thereby insulating heat and saving energy; and the film is also applicable as a composite substrate for electronic components.

Abstract: Articles of manufacture, compositions of matter, and methods are involved with but are not limited to: substantially uniformly mixing components including at least one or more starch based components, one or more gluten based components, one or more fibrous components, one or more starch agents, and water to produce a mixture; forming said mixture into a predefined shape to produce a formed mixture; treating with curing heat treatment to increase linking within the one or more starch based components involving the one or more starch agents to produce a cured, formed mixture; dehydrating said cured, formed mixture to remove a substantial portion of water to produce a dehydrated, cured, formed mixture; and sealing at least portions of external surfaces to produce a sealed, dehydrated, cured, formed mixture. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

Abstract: Durable insulation materials, having combined properties of low thermal conductivity along with low water absorption/high water repellency are suitable for many applications such as insulation to buildings walls and air conditioning pipes and as insulation materials for durable electrical goods such as refrigerators and the insulation of metallic conducting wire. The current invention is a new and novel insulation material based resins and naturally occurring fibers found in plants such as Calotropis procera, a species of flowering plant in the Apocynaceae or dogbane family. The current invention proving to have similar or comparable thermal conductivity than commercially available building insulating material such as rockwool.

Abstract: A material for protecting a surface from heat made of a mixture comprising cork granules and resin as a binding agent, which also includes short fibers of heat-resistant material, and phenolic resin or epoxy resin.

Abstract: An aerogel with excellent thermal insulation performance, average particle size of 1 to 20 ?m and globular shape; and a method of manufacturing it efficiently, is provided. The aerogel has specific surface area by BET method of 400 to 1000 m2/g; pore volume and peak pore radius by BJH method of 3 to 8 mL/g and 10 to 30 nm, respectively; average particle size and average circularity by image analysis method of 1 to 20 ?m and no less than 0.8, respectively. The method includes the steps of: preparing an aqueous silica sol; dispersing the sol into a hydrophobic solvent, thereby forming a W/O emulsion; causing gelation of the sol, thereby converting the emulsion into a dispersion of a gel; replacing water in the gel with a solvent having a small surface tension; treating the gel with a hydrophobing agent; and removing the solvent used in the solvent replacement.

Abstract: The present invention relates to filled thermoplastic polyolefin compositions useful e.g., as sound-deadening sheeting for formed automotive applications comprising a propylene polymer having a density equal to or greater than 0.885 g/cm3, one or more linear ethylene polymer and/or substantially linear polymer, a plasticizer, and a filler, preferably calcium carbonate. Said composition demonstrates a good balance of heat properties and stiffness such that it is particularly suitable for sheet extrusion and thermoforming articles therefrom.

Abstract: Articles comprising a substrate; a thermal barrier coating disposed on the substrate, the thermal barrier coating comprising a radioactive element, the radioactive element having a base radiation emission; and a radiation inhibitor disposed in or on the thermal barrier coating, or a combination thereof, the thermal barrier coating and radiation inhibitor having a mitigated radiation emission, wherein the mitigated radiation emission is lower than the base radiation emission and a methods of making the same.

Abstract: Provided is a lightweight, fibrous thermal insulation panel including high temperature resistant biosoluble inorganic fibers, expanded perlite, binder, and optionally conventional high temperature resistant inorganic fibers. Further provided is a method for preparing a lightweight, fibrous high temperature thermal insulation panel including: (a) providing an aqueous slurry comprising from about 15% to about 90% high temperature resistant biosoluble inorganic fibers, from about 10% to about 80% expanded perlite, at least one of from 0% to about 50% organic binder or from 0% to about 20% inorganic binder by weight, and optionally from 0% to about 70% conventional high temperature resistant fibers; (b) forming the lightweight, fibrous thermal insulation panel by depositing the said aqueous slurry onto a substrate; (c) partially dewatering the slurry on the substrate to form a fibrous layer; and (d) drying the fibrous layer to a moisture content of no greater than about 5% by weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insulating construction element made of at least one board comprising fibres, aerogel particles and at least one binder. To achieve an insulating construction element which is especially easy to handle, easy to produce and which has high insulation properties the board comprises 20 to 40 percent by weight mineral wool fibres, 45 to 70 percent by weight aerogel particles and 8 to 12 percent by weight binder which components are pressed and cured to the board having a density of 130 kg/m3 to 200 kg/m3.

Abstract: A nanometer thermal insulation coating and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed. The method includes the steps of : mixing and stirring nanometer metal oxide and stirring-assistant liquid to form the mixed paste; filtering and drying the mixed paste to form the dried mixed bulk; performing calcination to the dried mixed bulk to form the oxide solid solution bulk of antimony tin oxide/silicon oxide and/or vanadium dioxide/silicon oxide; adding dispersing-assistant liquid, mixing and sequentially mechanical stirring, performing ultrasonic resonance and high pressure homogenizing to form the elementary dispersion bulk; and adding mixing-assistant liquid, mixing and sequentially steps of mechanical stirring and high pressure homogenizing to form nanometer thermal insulation coating, suitable to apply on the glass to achieve the feature of thermal insulation.

Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustic dampening fluid composition for reversibly, reducing the sensitivity of humans and animals to sounds such as fireworks to alleviate phobias in animals and to protect the hearing of humans exposed to sounds which would otherwise damage their hearing.

Abstract: A partially fire resistant cellulosic fiber thermal insulation material from a fibrous web of unrefined virgin softwood and hardwood provides fibers which provides an R-value (as measured by the ASTM C518 test) of at least about 3, and a wood ash fire retardant component present in and/or on the fibrous web in an amount of at least about 1.5% by weight of the fibrous web and sufficient to impart at least partial fire resistance (as measured by the ASTM E970-08A test) to the fibrous web. Also, a process for preparing this at least partially fire resistant thermal insulation material.

Abstract: Structural members are disclosed herein. One example of the structural member includes a composite structure and a filler incorporated therein. The filler at least dampens any of sound wave propagation through the composite structure or vibration of the composite structure. The filler includes particles of a shape memory alloy having an Austenite finish temperature (Af) that is lower than a temperature encountered in an application in which the structural member is used so that the shape memory alloy exhibits stress-induced superelasticity. Also disclosed herein are other examples of structural members.

Abstract: An improved slurry formulation for the production of a thermal and environmental barrier coatings are provided which can withstand high temperature applications. The slurry includes a combination of a coarse ceramic powder fraction having close porosity particles and a fine ceramic powder fraction. The combination of the two powders produces a bimodal particle size distribution having a controlled amount of closed porosity that imparts desirable properties to the coating produced. The finer solid particles are interdispersed within an aqueous binder to produce a ceramic matrix with sufficient mechanical strength. The closed porosity containing coarse particles are embedded within the resultant ceramic matrix and do not disintegrate under high temperature conditions to impart a temperature resistant, non-collapsing closed porosity to the coating which can also act as an environmental barrier.

Abstract: A substantially non-elastic incompressible composition, which substantially does not quickly self-level under standard operating conditions, includes: a suspending agent which reacts substantially as a solid when subjected to forces below a critical force, and which becomes substantially flowable when subjected to forces above said critical force; ceramic microparticulates dispersed within the suspending agent; flexible-walled microparticulates dispersed within the suspending agent; and celled macroparticulates dispersed within the suspending agent. The composition provides an incident energy absorbing property. The incident energy may include sound energy, and the microparticulates and macroparticulates may convert some of the sound energy into heat, or may diffract the sound energy.

Abstract: A bonded mineral fibre product exhibiting high fire resistance in accordance with Class A1 of Standard EN 13501-1 as well as improved punking resistance comprises man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF)) bound by a cured binder composition, the non-cured binder composition comprising (a) a sugar component, and either (b) a polycarboxylic acid component and an alkanolamine, or (c) a reaction product of a polycarboxylic acid component and an alkanolamine, or (d) a combination of (b) and (c), the amount of sugar component (a) being within the range of 42 to 72 percent by weight, based on the total weight (dry matter) of the binder components.

Abstract: A composite structure providing heat storage capability and including a phase change material (PCM), adsorbent material and encapsulant material. The encapsulate material surrounds the PCM and adsorbent. The phase change material and adsorbent material and encapsulant material can be provided in a mixture which is subsequently formed into a structural panel. The composite structure may be used to provide passive thermal control. A method of making composite structures having PCM, adsorbent material and encapsulant materials is also provided.

Abstract: A ferrite sintered body having an improved strength and a noise filter including the same are provided. A ferrite sintered body includes 1 mol % to 10 mol % Cu on CuO basis, a spinel-structured crystal containing Fe, Zn, Ni, Cu and O as a main phase, and Cu compound particles present at a grain boundary, having an average particle diameter of 0.5 ?m to 10 ?m. The ferrite sintered body includes the Cu compound particles present at a grain boundary. It is thereby possible to suppress the grain growth of the crystals serving as the main phase to attain a morphology formed of fine crystals, and also inhibit the propagation of destruction of the grain boundary, thus making it possible to achieve a ferrite sintered body with an improved strength.

Abstract: Method for manufacturing an aerogel-containing composite, said method comprising the steps of: providing fibres, at least some of which are first fibres, such as mineral fibres, polymer fibres, cellulose fibres, or other types of fibres, in an amount of from 3 to 80 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, providing an aerogel particulate material in an amount of from 10 to 75 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, providing a binder in an amount of from 1 to 30 wt % of the total weight of starting materials, suspending the fibres in a primary air flow and suspending the aerogel particulate material in the primary air flow, thereby mixing the suspended aerogel particulate material with the suspended fibres, mixing the binder with the fibres and/or aerogel particulate material before, during or after mixing of the fibres with the aerogel particulate material, providing a filler, such as a fire retardant, in an amount of 1 to 55 wt of the total weight of starting materials, adding the filler at

Abstract: The invention presented here belongs to the technical field of building materials, decorative materials and materials for furniture. It is intended to solve the problem of innovative uses with new solutions for the application of traditional building materials such as concrete. Its primary application is for materials used in building walls, floors, furniture and others within their technical field. Its main features, the translucency and lightness, result from the incorporation of fiber optics and granulated cork in the composition at the time of mixing with the special mortar cement. After setting we obtain a new material of resistance similar to traditional concrete, weighing less and with a certain degree of translucency. Changing the traditional formulation of concrete through the introduction of these two materials, alters the physical properties of the resulting compound.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glass with low solar transmittance, which is characterized by that it has a basic composition of soda-lime-silica glass, that it contains as coloring components 0.70-1.70 mass % of Fe2O3 (total iron in terms of ferric iron), 0.15-0.45 mass % of FeO (ferrous iron), 0-0.8 mass % of TiO2, 100-350 ppm of CoO, 0-60 ppm of Se, 100-700 ppm of Cr2O3, and 3-150 ppm of MnO, that it has a ratio (Fe2+/Fe3+) of ferrous iron to ferric iron of 0.20-0.80. This glass has superior ultraviolet absorbing performance and infrared absorbing performance (heat insulation performance) and an appropriate transparency.

Abstract: The invention relates to a material used as thermal and/or sound insulation material, consisting essentially of microfibers from stem fibers of banana fruit trees. Said material has surprising sound and thermal insulation properties, and more particularly heat and cold resistance properties.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are an insulating layer composition for a substrate, including a soluble type liquid crystal thermosetting oligomer, a metal alkoxide compound, and graphene oxide, and an insulating film and a substrate using the same. The insulating layer composition according to the present invention can effectively lower a coefficient of thermal expansion thereof, and thus, a dimensional change due to heat can be minimized when the insulating layer composition is used as an insulation material of the substrate, resulting in a substrate having improved thermal stability.

Abstract: A method for producing a finely subdivided insulating material includes the steps of: preparing a fluid composition by mixing together an alkaline silicate, a metal hydroxide and an impermeabilizing agent, heat-treating the composition so as to produce a plurality of small cavities in the composition, and finely subdividing the composition.

Abstract: Particulate, expandable polymer which can be processed into a foam having a fine cell structure and a low density and which, in order to improve the thermal insulation value thereof, contains a carbon-based thermal insulation value-increasing material. A method for preparing particulate, expandable polymer as well as to a foam material obtained therewith.

Abstract: A fiber product is described which includes fibers, a binder and a temperature control additive. The fiber product has properties that make it useful for a variety of applications. The fibers may be glass fibers and the product may be a fiberglass insulation product for use in buildings, vehicles, or other structures for acoustic and/or thermal insulation. The fibers may be cellulosic fibers and the product may be a wood board product. The temperature control additive is incorporated into the uncured fiber product to prevent deleterious self-heating during or after binder curing. The temperature control additive undergoes an endothermic process that consumes at least a portion of the energy generated during the exothermic curing reaction.

Abstract: A method for producing a soft magnetic metal powder coated with a Mg-containing oxide film, comprising the steps of adding and mixing a Mg powder with a soft magnetic metal powder which has been subjected to heating treatment in an oxidizing atmosphere at a temperature of 40 to 500° C. to obtain a mixed powder, and heating the mixed powder at a temperature of 150 to 1,100° C. in an inert gas or vacuum atmosphere under a pressure of 1×10?12 to 1×10?1 MPa, while optionally tumbling; and a method for producing a composite soft magnetic material from the soft magnetic metal powder coated with a Mg-containing oxide film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat storage composition comprising 60-98% by weight of sodium sulfate decahydrate and 1-10% by weight of one or more superabsorbents 1-10% by weight of one or more nucleators and 0-20% by weight of one or more water-soluble salts, based in each case on the heat storage composition, said superabsorbent comprising, in polymerized form, a) at least 50 mol %, based on the superabsorbent, of one or more monoethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising acid groups, the degree of neutralization of the monoethylenically unsaturated monomers comprising acid groups being 15 to 85 mol %, and b) 0.015 to 0.1 mol %, based on the total amount of monomers, of at least one crosslinker, to a process for production thereof and to the use thereof as a heat-storing building material and as a heat storage element for motor vehicles, walls of transport vessels or other heat storage vessels.

Abstract: Insulation powders having high thermal insulation value contain at least one silica with a BET surface area of from 130-1200 m2/g and a D(50) of less than 60 ?m, and a fiber material having a fiber diameter of 1-50 ?m.

Abstract: A high-temperature structural material which not only has a coefficient of thermal expansion close to the coefficient of thermal expansion of an electrolyte material, but also undergoes no decrease in mechanical strength even in a reducing atmosphere, and can be sintered at relatively low temperatures just by adding a predetermined sintering aid, a structural body for a solid electrolyte fuel cell, which is formed with the use of the high-temperature structural material, and a solid electrolyte fuel cell including the structural body. The high-temperature structural material contains strontium titanate and aluminum, wherein the aluminum is in an amount of 10 parts by mol or more and 60 parts by mol or less with respect to 100 parts by mol of the strontium titanate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition for preparing ceramic fiber and a biosoluble ceramic fiber prepared therefrom for heat insulating material at high temperature, more specifically, a composition for preparing ceramic fiber comprising SiO2 as a network-forming oxide, CaO and MgO as modifier oxides, and ZrO2, Al2O3 and B2O3 as intermediate oxides with appropriate ratios, which improves the solubility of the ceramic fiber in artificial body fluid; shows good thermal/mechanical properties such as heat resistance, high-temperature viscosity, compressive strength and restoration when used at a high temperature of 1260° C.; and provides an economic effect that a ceramic fiber can be prepared easily by using the existing facilities, and a biosoluble ceramic fiber prepared therefrom for heat insulating material at high temperature.

Abstract: The present invention provides composite materials comprising a polymer matrix comprising one or more polymers and, embedded into the polymer matrix, granules which preferably after embedding have at least one cavity which is closed off relative to the ambient environment and in which there is an underpressure relative to the standard pressure of 1 bar (100 kPa), a method for producing such composite materials, and use as insulating material.

Abstract: A polyacetal resin composition obtained by compounding 0.01 to 10.0 parts by weight of sterically hindered phenol (B) and 0.001 to 5 parts by weight of magnesium hydroxide (C) having a BET specific surface area of 20 m2/g or lower and an average particle diameter of 2 ?m or less relative to 100 parts by weight of a polyacetal resin (A).

Abstract: The invention relates to composite materials, containing (i) a nanoporous polymer foam, which can be obtained by reacting one or more epoxy resins with one or more amphiphilic epoxy resin hardeners in water in a phase inversion polymerization process, and (ii) one or more inorganic fillers and/or inorganic fibers, with the stipulation that hollow glass balls are excluded as fillers. Said composite materials are suitable as heat-insulating materials.

Abstract: A plastic refractory material or a refractory mortar which harden when dried and which contain at least one light-weight filler, a binder, fibers and/or wollastonite as well as water is characterized in that blown closed-cell volcanic ash is used as the light-weight filler, the ash being provided with a superficial water-protection layer, in that an inorganic-organic hybrid binder is used as the binder, the binder containing silicic acid and an organic polymer, and in that the material or the mortar contains kaolin or kaolinite and silicon dioxide. It is suggested to publish the abstract without a drawing.

Abstract: Nanoporous polymer foams can be obtained by reacting one or more epoxy resins with one or more amphiphilic epoxy resin hardeners in water in a phase inversion polymerization process, with the stipulation that the binder fraction of the polymer foams is within the range of 15 to 39.9 wt %. Said nanoporous polymer foams are suitable as heat-insulating materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to foam layers based on a biodegradable polyester mixture PM, comprising: i) from 5 to 49% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to ii, of at least one polypropylene carbonate; ii) from 51 to 95% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to ii, of polylactic acid; iii) from 0 to 25% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of a polyester composed of an (x1) aliphatic and/or (x2) aromatic dicarboxylic acid and of an (y) aliphatic diol; iv) from 0 to 5% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of a copolymer which comprises epoxy groups and which is based on styrene, acrylate, and/or methacrylate; and v) from 0 to 15% by weight, based on the total weight of components i to v, of additives.

Abstract: The reflective blown insulation with adhesive coating is a material for providing additional insulation to reduce heat loss or gain, particularly in homes and like building structures, by adding a reflective layer blown over thermal insulation in the ceiling or attic of the structure. The material includes particles of reflective material (foil, plastic, etc.) having adhesive surfaces. The particles are deposited over a layer of thermal insulation. The reflective blown insulation is especially effective when applied to the floors of an attic. The adhesive surfaces are effective to prevent the particles from drifting after being blown into the desired area and may incorporate a fire retardant.

Abstract: A formulation includes a polymeric material, a nucleating agent, a blowing, and a surface active agent. The formulation can be used to form a container.

Abstract: Fine particles of a highly porous, low density material in which the pore chambers have been at least partially evacuated and refilled with a gas having a low thermal conductivity, and the obtained particles are encapsulated with a protective, durable coating. The particles are particularly useful as durable thermal insulating material.

Abstract: A damping composition for a vibrational damping layer is provided, including about 5 to about 40 weight percent butyl rubber and about 4 to about 12 weight percent ethylene copolymer. In one embodiment, the damping composition can include about 10 to about 30 weight percent butyl rubber, about 4 to about 12 weight percent ethylene vinyl acetate about 10 to about 40 weight percent filler, about 5 to about 15 weight percent plasticizer, about 2 to about 30 weight percent tackifier, and about 1 to about 10 weight percent adhesion promoter. A damping system is also provided, including a base blank, a constraining layer, and a damping layer, wherein the damping layer comprises from about 5 to about 40 weight percent of a butyl rubber, and is in contact with and positioned in between the base blank and the constraining layer.