A geopolymer thermal energy storage (TES) concrete product comprising at least one binder; at least one alkali activator; at least one fine aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity; and at least one coarse aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity.

A geopolymer thermal energy storage (TES) concrete product comprising at least one binder; at least one alkali activator; at least one fine aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity; and at least one coarse aggregate with high thermal conductivity and heat capacity.

To provide a blast furnace slag-type paint using a liquid inorganic material composed of a fluid suspension.

A blast furnace slag-type two-part paint in which a stabilized aqueous suspension containing the following blast furnace slags is contained as the main agent, an alkaline liquid having dissolved therein sodium silicate, sodium carbonate, or potassium carbonate that induces a hydraulic reaction of the suspension serves as the hydraulic reaction inducer, and the main agent and the hydraulic reaction inducer are separately packaged.

<Components of the main agent> (A) 0.5 to 42% by weight of a high-blast-furnace-slag-content blast furnace slag having a blast furnace slag content of 60% or more with respect to the total weight of the blast furnace slag; (B) 0.1 to 20% by weight of a blocking agent containing a phosphorus-containing compound; (C) 0.3 to 5%, preferably 0.3 to 2.5% of a blocking agent differing from a phosphorus-containing compound; (D) water retention agent; others.

To provide a blast furnace slag-type paint using a liquid inorganic material composed of a fluid suspension.

A blast furnace slag-type two-part paint in which a stabilized aqueous suspension containing the following blast furnace slags is contained as the main agent, an alkaline liquid having dissolved therein sodium silicate, sodium carbonate, or potassium carbonate that induces a hydraulic reaction of the suspension serves as the hydraulic reaction inducer, and the main agent and the hydraulic reaction inducer are separately packaged.

<Components of the main agent> (A) 0.5 to 42% by weight of a high-blast-furnace-slag-content blast furnace slag having a blast furnace slag content of 60% or more with respect to the total weight of the blast furnace slag; (B) 0.1 to 20% by weight of a blocking agent containing a phosphorus-containing compound; (C) 0.3 to 5%, preferably 0.3 to 2.5% of a blocking agent differing from a phosphorus-containing compound; (D) water retention agent; others.

Disclosed are: damage-resistant ECMCs that need to work and remain elastic between minus 120° C. and positive 300° C.; ECMCs that need to be able to contain a flame of 1900° C. for more than 90 minutes; and composite structures, especially highly stressed structures. One of the characteristic problems of ceramic matrices is their fragility. Indeed, when a fracture starts, it propagates easily in the matrix. Disclosed are elastic ceramic matrix composites (ECMCs), for which: the ceramic matrix is split into solid “ceramic microdomains” (CMDs); the CMDs are connected to one another by a dense network of “elastic microelements” (EMEs); and the bonds between the EMEs and the CMDs are strong chemical bonds, preferably covalent.

Disclosed are: damage-resistant ECMCs that need to work and remain elastic between minus 120° C. and positive 300° C.; ECMCs that need to be able to contain a flame of 1900° C. for more than 90 minutes; and composite structures, especially highly stressed structures. One of the characteristic problems of ceramic matrices is their fragility. Indeed, when a fracture starts, it propagates easily in the matrix. Disclosed are elastic ceramic matrix composites (ECMCs), for which: the ceramic matrix is split into solid “ceramic microdomains” (CMDs); the CMDs are connected to one another by a dense network of “elastic microelements” (EMEs); and the bonds between the EMEs and the CMDs are strong chemical bonds, preferably covalent.

A method for the use of a clay including: less than 30% of kaolinite; and at least 20% of muscovite and/or illite; from 1% to 20% of smectite; the muscovite and/or illite/kaolinite weight ratio being greater than 1; for the preparation of a geopolymer precursor.

A method for the use of a clay including: less than 30% of kaolinite; and at least 20% of muscovite and/or illite; from 1% to 20% of smectite; the muscovite and/or illite/kaolinite weight ratio being greater than 1; for the preparation of a geopolymer precursor.

Methods of cementing include providing a geopolymer cement composition that includes a monophase amorphous hydraulic binder material (MAHBM), a metal silicate, an alkaline activator, and a carrier fluid, introducing the geopolymer cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the geopolymer cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. The MAHBM includes silica or alumina core particulates coated with an amorphous calcium silicate hydrate.

Methods of cementing include providing a geopolymer cement composition that includes a monophase amorphous hydraulic binder material (MAHBM), a metal silicate, an alkaline activator, and a carrier fluid, introducing the geopolymer cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the geopolymer cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. The MAHBM includes silica or alumina core particulates coated with an amorphous calcium silicate hydrate.