Novel coatings disclosed herein can be used to mitigate dust adhesion. In one embodiment, a method of making a dust repellant coating includes combining a titanium dioxide sol with colloidal silica to form a mixture. The method also includes adding solvent to the mixture, stirring the mixture for about an hour, and filtering the mixture into a solution of titanium dioxide and silica dioxide.

There is provided a new material for preventing adhesion of pollutants by forming a film on skin or on the surface of hair to prevent the skin and surface of hair from being polluted due to the pollutants. Provided is an anti-pollution material characterized by containing a lipid-peptide compound in which a peptide moiety formed from repetition of at least two amino acids which are the same or different binds to a lipid moiety comprising an aliphatic group having 10-24 carbon atoms.

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.

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.

Provided are a method of suppressing dust generation, a soil stabilizer composition including a salt of lysine and citric acid; and a solvent, and a spraying device including the same. The method of suppressing dust generation, the method comprising: preparing a soil stabilizer composition comprising a salt of lysine and citric acid; and a solvent; and spraying the soil stabilizer composition on soil.

Provided are a method of suppressing dust generation, a soil stabilizer composition including a salt of lysine and citric acid; and a solvent, and a spraying device including the same. The method of suppressing dust generation, the method comprising: preparing a soil stabilizer composition comprising a salt of lysine and citric acid; and a solvent; and spraying the soil stabilizer composition on soil.

Composition and methods of applying potassium mixtures are disclosed. Applications include: fertilizer and fertilizer additives, freeze conditioning, dust control, coating oil, and fire prevention.

The invention relate to use of aqueous solution of organic ammonium carboxylate of formula (I): [NR.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3R.sup.4].sup.+n[R.sup.5(COO)].sup.−n, in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are selected from the group composing of hydrogen and methyl, R.sup.4 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl substituted with a hydroxyl group, R.sup.5 is hydrogen or methyl and n is 1, as a mist or drops in preventing dusting of fine material and in lowering the freezing point of said aqueous solution on the surface of said fine material or on the surface of dust particles obtained from said fine material by spraying said mist or drops onto fine material or onto dust particles obtained from said fine material to neutralize negatively charged dust particles or by changing negatively charged dust particles into positively charged dust particles, wherein said fine material is selected from the group composing of sand, crushed stone, stone powder, crushed expanded clay, or crushed expanded clay aggregate, crushed cement or concrete, cement or concrete powder, chopped organic material, minerals and metal powder.

The invention relate to use of aqueous solution of organic ammonium carboxylate of formula (I): [NR.sup.1R.sup.2R.sup.3R.sup.4].sup.+n[R.sup.5(COO)].sup.−n, in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, and R.sup.3 are selected from the group composing of hydrogen and methyl, R.sup.4 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl substituted with a hydroxyl group, R.sup.5 is hydrogen or methyl and n is 1, as a mist or drops in preventing dusting of fine material and in lowering the freezing point of said aqueous solution on the surface of said fine material or on the surface of dust particles obtained from said fine material by spraying said mist or drops onto fine material or onto dust particles obtained from said fine material to neutralize negatively charged dust particles or by changing negatively charged dust particles into positively charged dust particles, wherein said fine material is selected from the group composing of sand, crushed stone, stone powder, crushed expanded clay, or crushed expanded clay aggregate, crushed cement or concrete, cement or concrete powder, chopped organic material, minerals and metal powder.

The present invention relates generally to wall repair compounds such as joint compounds, spackling compounds, and the like used to repair imperfections in walls or fill joints between adjacent wallboard panels. Particularly, the present invention relates to such a wall repair compound comprising a dust reduction additive (DRA) that reduces the quantity of airborne dust generated when the hardened compound is sanded. The dust reduction additive also imparts adhesion to the wall repair compounds to which it is added, for example to a joint compound. More specifically, this dust reduction additive is of sufficiently lighter shade to not impact the shade of the joint compound upon addition. In one embodiment, this invention relates to a non-foaming dust reduction additive that comprises paraffin and/or micro-crystalline wax-based emulsion.