Disclosed is an infill for an artificial turf field, the infill comprising: from about 40 wt. % to about 60 wt. % of a polyvinyl chloride resin; from about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of a plasticizer derived from a naturally occurring source; from about 2 wt. % to about 10 wt. % of a reflective pigment; from about 0.01 wt. % to about 0.1 wt. % of a blowing agent; and from about 5 wt. % to about 30 wt. % of a filler. The infill is pelletized and maintains the temperature of an artificial turf field, when disposed throughout the artificial turf field, at a temperature about 15° F. to about 25° F. less than a temperature of a comparative artificial turf under substantially similar ambient and environmental conditions, wherein a comparative infill of the comparative artificial turf consists essentially of crumbed rubber infill.

Implant comprising composite powder with microstructured particles, obtained by a process in which large particles are bonded to small particles, wherein the large particles have a mean particle diameter in the range from 10 μm to 10 mm, the large particles comprise at least one polymer, the small particles are arranged on the surface of the large particles and/or are non-homogeneously spread within the large particles, the small particles comprise a calcium salt, the small particles have a mean particle size in the range from 0.01 μm to 1.0 mm,
wherein the particles of the composite powder have a mean particle size d50 in the range from 10 μm to less than 200 μm and the fine fraction of the composite powder is less than 50 vol %. Therefore, the subject matter of the invention further are implants obtained by selective laser sintering of a composition comprising a composite powder, especially as an implant for applications in the field of neuro, oral, maxillary, facial, ear, nose and throat surgery as well as of hand, foot, thorax, costal and shoulder surgery.

The present invention relates to a coating composition comprising at least one binder and at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material. The invention further relates to the use of at least one ground natural calcium carbonate material in a coating composition comprising at least one binder as well as to an article that is coated with such a coating composition and a paint comprising such a coating composition.

The present invention relates to a process for manufacturing a decorative wood-based board, to a decorative wood-based board, to the use of at least one dry or liquid coating composition comprising at least one inorganic particulate filler material and at least one binder for in-line coating of decorative wood-based boards, and to the use of at least one dry or liquid coating composition comprising at least one inorganic particulate filler material and at least one binder for improving the mechanical properties of a decorative wood-based board. Furthermore, it relates to the use of a decorative wood-based board in flooring applications, furniture, walls, roof panels, display cabinets, storage units, loudspeakers and shop-fittings.

This disclosure describes formulations and methods for dust control, for example, coal topping, a term which refers to the application of liquid products to the top of coal loads, such as those in open topped coal hopper railcars as commonly used today to transport coal. Disclosed herein are asphalt-based emulsion formulations that accomplish dust control during industrial operations in which dust handling is required.

The present invention concerns a process for preparing self-binding pigment particles from an aqueous suspension of calcium carbonate containing material, wherein an anionic binder and at least one cationic polymer are mixed with the suspension.

A method for grinding a solid in a vertical roller mill (VRM), comprising grinding at least one solid in the presence of a grinding stabilizing additive, wherein the grinding stabilizing additive comprises an alkanol amino acid compound or a disodium or dipotassium salt thereof having the structural formula (I): The definitions of variables R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are provided herein. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a process for producing a compacted material comprising the steps of providing a powder material and a polymer binder, simultaneously or subsequently feeding the powder material and the polymer binder into a high speed mixer unit, mixing the powder material and the polymer binder in the high speed mixer unit until formation of a compacted material, and reducing the temperature of the obtained compacted material below the melting point or glass transition temperature of the polymer binder.

The present invention relates to an installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate and/or mineralization of water and to the use of such an installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or mineralization of water and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate.

The present invention relates to an installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate and/or mineralization of water and to the use of such an installation for the purification of minerals, pigments and/or fillers and/or mineralization of water and/or the preparation of precipitated earth alkali carbonate.