A method of plugging a honeycomb body includes mixing a plugging mixture at a mixing temperature, wherein the plugging mixture comprises a plurality of inorganic particles, inorganic binder, organic binder, and water; dispensing the plugging mixture into a patty mold at a dispensing temperature; cooling the plugging mixture within the patty mold to a cooled temperature, such that a cement patty is formed; and pressing the cement patty into a plurality of channels in a honeycomb body, wherein the mixing temperature and the dispensing temperature are above a hydration point temperature of the organic binder in the plugging mixture, and the cooled temperature is below the hydration point temperature of the organic binder in the plugging mixture.

A honeycomb structure including a plurality of porous honeycomb block bodies bound via joining material layers A. Each of the porous honeycomb block bodies includes a plurality of porous honeycomb segments bound via joining material layers B, each of the porous honeycomb segment includes: partition walls that defines a plurality of cells to form flow paths for a fluid, each of cells extending from an inflow end face that is an end face on a fluid inflow side to an outflow end face that is an end face on a fluid outflow side; and an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost periphery. At least a part of the joining material layers A has higher toughness than that of the joining material layers B.

A honeycomb structure including a plurality of porous honeycomb block bodies bound via joining material layers A. Each of the porous honeycomb block bodies includes a plurality of porous honeycomb segments bound via joining material layers B, each of the porous honeycomb segment includes: partition walls that defines a plurality of cells to form flow paths for a fluid, each of cells extending from an inflow end face that is an end face on a fluid inflow side to an outflow end face that is an end face on a fluid outflow side; and an outer peripheral wall located at the outermost periphery. At least a part of the joining material layers A has higher toughness than that of the joining material layers B.

A method for producing a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) that includes providing a starting material containing dolomite and aluminium silicate, converting the starting material to the supplementary cementitious material by burning in the temperature range of >800 to 1100° C. or by burning in the temperature range of 725 to 950° C. in the presence of a mineralizer and cooling the supplementary cementitious material.

A method for producing a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) that includes providing a starting material containing dolomite and aluminium silicate, converting the starting material to the supplementary cementitious material by burning in the temperature range of >800 to 1100° C. or by burning in the temperature range of 725 to 950° C. in the presence of a mineralizer and cooling the supplementary cementitious material.

Synthetic pozzolans are produced using local materials to provide a cementitious material that is uniform in chemistry and properties independent of the location where the materials are obtained. Two methods of production are described. One is a high temperature process in which materials are processed in a semi-molten or molten state. The second process is a low temperature aqueous process.

A method for reinforcing a structure comprising the following steps: preparation of UHPFRC comprising a cement precursor mix, of water, a fluidizing agent and metal fibers, transporting the UHPFRC by pumping to a suitable spray nozzle, spraying the mix onto a surface of the structure by the addition of a compressed air stream in the spray nozzle.

A method for reinforcing a structure comprising the following steps: preparation of UHPFRC comprising a cement precursor mix, of water, a fluidizing agent and metal fibers, transporting the UHPFRC by pumping to a suitable spray nozzle, spraying the mix onto a surface of the structure by the addition of a compressed air stream in the spray nozzle.

A dry granular ceramic tile from a wet slurry spraying process and a preparation method thereof, comprises: applying an overglaze on a green body, applying a pattern by ink-jet printing, applying a dry granular glaze by bell-shaped spraying, and sintering to obtain ceramic tiles. The dry granular glaze contains: by mass percentage, dry granular frit A: 15%, dry granular frit B: 12% to 15%, dry granular frit C: 13% to 17%. The softening temperature of the dry granular frit A is 1135° C. to 1175° C., 980° C. to 1050° C. for the dry granular frit B, and 1020° C. to 1127° C. for the dry granular frit C. The dry granular frits used in the present invention adopts a combination of dry granular frits with three different melting points, and using such a matching method, it is convenient for the effective adjustment of the brick shape and the firing temperature during production.

A dry granular ceramic tile from a wet slurry spraying process and a preparation method thereof, comprises: applying an overglaze on a green body, applying a pattern by ink-jet printing, applying a dry granular glaze by bell-shaped spraying, and sintering to obtain ceramic tiles. The dry granular glaze contains: by mass percentage, dry granular frit A: 15%, dry granular frit B: 12% to 15%, dry granular frit C: 13% to 17%. The softening temperature of the dry granular frit A is 1135° C. to 1175° C., 980° C. to 1050° C. for the dry granular frit B, and 1020° C. to 1127° C. for the dry granular frit C. The dry granular frits used in the present invention adopts a combination of dry granular frits with three different melting points, and using such a matching method, it is convenient for the effective adjustment of the brick shape and the firing temperature during production.