A composition includes: an ethoxylated fatty alcohol having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms and having an ethoxylation level of from 1 to 10 moles of ethylene oxide per mole of fatty alcohol, an alkanolamine or a morpholine, or its derivatives or mix of them, and a fatty acid. A hydraulic binder includes the composition. A process prevents the formation of a surface film at the surface of hydraulic binders, wherein the composition is added to the dry hydraulic binder. A process for preparing the composition, includes: melting the ethoxylated fatty alcohol and heating it at a temperature above its melting point, adding water to the melted ethoxylated fatty alcohol and mixing, adding fatty acid to the mixture and mixing, adding alkanolamine or morpholine, or its derivative or mix of them to the mixture obtained and mixing, and adding water.

A particulate wetting and hydrophobing additive comprising components a) and b), where: component a) is a disiloxane having structure (I) Where R.sup.2 is selected from a branched or linear hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbons, a substituted branched or substituted linear hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbons, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group and an optionally substituted alkyl hydrocarbon group of 4 to 9 carbons containing aryl substituents of 6 to 20 carbons; R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from the monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 4 carbons, substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl, and a hydrocarbon group of 6 to 20 carbons containing an aryl group; Z is a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R.sup.8 is selected from OH, H, monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 6 carbons and acetyl, each of the subscripts a, b and c are zero or positive provided that a+b+c1; and component b) is a carrier. ##STR00001##

A particulate wetting and hydrophobing additive comprising components a) and b), where: component a) is a disiloxane having structure (I) Where R.sup.2 is selected from a branched or linear hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbons, a substituted branched or substituted linear hydrocarbon group of 2 to 10 carbons, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group and an optionally substituted alkyl hydrocarbon group of 4 to 9 carbons containing aryl substituents of 6 to 20 carbons; R.sup.1, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are each independently selected from the monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 4 carbons, substituted monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, aryl, and a hydrocarbon group of 6 to 20 carbons containing an aryl group; Z is a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon radical of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and R.sup.8 is selected from OH, H, monovalent hydrocarbon groups of 1 to 6 carbons and acetyl, each of the subscripts a, b and c are zero or positive provided that a+b+c1; and component b) is a carrier. ##STR00001##

A system based on plant or bio-sourced materials selected from among coatings, mortars and concretes of bio-sourced materials comprising a plant or bio-sourced material selected from the group consisting of wood and hemp, and a binder composition comprising a first conventional mineral component and a second component, said system being characterized in that said binder composition has a specific surface area calculated according to the BET method, greater than 10 m.sup.2/g, preferably greater than 12 m.sup.2/g, in particular greater than 14 m.sup.2/g and uses thereof.

A system based on plant or bio-sourced materials selected from among coatings, mortars and concretes of bio-sourced materials comprising a plant or bio-sourced material selected from the group consisting of wood and hemp, and a binder composition comprising a first conventional mineral component and a second component, said system being characterized in that said binder composition has a specific surface area calculated according to the BET method, greater than 10 m.sup.2/g, preferably greater than 12 m.sup.2/g, in particular greater than 14 m.sup.2/g and uses thereof.

A binder composition for enhanced mortars and coatings, comprising a first conventional mineral component and a second component based on powdery slaked lime, wherein said second component based on powdery slaked lime has a specific surface area calculated according to the BET method of less than 12 m.sup.2/g, advantageously less than 11 m.sup.2/g, in particular less than 10 m.sup.2/g, preferably less than 9 m.sup.2/g and its uses as well as the enhanced coating or mortar systems comprising an aggregate of the mineral type and the aforesaid composition.

A binder composition for enhanced mortars and coatings, comprising a first conventional mineral component and a second component based on powdery slaked lime, wherein said second component based on powdery slaked lime has a specific surface area calculated according to the BET method of less than 12 m.sup.2/g, advantageously less than 11 m.sup.2/g, in particular less than 10 m.sup.2/g, preferably less than 9 m.sup.2/g and its uses as well as the enhanced coating or mortar systems comprising an aggregate of the mineral type and the aforesaid composition.

The present description relates to method of initiating the curing of carboxylic acid-treated material compositions to enable an initial lowering of the viscosity and stiffness of the material for low temperature wetting and coating of solid surfaces, for paving, for waterproofing, for roofing, and for underlayment applications. The present description relates to ecologically sound, non-toxic technology that enables a practitioner to improve the low-temperature cracking properties of a material or material composition while also inducing a rapid increase in the high-temperature stiffness and viscosity of the material or material composition, and to rapid cure and strength development of finished product composition for application in paving, roofing, adhesive interlayer bonding, roll finishing, blow-molding, water-proofing, and underlayment.

The present description relates to method of initiating the curing of carboxylic acid-treated material compositions to enable an initial lowering of the viscosity and stiffness of the material for low temperature wetting and coating of solid surfaces, for paving, for waterproofing, for roofing, and for underlayment applications. The present description relates to ecologically sound, non-toxic technology that enables a practitioner to improve the low-temperature cracking properties of a material or material composition while also inducing a rapid increase in the high-temperature stiffness and viscosity of the material or material composition, and to rapid cure and strength development of finished product composition for application in paving, roofing, adhesive interlayer bonding, roll finishing, blow-molding, water-proofing, and underlayment.

A glass mat includes an assembly of glass fibers, a binder composition and an asphaltic coating. The binder composition includes an organic resin and an adhesion promoter. The glass mat has an at least 2% increase in tear strength as measured using the methods specified in ASTM D3462, compared to an asphaltic coated glass mat having a binder composition without the adhesion promoter. Further provided is an asphalt roofing product including the glass mat and a method of increasing tear strength in an asphalt roofing product.