In the present disclosure, a cement board is disclosed. The cement board comprises a cement core having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The cement core comprises a binder, a lightweight aggregate, and a combustible additive, wherein the combustible additive is present in an amount of greater than 0 wt. % to less than 0.5 wt. % based on the weight of the cement core. The cement board passes CAN/ULC-S114:2018 and/or ASTM E136-19a.

The present disclosure provides designs and methods for manufacturing precast fully-encapsulated bilayered fiberglass Styro-aircrete building blocks. The disclosure comprises forming a super-light air-entrained Styro-aircrete building panel for a wall, roof, or beam. The Styro-aircrete is made with a novel composition/formula using shredded Styrofoam and other traditional Styro-aircrete ingredients that are mixed. Wire meshes and fiberglass fibers are pre-embedded in the panel frame to keep the structure in place. The Styro-aircrete is poured into a fiberglass panel frame from an opening, set aside to dry for a few days, and then sealed with a fiberglass cover. This frame and cover are double-layered fiberglass and form an all six-side enclosed casing. The method and designs improve a Styro-aircrete building block with the following: (1) much lighter weight; (2) longed durability; (3) increased compressive strength for load-bearing support; (4) reduced cost and installation time.

A composition for use in concrete may generally comprise, based on total dry weight percent of the composition: at least 50% calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate; 1-40% pozzolan; up to 3% calcium oxide; up to 2% plasticizer; up to 5% metal salt; and balance of incidental impurities. Methods of making and using the same are also described.

Provided is an additive for a cement slurry for a well that is capable of suppressing the generation of free water and preventing flotation/separation of low-specific-gravity aggregate while securing sufficient cement strength even at a high temperature. Also provided is a method for producing this additive. This additive for a cement slurry for a well contains an aqueous dispersion of silica and a layered silicate.

Provided is an additive for a cement slurry for a well that is capable of suppressing the generation of free water and preventing flotation/separation of low-specific-gravity aggregate while securing sufficient cement strength even at a high temperature. Also provided is a method for producing this additive. This additive for a cement slurry for a well contains an aqueous dispersion of silica and a layered silicate.

An insulating material, in particular a permeable fire-proof insulating material comprising water glass and which is composed of a air harden-able compound which contains 2 to 40 wt % of plastic balls, 55 to 95.0 wt % of aqueous sodium silicate solution, 2 to 6 wt % of aluminium hydroxide, and 0.1 to 0.5 wt % water glass stabiliser. A method for the production of insulating material, in particular a method for the production of permeable fire-proof insulating material comprising water glass and plastic balls, according to which firstly the plastic balls are mixed with an aqueous solution of carbon black so as to coat their entire surface, then is added to the aqueous sodium silicate solution aluminium hydroxide and the whole is mixed so as to form an insulating mixture, and then a water glass stabiliser is added to the aqueous sodium silicate solution, and then to this solution is mixed water glass hardener, with this solution being further stirred for 1 to 10 minutes to form a binder solution, and the insulating mixture is added to the binder solution with constant stirring, and the whole is mixed, and the resulting mixture is then poured into the application site.

Disclosed are a three-dimensional porous structure, a method of preparing the same, and applications thereof. The method includes coating a coating material including coal ash on a surface of a combustible organic particle to form a core-shell particle, wherein the core-shell particle includes a combustible organic particle core, and a coating shell covering at least a portion of the combustible organic particle surface; mixing a plurality of the core-shell particles with an organic or inorganic binder to form a three-dimensional structure in which the core-shell particles are bonded to each other; and performing thermal treatment of the three-dimensional structure, wherein in the thermal treatment of the three-dimensional structure, at least portion of the combustible organic particle in the core-shell particle is removed away, thereby forming a hollow inside the particle core, and forming a number of fine pores in the coating shell.

Disclosed are a three-dimensional porous structure, a method of preparing the same, and applications thereof. The method includes coating a coating material including coal ash on a surface of a combustible organic particle to form a core-shell particle, wherein the core-shell particle includes a combustible organic particle core, and a coating shell covering at least a portion of the combustible organic particle surface; mixing a plurality of the core-shell particles with an organic or inorganic binder to form a three-dimensional structure in which the core-shell particles are bonded to each other; and performing thermal treatment of the three-dimensional structure, wherein in the thermal treatment of the three-dimensional structure, at least portion of the combustible organic particle in the core-shell particle is removed away, thereby forming a hollow inside the particle core, and forming a number of fine pores in the coating shell.

Included are cement compositions and methods and systems for locating the cement compositions in a wellbore. An example method comprises deploying a sensing system in the wellbore and introducing the cement composition into the wellbore. The cement composition comprises a cement and hollow beads having a crush pressure and configured to emit an acoustic signal when imploded. The method further comprises pumping the cement composition through the wellbore to a depth with a wellbore pressure exceeding the crush pressure of the hollow beads to induce implosion of the hollow beads and the emission of the acoustic signal. The method further comprises sensing the emitted acoustic signal and determining the location of the cement composition in the wellbore from the sensed emitted acoustic signal.

Included are cement compositions and methods and systems for locating the cement compositions in a wellbore. An example method comprises deploying a sensing system in the wellbore and introducing the cement composition into the wellbore. The cement composition comprises a cement and hollow beads having a crush pressure and configured to emit an acoustic signal when imploded. The method further comprises pumping the cement composition through the wellbore to a depth with a wellbore pressure exceeding the crush pressure of the hollow beads to induce implosion of the hollow beads and the emission of the acoustic signal. The method further comprises sensing the emitted acoustic signal and determining the location of the cement composition in the wellbore from the sensed emitted acoustic signal.