The present invention relates to a method of providing thermal and/or acoustic insulation to a structure, comprising the steps of: providing a substrate which comprises fibres; applying the substrate to the structure; blending the substrate with a binder composition before, during or after application of the substrate to the structure; allowing curing of the binder composition after the substrate and the binder composition have been applied to the structure; wherein the binder composition comprises at least one hydrocolloid. The present invention also relates to an insulated structure obtainable by said method.

The invention relates to an aqueous binder composition for mineral fibers comprising at least one hydrocolloid.

An adhesive system, having an adhesion promoter composition, containing at least one mercaptosilane, at least one polysilane, at least one transition metal complex having substantially only monodentate ligands, and at least one non-alcoholic solvent, and an adhesive, wherein the adhesive, within an hour after application and storage at 23 C. and 50% relative air humidity, has a tensile shear strength of at least 3 MPa, as measured according to ISO 4587, and/or, within an hour after application and storage at 23 C. and 50% relative air humidity, has at least 50%, preferably at least 60%, of the tensile shear strength achievable after application and storage for 7 days at 23 C. and 50% relative air humidity, as measured according to ISO 4587. An adhesion promoter system has a liquid container having a manually actuable output apparatus, and an adhesion promoter composition, as disclosed above.

A method of producing a drinking vessel (W) to which a decorative piece (J) is mounted and permanently held in place. The method includes first selecting a decorative piece from a plurality of decorative pieces, then cleaning a portion of the drinking vessel to which the decorative piece is to be attached. Next, a resin is applied to the backside of the decorative piece, the backside being fitted against an outer surface of the drinking vessel, and a glue including a resin sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) light. Finally, the drinking vessel and decorative piece are radiated with an ultraviolet light having a defined wavelength for a predetermined period of time for the light to cure the resin and permanently affix the decorative piece to the wine glass.

A fire-protecting insulation product has air-laid mineral wool fibres and a binder. The binder is the result of curing a binder composition comprising at least one hydrocolloid. The product further comprises a particulate endothermic material.

A method for bonding together two substrates includes providing a molecular glue including glue molecules, each of the glue molecules having at least two OSi or OAl moieties; reacting a surface of a first substrate with the molecular glue to attach the glue molecules to the surface of the first substrate by at least one of the OSi or OAl moieties; and reacting a surface of a second substrate with the molecular glue to attach the glue molecules to the surface of the second substrate by at least another one of the OSi or OAl moieties. The method can be used for a variety of applications including manufacturing a vapor cell.

A method of bonding together surfaces of two or more elements. The method includes the steps of providing two or more elements, applying an adhesive to one or more of the surfaces to be bonded together before, during or after contacting the surfaces to be bonded together with each other, and curing the adhesive, wherein the adhesive comprises at least one hydrocolloid.

A method of producing a wine glass (W) to which a decorative piece (J) is mounted and permanently held in place. The method includes first selecting a decorative piece from a plurality of decorative pieces, then cleaning a portion of the glass to which the decorative piece is to be attached. Next, a glue is applied to a backside of the decorative piece, the backside being fitted against an outer surface of the glassware, and the glue including a resin sensitive to ultraviolet (UV) light. Finally, the wine glass and decorative piece are radiated with an ultraviolet light having a defined wavelength for a predetermined period of time for the light to cure the resin and permanently affix the decorative piece to the wine glass.

A cycloolefin polymer (COP) bonding method wherein a first material that is COP and a second material that is COP or glass are bonded. The method includes: a step of exposing at least a bonding surface of the first material to H.sub.2O plasma; and a step of mating the bonding surface of the first material and a bonding surface of the second material. According to the method, the cycloolefin polymer (COP) can be bonded to a target material without applying high pressure or high temperature, and without affecting the optical properties.

An adhesive composition for use in debonding with light irradiation, which composition can achieve debonding through irradiation with light, characterized in that the adhesive composition contains an adhesive component (S) and a light-absorbing organic compound (X); and the light-absorbing organic compound (X) contains, in the molecule thereof, one or more aromatic rings, one or more rings each containing a heteroatom forming the ring, and one or more groups selected from among a carbonyl group and a thiocarbonyl group.