The invention relates to a waterproofing composition with high resistance to different weather conditions and improved insulating and anti-impact properties and which is easy to apply and more durable, and to materials based on same. The composition comprises acrylic resins, water, polymeric particulates and additives.

The presently disclosed subject matter generally relates to environmentally friendly asphalt binder additive.

The present invention is enclosed in the area of panels for structural and decorative surfaces, in particular panels containing polymer-based materials, suitable for the coating of surfaces, for example, and containing such polymer-based materials in the respective layers. The present invention may relate to the integration of polymer granules, recycled or unrecycled, being particularly relevant when the granules are obtained from end-of-life polymer-based materials, for instance obtained from car tires into the core of compact laminate boards. It is therefore an object of the present invention a composite panel (100) for structural and decorative surfaces wherein it comprises a core panel, the core panel (10) comprising a mixture of granules of a polymeric material and a bonding element (1), the bonding element providing for the bonding of the granules of a polymeric material. The panel solution (100) of the present invention can be applied to structural and decorative surfaces which have to be resistant to high moisture, such as walls, ceilings or floors of bathrooms, kitchens, locker rooms in public pools and schools, or others, in which prior art boards are over performing and require the use of more complex components.

The invention relates to a waterproofing composition with high resistance to different weather conditions and improved insulating and anti-impact properties and which is easy to apply and more durable, and to materials based on same. The composition comprises acrylic resins, water, polymeric particulates and additives.

Recycled rubber is provided, which is formed by depolymerizing 100 parts by weight of rubber and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of modifier, wherein the modifier is formed by reacting (a) R.sup.1-M, (b) double bond monomer, (c) ethylene sulfide, and (d) polymerization terminator, wherein R.sup.1 is C.sub.4-C.sub.16 alkyl group, M is Li, Na, K, Ba, or Mg and (b) double bond monomer is 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, 1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, 4,5-diethyl-1,3-octadiene, styrene, 1-ethylene naphthalene, 3-methylstyrene, 3,5-diethylstyrene, 4-propylstyrene, 2,4,6-trimethylstyrene, 4-dodecylstyrene, 3-methyl-5-n-hexylstyrene, 4-phenylstyrene, 2-ethyl-4-benzylstyrene, 3,5-diphenylstyrene, 2,3,4,5-tetraethyl styrene, 3-ethyl-1-vinylnaphthalene, 6-isopropyl-1-vinylnaphthalene, 6-cyclohexyl-1-vinylnaphthalene, 7-dodecyl-2-vinylnaphthalene, α-methyl styrene, or a combination thereof.

A method for producing a clay/polymer composite may include choosing an intercalating agent from among organic constituents of a polymer matrix, forming a polymer-compatible organoclay by mixing and milling an intercalating agent with a clay, and adding a polymer-compatible organoclay to a polymer matrix.

A method for producing a clay/polymer composite may include choosing an intercalating agent from among organic constituents of a polymer matrix, forming a polymer-compatible organoclay by mixing and milling an intercalating agent with a clay, and adding a polymer-compatible organoclay to a polymer matrix.

A method for producing a rubber wet master batch using, as raw materials, at least a rubber powder, a filler, a dispersing solvent, and a rubber latex solution, comprises a step (I) of adding, at a time of dispersing the rubber powder in the dispersing solvent, at least one portion of the rubber latex solution to the dispersing solvent to produce a rubber powder solution containing the rubber powder to which rubber latex particles adhere, a step (II) of adding the filler to the rubber powder solution, and mixing the solution and the filler with each other to produce a rubber-powder-containing slurry solution, and a step (III) of mixing the rubber-powder-containing slurry solution with a rest of the rubber latex solution, and then solidifying/drying the resultant mixture.

The present invention relates to trowelable aqueous compositions for making rubbery composite mats for flooring and subflooring comprising an aqueous polymer foam forming component of A) one or more hard vinyl or acrylic aqueous emulsion polymers, preferably, acrylic or styrene acrylate aqueous emulsion polymers, and B) one or more soft vinyl or acrylic aqueous emulsion polymers, preferably, acrylic or styrene acrylate aqueous emulsion polymers and, as a rubbery composite component, C) (i) lightweight inorganic aggregates having a density of from 0.18 to 0.4 g/cm.sup.3, and C) (ii) one of or a combination of (a) crosslinked rubber granules and (b) finely divided crosslinked rubber particles. The trowelable aqueous compositions of the present invention provide seamless sound damping mats comprising the emulsion polymers A) and B) in a foam comprising a dispersion the granular and finely divided crosslinked rubber particles. The trowelable aqueous compositions may further comprise a thickener and an organic foaming agent.

A method for recycling a vulcanized rubber compound. The method includes the steps of grinding recycled rubber compound into a plurality of ground rubber particles, adding a suitable amount of labyrinthine or barrier forming material to a fresh rubber compound, mixing the plurality of ground rubber particles with the fresh rubber compound containing the labyrinthine material, and co-vulcanizing the mixture of the plurality of ground rubber particles with the fresh rubber compound containing the labyrinthine material.