The effectiveness of expansive cement systems may be diluted when, during a well cementing operation, commingling takes place between the cement slurry and a spacer fluid, a drilling fluid, or both. Incorporating expansive agents in the spacer fluid or drilling fluid may reduce or negate the loss of expansion at the cement slurry/spacer interface or the cement slurry/drilling fluid interface, thereby promoting zonal isolation throughout the cemented interval.

The invention relates to a device comprising a cable and/or a cable accessory, said cable and/or cable accessory containing at least one insulating and fire-resistant layer, as well as to a method for manufacturing a cable and/or accessory of said type.

The invention relates to a device comprising a cable and/or a cable accessory, said cable and/or cable accessory containing at least one insulating and fire-resistant layer, as well as to a method for manufacturing a cable and/or accessory of said type.

The effectiveness of expansive cement systems may be diluted when, during a well cementing operation, commingling takes place between the cement slurry and a spacer fluid, a drilling fluid, or both. Incorporating expansive agents in the spacer fluid or drilling fluid may reduce or negate the loss of expansion at the cement slurry/spacer interface or the cement slurry/drilling fluid interface, thereby promoting zonal isolation throughout the cemented interval.

The effectiveness of expansive cement systems may be diluted when, during a well cementing operation, commingling takes place between the cement slurry and a spacer fluid, a drilling fluid, or both. Incorporating expansive agents in the spacer fluid or drilling fluid may reduce or negate the loss of expansion at the cement slurry/spacer interface or the cement slurry/drilling fluid interface, thereby promoting zonal isolation throughout the cemented interval.

The present invention aims to provide a shrinkage reducing agent that exhibits high performance to reduce the shrinkage of hydraulic materials. The present invention relates to a shrinkage reducing agent for a hydraulic material including a compound that satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) a ratio represented by {(15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound)/(15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound)}×100 is 120 or less, wherein the (15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound) means a 15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 0.1% after 10 minutes mixing and the (15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound) means a 15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound after 10 minutes mixing; (2) a ratio represented by {(ratio between 15-drop flow values after two hours mixing)/(ratio between 15-drop flow values after 10 minutes mixing)}×100 is 110 or less, wherein the (ratio between 15-drop flow values after two hours mixing) means a ratio of a 15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 0.1% after two hours mixing to a 15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound after two hours mixing, and the (ratio between 15-drop flow values after 10 minutes mixing) means a ratio of a 15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 0.1% after 10 minutes mixing to a 15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound after 10 minutes mixing; (3) the compound has an average particle diameter of 2.2 to 8.5 nm in an alkaline solution; and (4) a product of {(ratio between 15-drop flow values relating to a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 1.0%)×(ratio between 15-drop flow values relating to a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 0.1%)} is 10,100 or more, wherein the (ratio between 15-drop flow values relating to a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 1.0%) means a ratio of a 15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 1.0% after 10 minutes mixing to a 15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound after 10 minutes mixing, and the (ratio between 15-drop flow values relating to a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 0.1%) means a ratio of a 15-drop flow value of a mortar composition containing the compound at a solid concentration of 0.1% after 10 minutes mixing to a 15-drop flow value of a mortar free from the compound after 10 minute

Plastomer-modified asphalt binders meeting MSCR specifications, asphalt paving materials with such asphalt binders, and methods for fabricating such asphalt binders are provided. The asphalt binder contains a base asphalt and a plastomer. If the plastomer has a drop point no greater than about 139° C., the asphalt binder further contains sulfur; sulfur-containing compounds, such as hydrocarbyl polysulfides and thiuram disulfides; phenolic resins; metal oxides; or a combination thereof. The asphalt binder is substantially free of elastomer.

Plastomer-modified asphalt binders meeting MSCR specifications, asphalt paving materials with such asphalt binders, and methods for fabricating such asphalt binders are provided. The asphalt binder contains a base asphalt and a plastomer. If the plastomer has a drop point no greater than about 139° C., the asphalt binder further contains sulfur; sulfur-containing compounds, such as hydrocarbyl polysulfides and thiuram disulfides; phenolic resins; metal oxides; or a combination thereof. The asphalt binder is substantially free of elastomer.

A method for the manufacture of a high alumina hydraulic binder comprising hydrating a source of aluminium ions with a source of calcium ions in the presence of water to form mineral hydrates and subsequently heating said mineral hydrates to form said high alumina hydraulic binder.

Provided herein is an asphalt binder composition, and more particularly, an amine-containing asphalt binder composition capable of improving mixability between an asphalt binder and an aggregate, and compactibility and water resistance of an asphalt paving mixture. More particularly, the present invention relates to an asphalt binder composition capable of being used in hot mix asphalt for improving workability and/or stripping-resistance, warm-mix asphalt, recycling of reclaimed asphalt pavement, or the like.