Ceramic black materials for use as, or in, colorants, inks, pigments, dyes, additives and formulations utilizing these black materials. Black ceramics having silicon, oxygen and carbon, and methods of making these ceramics; formulations utilizing these black ceramics; and devices, structures and apparatus that have or utilize these formulations. Plastics, paints, inks, coatings, formulations, liquids and adhesives containing ceramic black materials, preferably polymer derived black ceramic materials, and in particular polysilocarb polymer derived ceramic materials.

A powdery opacifying additive, comprising a polymer of one or more monomers from the group comprising vinyl esters, (meth)acrylic esters, vinylaromatics, olefins, 1,3 dienes and vinyl halides and, if appropriate, further monomers which are copolymerizable therewith, in the form of agglomerated polymer particles with included air-voids, having a volume mean particle size d.sub.v of 20 to 80 m.

A coated textile substrate containing a textile substrate having an inner side and an outer side and a continuous coating on at least the one side of the textile substrate. The continuous coating comprises a mixture of polyester polyurethane and polycarbonate polyurethane.

A curable coating composition includes: (a) a binder having a film-forming resin with at least two functional groups, and (ii) a curing agent reactive with the functional groups of the film-forming resin; and (b) solid vulcanized rubber particles that are unreactive with the binder. The curable coating composition is a solid particulate powder coating composition. Multi-layer coating systems and methods of preparing the curable coating composition are also included.

An anti-glare, texture coating is described. The coating comprises an emulsion comprising (a) water, (b) a first particle comprising particles having an average particle size of greater than 0 but less than 10 microns and comprising acrylic beads, (c) an acrylic-based carrier and (d) a second particle comprising particles having an average particle size of from about 10 microns to about 125 microns and comprising polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polytetrafluoroethylene or combinations or combinations of such. The combination of the water, the first particle and the acrylic-based carrier comprises from about 75% to about 95% by weight of the coating, and the second particle comprises from about 5% to about 25% by weight of the coating. Also described is a packaging material comprising (a) the coating and (b) a substrate comprising metal, glass, paper, plastic or thermoplastic. Further described is a method of rotogravure printing the coating to the substrate.

The coating composition and coating method employs a coating composition which is coated on installations to form a coating layer, wherein the coating composition comprises: 25 to 35 parts by weight of urethane synthetic resin, acrylic resin, or epoxy resin solution; 5 to 35 parts by weight of urethane, acrylic or epoxy pigments; 10 to 20 parts by weight of PE-thermoplastic resin, phenol resin, melamine resin, epoxy resin, polystyrene resin or glass beads; 40 to 52 parts by weight of organic solvents comprising urethane thinner and toluene; and 2 to 4 parts by weight of curing agent. The coating sheet can be attached to public or private installation, such as walls, poles, street lights, or traffic lights, to prevent adhesion of unlawful advertising materials on the installation, and can be provided with color tones same as those of the private or public installations in order not to defile the appearance of the street.

A composition of matter enhances friction of a surface covered with snow or ice. The composition includes particles of limestone and particles of volcanic rock, the particles having a size in a range of about 0.125-1.0 inches, and more preferably 0.125-0.25 inches. Limestone is present in the composition in a percentage of about 53-67%, by weight, and volcanic rock is present in a percentage of about 33-47%, by weight. The components are thoroughly mixed to form a homogeneous mixture. When the composition is applied to a snow-covered or ice-covered surface, the coefficient of friction of the surface increases so much that the surface can be considered a non-slip surface.

A method for coloring powders is provided that includes mixing a base powder and non-incorporated pigments. A colored powder composition having a base powder particle and at least a partial shell of non-incorporated pigments about the base powder particle is also provided. Articles having a coating of the colored powder composition are also provided.

The present invention relates to methods for producing surface-modified calcium oxide particles having the production steps according to claim 1, novel calcium oxide particles obtained according to these methods, and uses thereof.

Provided is an aqueous amine-free coating composition including at least one aromatic polymer, wherein the aromatic polymer is in the form of powder having a d.sub.90 less than or equal to 20 m and in that the aqueous coating composition further includes polar aprotic solvent at a content greater than 0% by weight and less than or equal to 25% by weight. Also provided is an aqueous amine-free non-stick coating composition including such an aqueous composition for a coating, and the respective methods for producing same. Further provided is a method for producing an item on one of the faces of a metal substrate, from at least one layer of the coating composition or one layer of the non-stick coating composition.