Disclosed is a liquid regulator for ultra-dispersed, high-mud-resistance, high-foam-stability, low-shrinkage and enhanced autoclaved aerated concrete, which comprises the following ingredients in parts by weight: 75 parts to 85 parts of hyperdispersant; 5 parts to 10 parts of anti-mud agent; 1 part to 3 parts of shrinkage reducing ingredient; 10 parts to 20 parts of reinforcing ingredient; and 0.05 part to 0.1 part of foam stabilizing ingredient; and the invention further discloses a preparation and application thereof. By adding the liquid regulator into the autoclaved aerated concrete, the effects of ultra-dispersion, high mud resistance, high foam stability, low shrinkage and performance enhancement can be achieved.

Dispersion-based ready-to-use grout formulations, methods of making such dispersion-based ready-to-use grout formulations, and the resultant grout products that perform as reactive resin grout products. The grout formulations of the invention at least include a water-based acrylic polymer dispersion binder and a water-based acrylate copolymer dispersion binder, in combination with one or more of an alkaline cross-linker, one or more silane adhesion promoters and/or a micro-fiber filler, along with various other constituents, to provide one-part ready-to-use grout formulations that require no mixing prior to use thereof. The resultant grout products of the invention meet performance standards of epoxy grout products, without requiring mixing of composition parts and without any adverse side effects.

The present disclosure provides a method of biocementation comprising contacting a granular, cohesionless soil with a solution, wherein the solution comprises urea, urease, a source of calcium ions, and a source of non-urease proteins, wherein the urea, urease, source of calcium ions, and source of non-urease proteins are provided in effective amounts suitable to cause crystallization of calcium carbonate.

An underwater rapid repair material for marine steel structure comprises: 20 to 50 parts by weight of an alkali activation material, 3 to 12 parts by weight of a fast hardening waterborne polymer curing agent, 2 to 8 parts by weight of a fast hardening waterborne polymer precursor, 30 to 100 parts by weight of an aggregate, 1 to 5 parts by weight of an activator and 3 to 20 parts by weight of a water. The underwater rapid repair material provided by the present invention is not dispersed and segregated in water, with an initial setting time as low as 0.5 hours and a final setting time as low as 1.1 hours, after pouring 3 hours, the compressive strength and flexural strength can reach about 60 MPa and 10 MPa respectively, and has high bonding strength to steel and is not easy to fall off after solidification.

A cement composition can include water; cement, wherein less than 75 w/w % of the total amount of the cement is Portland cement; and a fluid loss additive, wherein the fluid loss additive comprises a polymer network having at least one branching point formed with a monomer and a cross-linking agent that comprises at least three active functional groups. The cement can also be a non-Portland cement. The monomer can be a vinyl ester-based monomer that is polymerized with the cross-linking agent to form the polymer network. The cement composition can be used in an oil and gas operation.

A eutectic composite may be utilized in oil and gas servicing. For example, a method of making such a composite may include: crosslinking a mixture including a polymer, a metaphosphate salt, and a plurality of eutectic alloy particles to yield a eutectic composite; and producing a plurality of eutectic composite particles from the eutectic composite. Furthermore, an example composition may include: a cement; water; and a plurality of eutectic composite particles including eutectic alloy particles dispersed in a polymer crosslinked with a metaphosphate salt.

Composites made of a cross-linked acrylic polymer and an inorganic aggregate and/or mineral, with the cross-linked acrylic polymer being present at a concentration of 5% to 17%, by weight, are disclosed. Processes of preparing the composites are also disclosed.

The invention comprises a product. The product comprises a carbonation aid or a microporous material or a combination thereof and a carbonatable mineral containing one or more of un-carbonated Ca, Mg, Na, K, Fe, wherein the carbonation aid facilitates the conversion of one or more of CaO, MgO, Na.sub.2O, K.sub.2O or FeO to a carbonate or a CO.sub.3 containing mineral in the presence of CO.sub.2, wherein the carbonatable mineral has a volume-based mean particle size of less than or equal to 100 m and wherein one or more of the carbonation aid or a microporous material or a combination thereof or the carbonatable mineral has carbon dioxide bound thereto at a concentration greater than its atmospheric concentration.

The present invention relates to an asphalt slurry seal composition comprising a mineral filler comprising an inorganic mineral blend having a multi-modal particle size distribution comprising at least a first maximum in the range of about 0.1 m to about 15 m and a second maximum in the range about 5 m to about 35 m, wherein about 5 wt. % to about 40 wt. % of the particles in the inorganic mineral blend (dry weight) are in the range of about 0.1 m to about 15 m, a pigment component comprised of at least one pigment, an additive component comprising at least one rheology modifier, an asphalt emulsion, optionally one or more functional minerals, and water. Further, the particles of the inorganic mineral blend may be subjected to surface treatments.

A dry mineral binder composition includes cement and mineral fillers for the manufacture of molded parts by way of 3D printing. The binder composition additionally contains at least one aluminum sulfate-based accelerator, at least one polycarboxylate ether-based super-plasticizer and at least one rheology additive.