Provided are a rheology modifier and a method for modifying water rheology for imparting thixotropy and viscosity to water, and a slurry composition having high viscosity and excellent resistance to separation in water and a method for producing such a slurry composition. A rheology modifier containing: (A) a sulfate or a salt thereof having a hydrocarbon group with 12 or more and 22 or less carbon atoms and an average number of moles of added alkylene oxide of 0 or more and 25 or less; and (B) a fatty acid alkanolamide having a fatty acid moiety with 10 or more and 22 or less carbon atoms.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, to a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, to a cellular material obtainable by hardening and optionally drying the particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, and to a composition for preparing an inorganic foam formulation for providing a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, to a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, to a cellular material obtainable by hardening and optionally drying the particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, and to a composition for preparing an inorganic foam formulation for providing a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, to a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, to a cellular material obtainable by hardening and optionally drying the particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate, and to a composition for preparing an inorganic foam formulation for providing a particle-stabilized inorganic foam based on calcium sulfoaluminate.

Curable organopolysiloxane compositions contain (A) organopolysiloxane resins consisting of units of the formula

R.sub.aR.sup.1.sub.b(OR.sup.2).sub.cSiO.sub.(4-a-b-c)/2   (I),

with the proviso that in formula (I) the sum of a+b+c≤3, in at least one unit of the formula (I) b=1, in at least 50% of the units of the formula (I) a+b=1 and in at most 10% of the units of the formula (I) a+b=3, based in each case on all siloxane units of the formula (I) in organopolysiloxane resin (A), (B) organic compounds having at least one unit of the formula

CR.sup.3.sub.2═CR.sup.3—CO—Z—  d(II), (C) initiators, (D) fillers and (K) amines,
wherein the radicals and indices have the definition specified in claim 1. When coarse and fine grained fillers are employed, the composition can be used to mold artificial stone.

A strength enhancing admixture for cementitious and/or pozzolanic compositions including, based on the total dry weight of the admixture, calcium silicate hydrate in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 94 weight percent, and: i) at least one alkanolamine in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 55 weight percent; ii) at least one inorganic accelerator in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 85 weight percent; and iii) at least one carbohydrate in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 50 weight percent; wherein the calcium silicate hydrate includes a product of a reaction of a water-soluble calcium compound with a water-soluble silicate compound in presence of a water-soluble dispersant; and wherein the at least one inorganic accelerator includes any inorganic accelerator(s) other than calcium silicate hydrate.

A composition consisting essentially of (a) 1 to 30% by weight of a 1 to 90% by weight aqueous phosphoric acid and/or a hydrogen phosphate; (b) 1 to 40% by weight of a compound selected from the group of oxides, hydroxides and oxide hydrates of magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc and copper; (c) 40 to 95% by weight of a particulate filler selected from the group of glass; mono-, oligo- and polyphosphates of magnesium, calcium, barium and aluminium; calcium sulphate; barium sulphate; simple and complex silicates; simple and complex aluminates; simple and complex titanates; simple and complex zirconates; zirconium dioxide; titanium dioxide, aluminium oxide; silicon oxide; silicon carbide; aluminium nitride; boron nitride and silicon nitride; (d) 1 to 10% by weight of an urea compound selected from the group consisting of imidazolidine-2-on, allantoin and imidazolidinyl urea; and (e) 0 to 15% by weight of a component differing from (a) to (d).

An energy-saving building system using a porous silicate material for thermal insulation, comprises a foundation, a retaining wall body, and a roof system. The foundation comprises a ground ring beam and columns, and a porous silicate thermal insulation material is cast around the ground ring beam and the columns; the porous silicate thermal insulation material is composed of an organic lightweight aggregate and a lightweight inorganic matrix, and the lightweight inorganic matrix is provided thereon with a plurality of micropores; the retaining wall body comprises an outer wall disposed on the ground ring beam, the outer wall comprises an outer side support body, an inner side support body, and the porous silicate thermal insulation material cast between the inner and outer side support bodies, and the outer side support body and the inner side support body are connected therebetween by means of a heat insulating connection member.

A two-component composition including: a) a first component A, including: an aqueous dispersion of at least one polymer P1; b) a second component B, including: at least one hydraulic binder H, and at least one functional compound P2; wherein both components A and B are liquid or pasty and both are prepared and stored separately and mixed directly before application; and with the proviso that the functional compound P2 includes functional groups that chemically react with the aqueous dispersion of the first polymer P1 to form cross-linked and/or chain-extended polymers. The composition is highly suitable cementitious adhesive, joint sealant, casting composition, or coating and shows improved mechanical properties, adhesion properties, and resistance as well as minimized plasticizer migration problems.

A solid product of a lignin-containing composition can have high dispersibility and heat stability; a solid product of a high performance lignin derivative can be used as a dispersing agent, useful at a construction site, with a concrete, and/or as a premix mixed with a hydraulic composition. A composition can serve as a dispersing agent capable of providing various substances to be dispersed with a thickening property and of enhancing the properties thereof, regardless of the use thereof such as for a hydraulic composition, dye, inorganic or organic pigment, coal-water slurry, agricultural chemical, ceramic, and/or oil drilling mud. The composition includes a lignin sulfonic acid-based compound and a water-soluble compound, or includes a lignin derivative that is a reaction product of a lignin sulfonic acid-based compound with an aromatic water-soluble compound and that satisfies prescribed conditions; and the composition may be a granular product or a liquid product.