A sulfate-resistant cement composition may contain calcium magnesium aluminum oxide silicate, brownmillerite, dolomite, periclase, and calcium aluminum oxide. The composition may contain the calcium aluminum oxide in an amount in the range of 0.01 to 2.0 wt. %. The composition may contain the brownmillerite in an amount of the range of 20 to 30 wt. %.

The present invention relates to a hydraulic binder composition comprising: at least one Portland cement; at least one amorphous calcium aluminate; calcium sulfate; at least one alkaline salt S chosen from K.sub.2CO.sub.3, Rb.sub.2CO.sub.3, Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3 and mixtures thereof; the composition being characterized in that the mass ratio of alkaline salt(s) S to amorphous calcium aluminate(s) ranges from 0.01 to 0.2.

The present invention relates to a hydraulic binder composition comprising: at least one Portland cement; at least one amorphous calcium aluminate; calcium sulfate; at least one alkaline salt S chosen from K.sub.2CO.sub.3, Rb.sub.2CO.sub.3, Cs.sub.2CO.sub.3 and mixtures thereof; the composition being characterized in that the mass ratio of alkaline salt(s) S to amorphous calcium aluminate(s) ranges from 0.01 to 0.2.

A premixed photoluminescent composition and related hardened form and method of forming joints for pavers or stones. The premixed photoluminescent composition comprises solid aggregates; a photoluminescent particulate component adapted to emit light when photoexcited; and a binder. When in contact with an activator, oxygen or water, the binder is adapted to harden into a water-resistant binder matrix that bonds the solid aggregates and embeds the photoluminescent particulate component. In use, the water-resistant binder matrix has a transparency allowing transmission of at least a portion of the light emitted by the photoluminescent particulate component.

A premixed photoluminescent composition and related hardened form and method of forming joints for pavers or stones. The premixed photoluminescent composition comprises solid aggregates; a photoluminescent particulate component adapted to emit light when photoexcited; and a binder. When in contact with an activator, oxygen or water, the binder is adapted to harden into a water-resistant binder matrix that bonds the solid aggregates and embeds the photoluminescent particulate component. In use, the water-resistant binder matrix has a transparency allowing transmission of at least a portion of the light emitted by the photoluminescent particulate component.

What is described is a process for producing an article for use in the foundry industry, selected from the group consisting of molds, cores, feeder elements and molding material mixtures, comprising the following steps: (S1) producing or providing a binder system comprising the following components in three spatially separate vessels: a component (A) comprising particulate amorphous silicon dioxide, a first liquid component (B) comprising waterglass, and a second liquid component (C) comprising aluminate ions dissolved in an aqueous phase, (S2) contacting a mold base material (D) and constituents of all the said components (A), (B) and (C) of the binder system in predetermined ratios in one or more steps, so as to result in a molding material mixture in which the aluminate ions and the particulate amorphous silicon dioxide are mixed wholly or partly into the waterglass, wherein steps (S1) and (S2) are conducted in a facility for producing molding material mixtures. Also described are a corresponding molding material mixture and apparatuses and uses

What is described is a process for producing an article for use in the foundry industry, selected from the group consisting of molds, cores, feeder elements and molding material mixtures, comprising the following steps: (S1) producing or providing a binder system comprising the following components in three spatially separate vessels: a component (A) comprising particulate amorphous silicon dioxide, a first liquid component (B) comprising waterglass, and a second liquid component (C) comprising aluminate ions dissolved in an aqueous phase, (S2) contacting a mold base material (D) and constituents of all the said components (A), (B) and (C) of the binder system in predetermined ratios in one or more steps, so as to result in a molding material mixture in which the aluminate ions and the particulate amorphous silicon dioxide are mixed wholly or partly into the waterglass, wherein steps (S1) and (S2) are conducted in a facility for producing molding material mixtures. Also described are a corresponding molding material mixture and apparatuses and uses

Luminescent concrete compositions containing cement, fine aggregates such as sand, and a phosphor such as strontium aluminate. Glow-in-the-dark concrete products made therefrom and methods of producing such concrete products are also specified. The glow-in-the-dark concrete products demonstrate good mechanical strength (e.g. compressive strength) and skid resistance. The addition of phosphorescent strontium aluminate provides luminance that persists for up to 10 hours to the concrete products.

Luminescent concrete compositions containing cement, fine aggregates such as sand, and a phosphor such as strontium aluminate. Glow-in-the-dark concrete products made therefrom and methods of producing such concrete products are also specified. The glow-in-the-dark concrete products demonstrate good mechanical strength (e.g. compressive strength) and skid resistance. The addition of phosphorescent strontium aluminate provides luminance that persists for up to 10 hours to the concrete products.

In a method for the 3D-printing of hydrous mineral binder compositions, an aqueous accelerator is mixed with the binder composition in a continuous mixer. The method is very robust and makes it possible to quickly print even large moulded bodies having a uniform aesthetic surface and very good strength development properties.