The present invention is a thermal and acoustic insulating sphere that has an evacuated hollow interior. The spheres are constructed of insulating materials, and the inner and outer surfaces of each sphere have highly reflective coatings evenly applied to them. The coatings applied to the inner and outer surfaces reduce the transmission of heat by conduction, convection, and radiation. Additionally, the spheres provide superior acoustic insulation due to the inability of sound to travel through the interior vacuum. The spheres can be used to produce insulating materials, for example, by embedding or positioning them within or between other materials, to provide thermal and acoustic insulation.

A method for permeable pavement of dirt interception comprises laying a permeable structure layer with a toothed groove between the base layer and the transition surface of the cushion layer or directly setting the upper surface of the cushion layer as a toothed structure; in the base layer, laying at least one layer of dirt interception trough; providing a water-permeable coating or fine sand at the bottom of the sewage interception trough; the present invention traps the dirt between the base layer and the cushion layer that are most likely to cause void blocking in the base layer, close to the shallow part of the surface layer is used to remove dirt by high-pressure flushing operations.

An adhesive composition containing cottonseed protein, and one or more of the following components: (i) soy protein, (ii) a polysaccharide, and (iii) at least one modifier selected from a carboxylic acid, a dicarboxylic acid, a phosphorus-containing acid or ester, a cationic amino acid, a quaternary ammonium salt, or mixtures thereof.

This invention provides acoustical building panels and methods for imparting the acoustical property to wallboard with help of a compliant coating.

This invention provides acoustical building panels and methods for imparting the acoustical property to wallboard with help of a compliant coating.

An acoustic damping building material (100) comprising an acoustic damping layer (118) secured to at least a portion of a substrate (110). The acoustic damping layer comprises at least two media wherein the at least two media are configured such that the acoustic damping layer comprises at least one direct energy transmission pathway and at least one indirect energy transmission pathway through the acoustic damping layer to the substrate.

Composite panels and methods of preparation are described herein. In some embodiments, the composite panel can include a first fiber reinforcement, a polyurethane composite having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface is in contact with the first fiber reinforcement; and a cementitious material adjacent the first fiber reinforce-opposite the polyurethane composite. The polyurethane composite can be formed from (i) one or more isocyanates selected from the group consisting of diisocyanates, polyisocyanates, and mixtures thereof, (ii) one or more polyols, and (iii) a particulate filler. The fiber reinforcement can be formed from a woven or non-woven material, such as glass fibers. The composite panel can further include a material, such as a second fiber reinforcement and a cementitious layer, in contact with the second surface of the polyurethane composite. Articles comprising the composite panels are also disclosed.

The present invention is directed to a gypsum panel having one or more perforations and a method of making such gypsum panel. For instance, in some aspects, the gypsum panel comprises a gypsum core, a first facing material, and a second facing material. The first facing material, the second facing material, or both may include a multilayer facing material having one or more perforations. Notably, one layer of the multilayer facing material may be a polymer layer.