Disclosed is a method for preparing an uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material. The method includes the steps of mixing a mineral powder, a fly ash, a metakaolin, and silicon carbide whiskers by ball milling to form a milled material; mixing the milled material with a sodium water glass solution and water to form a slurry; and curing the slurry to obtain the uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material. The uncalcined geopolymer-based refractory material thus prepared contains a geopolymer matrix formed of the mineral powder, the fly ash, and the metakaolin and the silicon carbide whiskers embedded in the geopolymer matrix.

A heat insulating member includes a heat insulating layer containing: a porous structure that has a plurality of particles connected to form a skeleton, has pores in an inside, and has a hydrophobic site on at least a surface between the surface and the inside; infrared shielding particles; and inorganic fibers, the heat insulating layer satisfying the following conditions (a) to (d) with a total mass of the heat insulating layer as 100% by mass. (a) A content of the inorganic fibers is 5% by mass or more and 25% by mass or less. (b) A content of the infrared shielding particles is 10% by mass or more. (c) A total content of the porous structure and the infrared shielding particles is 70% by mass or more. (d) A ratio of a content of the porous structure to the content of the infrared shielding particles is 1.2 or more.

A refractory composition including refractory aggregate, one or more matrix components, and silicate-coated set accelerator particles. The silicate-coated set accelerator particles can include one more of silicate-coated calcium hydroxide, magnesium hydroxide, calcium chloride, calcium carbonate, magnesium carbonate and calcium sulfate. Suitable silicate coatings include sodium silicate, potassium silicate, lithium silicate and mixtures thereof. A method of recovering an aged refractory composition, a settable composition and a method of manufacturing silicate-coated calcium hydroxide particles are also provided.

An oxidation protection system disposed on a substrate is provided, which may comprise a base layer comprising a first pre-slurry composition comprising a first phosphate glass composition, and/or a sealing layer comprising a second pre-slurry composition comprising a second phosphate glass composition and a strengthening compound comprising boron nitride, a metal oxide, and/or silicon carbide.

An oxidation protection system disposed on a substrate is provided, which may comprise a base layer comprising a first pre-slurry composition comprising a first phosphate glass composition, and/or a sealing layer comprising a second pre-slurry composition comprising a second phosphate glass composition and a strengthening compound comprising boron nitride, a metal oxide, and/or silicon carbide.

A binder for an injection moulding composition includes: from 35 to 54% by volume of a polymeric base, from 40 to 55% by volume of a mixture of waxes, and approximately 10% by volume of a surfactant, wherein the polymeric base contains copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic or acrylic acid, or copolymers of ethylene and vinyl acetate, or copolymers of ethylene including maleic anhydride or a mixture of these copolymers, as well as polyethylene, polypropylene and acrylic resin.

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.

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