A vermiculite core for a vehicle may include vermiculite and pearlstone, an aluminum component for the vehicle may be manufactured using the vermiculite core including the vermiculite and the pearlstone, and a method for manufacturing the vermiculite core for the vehicle may include mixing the vermiculite and the pearlstone, injecting a mixture of the vermiculite and the pearlstone into a mold, and pressing the mixture using a presser.

The present invention relates to a lightweight sound-absorbing and fire-resistant insulation panel including: a binder; expanded graphite; and swelling clays, and the swelling clays are formed of honeycomb-shaped layered clays containing water molecules in interlayers and have particle sizes in the range of 50 to 200 m. Further, the expanded graphite is present in an amount of from 10 to 100 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the swelling clays. According to the present invention, the insulation panel is made of the expanded graphite and the honeycomb-shaped swelling clays, thus providing excellent lightweightness, sound absorption, insulation, fire resistance and flame retardancy, and further, the insulation panel is manufactured without having any sintering, thus providing simple manufacturing processes and lowering production costs.

The present invention relates to a pecking block for birds and a method of producing the same. The pecking block comprises: a filler material comprising diatomaceous earth or a combination of diatomaceous earth and a clay-based material or mineral; a wetting agent; and optionally, one or more additives selected from the group consisting of (a) one or more mold inhibitors, (b) one or more binding agents, (c) one or more coloring agents, (d) one or more scenting agents; and (e) a combination thereof.

A method for recovering valuable metals and simultaneously preparing ceramsite by roasting cyanide tailing belongs to the area of comprehensive recovery and high value utilization of metallurgical waste residue. In this method, cyanide tailings, bentonite, calcium chloride, coal powder and albite are mixed by ball milling according to certain weight ratio to get a mixture. After drying and roasting twice, dust is collected from the roasted ash, the obtained polymetallic ash is collected and treated. The secondary calcined material is cooled to obtain ceramsite. The invention volatilizes and recovers the valuable metal in the roasting and sintering process of cyanide tailings and directly prepares the ceramsite through reasonable batching, which achieves the effect of recycling cyanide tailings and high-value utilization, can create good economic and environmental benefits, and has significant effect of energy saving and consumption reduction.

A kaolin-based hemostatic gauze comprises: a medical non-woven fabric as a carrier; and a kaolin-containing composite hemostatic material loaded on the medical non-woven fabric, wherein kaolin serves as a carrier in the kaolin-containing composite hemostatic material, the kaolin is doped with Ce and ?-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3 is loaded on the Kaolin. A method for preparing the kaolin-based hemostatic gauze, includes: S1: preparing the kaolin-containing composite hemostatic material; S2: preparing the kaolin-containing composite hemostatic material into a suspension; S3: impregnating the medical non-woven fabric with the suspension thoroughly stirred, wherein upper and lower sides of the medical non-woven fabric each are impregnated once; and S4: pressing and oven-drying an impregnated medical non-woven fabric to obtain the kaolin-based hemostatic gauze. In the method, the medical non-woven fabric is combined with the powdery hemostatic material Ce-?-Fe.sub.2O.sub.3/Kaol through impregnation to prepare the medical hemostatic gauze product with excellent hemostatic performance, prominent biocompatibility, high safety, and antibacterial activity.

The present invention relates to a filler for a paint composition, wherein the filler comprises a calcinate having particles with an average particle size (d.sub.50, SediGraph III) in the range between 3 m and 50 m and a mullite content of 30-70 measured as mullite index. The invention is characterised in that the bulk density of the filler is >450 g/L. The invention also relates to a paint composition characterised in that it comprises a filler which has a bulk density>450 g/L and comprises a calcinate which has particles with a mean particle size (d.sub.50, SediGraph III) in the range between 3 m and 50 m and a mullite content of 30-70 measured as mullite index. Furthermore, the invention relates to uses of such a filler for the preparation of a paint composition.

A ceramic deep-frying device capable of withstanding high temperatures and releasing far-infrared energy is made by grinding and mixing mullite, spodumene, energy ceramic material, ball clay, and kaolin clay into clay blank; molding the blank into ceramic green body; and sintering the green body at 1250-1320 C. for 18-24 hours. The device is completely immersed in the oil in a deep-frying vessel while leaving a gap between the device and heating pipe in the vessel or the inner bottom wall of the vessel, for enabling the oil to circulate through the through holes in the device due to temperature difference in the oil, causing the energy ceramic material to release anions and far-infrared rays that decrease van der Waals forces between oil molecules, and hence split, the oil molecules, thereby extending the service life of the oil, shortening the deep-frying time required, and lowering the oil content of deep-fried food.

The invention relates to a construction unit made from various recyclable materials, for example, from recycled waste plasterboard from the construction industry or flue-gas gypsum which is a by-product from fossil-fueled power plants. The construction units are made from a raw mix comprising gypsum, clay and aggregate and methods of making construction units. The invention also relates to a raw mix for making a construction unit; a kit including a construction unit and mortar; and uses of the construction unit to form a structure.

A ceramic for construction or technical applications, composed of at least one of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Bottom Ash (MSWIBA) and other recycled industrial solid waste and different methods of forming such ceramics. Various techniques illustrate how ceramics are formed using at least one of extrusion shaping, dry powder compaction and agglomeration, any of which can be preceded by a pre-treatment process of received feedstock.

A lightweight high-strength ceramsite, comprising solid raw materials and activator as the raw materials, which can be respectively expressed in parts by weight, the solid raw materials: 100 parts, the activator: 1-15 parts; wherein said solid raw materials comprise fly ash: 100 parts, high-alumina fly ash, bauxite and red mud: 6-18 parts, silica fume: 1-5 parts, surfactant: 0.1-3 parts, plasticizer: 6-24 parts; and said activator comprises alkali metal hydroxide: 5-20 parts and alkali metal silicate: 80-95 parts. The lightweight high-strength ceramsite product prepared has a density level of 700-1100 kg/m3 and cylindrical compressive strength of 10-20 MPa, and thus is not susceptible to damage.