A process for reinforcing blocks of stone material, in particular extracted from a quarry, comprises the following operative steps: preparing a block of stone material to be treated on a mobile carriage; spreading on said block a layer or film of suitable resin by means of spraying; stretching over the entire surface of the said resin block a reinforcing fabric or fibre layer; and removing the so reinforced block from said carriage after a preset time.

A process for reinforcing blocks of stone material, in particular extracted from a quarry, comprises the following operative steps: preparing a block of stone material to be treated on a mobile carriage; spreading on said block a layer or film of suitable resin by means of spraying; stretching over the entire surface of the said resin block a reinforcing fabric or fibre layer; and removing the so reinforced block from said carriage after a preset time.

A drain pipe is manufactured from a cement mixture which comprises cement 20-30 weight percent, sand 30-40 weight percent, broken-stone chip 31-45 weight percent in 4-20 mm size, admixture 0.2-0.3 weight percent, and functional additives. The functional additives shall be added and mixed additionally. The functional additives include PUD (Waterborne Polyurethane Dispersion) 10-15 weight percent, PVA (Polyvinyl Alcohol) fiber 4-8 weight percent in 2-3 mm size, MEHEC (methylethylhydroxyethylcelluloe) 2-4 weight percent, calcium carbonate 4-6 weight percent, degenerated silicate 2-4 weight percent, epoxy group emulsion 1-2 weight percent, fluorosilicate magnesium 1-2 weight percent, cyclopentasiloxane 1-2 weight percent, triglycerides 6-10 weight percent, glycidyl neodecanoate 2-4 weight percent, sodium, acrylate copolymer 2-4 weight percent and dichlorodimethylsilane 3-6 weight percent, and water for remaining portion based on cement 100 weight percent.

Composites, such as syntactic foams, are described. The composite contains at least one polymer and at least one aerogel. The aerogel is coated with a coating substance to at least substantially prevent the intrusion of the polymer into the pores of the aerogel. Methods of making the composite are also described, as well as uses of the composite.

Various methods for making material capable of forming structural composites are disclosed. For example, a particular method may include growing an amount of cyanotic organisms, separating cell walls of the cyanotic organisms from internal portions of the cyanotic organisms to form a purified algae extract, the purified algae extract being from the internal portions of the cyanotic organisms, and applying an effective amount of alkaline water to the purified algae extract to form a balanced algae extract having little or no chemical reactivity, wherein a pH of the alkaline water is a function of a pH of the purified algae extract.

Various methods for making material capable of forming structural composites are disclosed. For example, a particular method may include growing an amount of cyanotic organisms, separating cell walls of the cyanotic organisms from internal portions of the cyanotic organisms to form a purified algae extract, the purified algae extract being from the internal portions of the cyanotic organisms, and applying an effective amount of alkaline water to the purified algae extract to form a balanced algae extract having little or no chemical reactivity, wherein a pH of the alkaline water is a function of a pH of the purified algae extract.

A composition of matter and method of forming a radiation shielding member at ambient temperatures in which the composition of matter includes a cold-fired chemically bonded oxide-phosphate ceramic cement matrix; with one or more suitably prepared and distributed radiation shielding materials dispersed in the cold-fired chemically bonded oxide-phosphate ceramic cement matrix.

A dental self-adhesive resin cement is provided comprising a two-component system. A first catalyst component includes one or more acidic monomers. A second base component includes one or more basic fillers. The mixture of the first and second components is polymerizable and has an initial pH that is acidic immediately after mixing and a pH of at least about pH 8 after polymerization.

A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.

A method of producing dispersed of high quality graphene/graphite oxides in a powder matrix to then be reacted to form a composite. Where the powders have similar hydrophobicity and the graphene/graphite oxides has minimal surface oxidation or minimal epoxy group and where the powders are sonically mixed.