A method for manufacturing an engineered stone, the method including: providing a mixture comprising at least a stone or stone like material and a binder; compacting the mixture; curing the binder; and further comprising printing a printed pattern on at least a top surface of the engineered stone.

A method for manufacturing an engineered stone, the method including: providing a mixture comprising at least a stone or stone like material and a binder; compacting the mixture; curing the binder; and further comprising printing a printed pattern on at least a top surface of the engineered stone.

The invention concerns a method for fluidifying wet concrete or industrial mortar compositions comprising: (a) at least one hydraulic binder, (b) at least one water reducing polymer, (c) at least one accelerator in the form of a salt containing at least one kosmotropic ion, (d) water, and (e) possibly one or more supplementary cementitious materials, and (f) possibly one or more filler materials, the method comprising a step of adding at least one salt (ch) including at least one chaotropic ion to the concrete or industrial mortar composition.

The invention concerns a method for fluidifying wet concrete or industrial mortar compositions comprising: (a) at least one hydraulic binder, (b) at least one water reducing polymer, (c) at least one accelerator in the form of a salt containing at least one kosmotropic ion, (d) water, and (e) possibly one or more supplementary cementitious materials, and (f) possibly one or more filler materials, the method comprising a step of adding at least one salt (ch) including at least one chaotropic ion to the concrete or industrial mortar composition.

Process for the preparation of cement/mortar/concrete compositions or systems, (for simplicity hereafter “cement” compositions or systems or even “cements”), of a generally known type containing low or medium (standard) “filler(s)”, and/or optionally HP filler(s), as carbonate-based filler(s), namely coarse low or medium calcium carbonate(s), namely coarse marble(s); Product comprising, or consisting of, the pre-blend (A) of coarse, low or medium (or optionally HP) “calcium carbonate-based filler” pre-blended with at least an UF; Aqueous compositions (B) obtained by mixing the above pre-blend (A) of coarse filler(s) with UF(s) with an aqueous system such as mix water, aqueous mix fluid; Product (C) consisting of, or comprising, the pre-blend (A) or the compositions (B), treated or pretreated with at least one superplastifier or aqueous system containing superplastifier(s); Cement and Use of cement.

Process for the preparation of cement/mortar/concrete compositions or systems, (for simplicity hereafter “cement” compositions or systems or even “cements”), of a generally known type containing low or medium (standard) “filler(s)”, and/or optionally HP filler(s), as carbonate-based filler(s), namely coarse low or medium calcium carbonate(s), namely coarse marble(s); Product comprising, or consisting of, the pre-blend (A) of coarse, low or medium (or optionally HP) “calcium carbonate-based filler” pre-blended with at least an UF; Aqueous compositions (B) obtained by mixing the above pre-blend (A) of coarse filler(s) with UF(s) with an aqueous system such as mix water, aqueous mix fluid; Product (C) consisting of, or comprising, the pre-blend (A) or the compositions (B), treated or pretreated with at least one superplastifier or aqueous system containing superplastifier(s); Cement and Use of cement.

The method consists of the formation of a layer over a stone substrate to increase its hardness, chemical resistance, wear and scratch resistance, comprising applying on the substrate a coating matrix incorporating an organic material and fillers including inorganic nanoparticles and/or microparticles; chemically binding said matrix to the substrate, by a self-assembly process and/or a binding process by covalent bonding, electrostatic bonding, van der Waals bonding or hydrogen bonds; and finally drying said matrix. The mentioned organic material is selected from organosilanes, organophosphates, polycarboxylic compounds, compounds based on triazine heterocycles and said nanoparticles are nanoparticles of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides of metals or of semimetals.

The method consists of the formation of a layer over a stone substrate to increase its hardness, chemical resistance, wear and scratch resistance, comprising applying on the substrate a coating matrix incorporating an organic material and fillers including inorganic nanoparticles and/or microparticles; chemically binding said matrix to the substrate, by a self-assembly process and/or a binding process by covalent bonding, electrostatic bonding, van der Waals bonding or hydrogen bonds; and finally drying said matrix. The mentioned organic material is selected from organosilanes, organophosphates, polycarboxylic compounds, compounds based on triazine heterocycles and said nanoparticles are nanoparticles of oxides, carbides, borides, nitrides of metals or of semimetals.

Disclosed are a polymer cement-granite composite tomb box and a preparation method thereof. The tomb box has a layered structure or an upper-lower composite structure, where the layered structure is composed of one or two layers of granite slabs and one layer of the polymer cement, and an upper portion of the upper-lower composite structure is made of granite slabs, and an lower portion of the upper-lower composite structure is made of the polymer cement or a combination of the polymer cement and the granite slabs.

Disclosed are a polymer cement-granite composite tomb box and a preparation method thereof. The tomb box has a layered structure or an upper-lower composite structure, where the layered structure is composed of one or two layers of granite slabs and one layer of the polymer cement, and an upper portion of the upper-lower composite structure is made of granite slabs, and an lower portion of the upper-lower composite structure is made of the polymer cement or a combination of the polymer cement and the granite slabs.