The invention relates to screed mixtures, comprising an inorganic binder, processing additives and drying additives. Self-levelling floor screeds according to the invention can be produced from these screed mixtures, said self-levelling floor screeds drying much more quickly than self-levelling floor screeds with the same composition, but which contain no drying additives.

Disclosed are product (e.g., panels), slurry, and methods relating to an uncooked starch having a mid-range peak viscosity (i.e., from about 120 Brabender Units to about 900 Brabender Units).

Disclosed are product (e.g., panels), slurry, and methods relating to an uncooked starch having a mid-range peak viscosity (i.e., from about 120 Brabender Units to about 900 Brabender Units).

Methods for plasticizing cementitious mixtures having relatively high water/cement ratio (at least 0.40 or higher) are surprisingly improved in terms of dosage efficiency, compared to conventional “superplasticizer” polycarboxylate polymers, when the polycarboxylate polymer is formed from particularly small-sized, specifically selected monomer constituents: (A) polyoxyalkylene monomer represented by the structural formula (R.sup.1)(R.sup.3)C═C(R.sup.2)((CH.sub.2).sub.m(CO).sub.nO(CH.sub.2).sub.o(AO).sub.pR.sup.4) wherein (AO).sub.p represents linear ethylene oxide groups and p is 5-23 and more preferably 5-15; (B) unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by (R.sup.5)(R.sup.7)C═C(R.sup.6)(C(O)OM) wherein M represents an alkali metal, the ratio of component A to component B being 20:80 to 50:50; and, optionally, (C) a hydrophilic monomer represented by (R.sup.8)(R.sup.9)C═C(R.sup.10)(CX) wherein R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 each represent hydrogen or methyl group, and X represents C(O)NH.sub.2, C(O)NHR.sup.11, C(O)NR.sup.12R.sup.13, SO.sub.3H, C.sub.6H.sub.4SO.sub.3H, or C(O)NHC(CH.sub.3).sub.2CH.sub.2SO.sub.3H, or mixture thereof, wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, and R.sup.13 each represent a C.sub.1 to C.sub.5 alkyl group.

Methods for plasticizing cementitious mixtures having relatively high water/cement ratio (at least 0.40 or higher) are surprisingly improved in terms of dosage efficiency, compared to conventional “superplasticizer” polycarboxylate polymers, when the polycarboxylate polymer is formed from particularly small-sized, specifically selected monomer constituents: (A) polyoxyalkylene monomer represented by the structural formula (R.sup.1)(R.sup.3)C═C(R.sup.2)((CH.sub.2).sub.m(CO).sub.nO(CH.sub.2).sub.o(AO).sub.pR.sup.4) wherein (AO).sub.p represents linear ethylene oxide groups and p is 5-23 and more preferably 5-15; (B) unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by (R.sup.5)(R.sup.7)C═C(R.sup.6)(C(O)OM) wherein M represents an alkali metal, the ratio of component A to component B being 20:80 to 50:50; and, optionally, (C) a hydrophilic monomer represented by (R.sup.8)(R.sup.9)C═C(R.sup.10)(CX) wherein R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 each represent hydrogen or methyl group, and X represents C(O)NH.sub.2, C(O)NHR.sup.11, C(O)NR.sup.12R.sup.13, SO.sub.3H, C.sub.6H.sub.4SO.sub.3H, or C(O)NHC(CH.sub.3).sub.2CH.sub.2SO.sub.3H, or mixture thereof, wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, and R.sup.13 each represent a C.sub.1 to C.sub.5 alkyl group.

Methods for plasticizing cementitious mixtures having relatively high water/cement ratio (at least 0.40 or higher) are surprisingly improved in terms of dosage efficiency, compared to conventional “superplasticizer” polycarboxylate polymers, when the polycarboxylate polymer is formed from particularly small-sized, specifically selected monomer constituents: (A) polyoxyalkylene monomer represented by the structural formula (R.sup.1)(R.sup.3)C═C(R.sup.2)((CH.sub.2).sub.m(CO).sub.nO(CH.sub.2).sub.o(AO).sub.pR.sup.4) wherein (AO).sub.p represents linear ethylene oxide groups and p is 5-23 and more preferably 5-15; (B) unsaturated carboxylic acid represented by (R.sup.5)(R.sup.7)C═C(R.sup.6)(C(O)OM) wherein M represents an alkali metal, the ratio of component A to component B being 20:80 to 50:50; and, optionally, (C) a hydrophilic monomer represented by (R.sup.8)(R.sup.9)C═C(R.sup.10)(CX) wherein R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 each represent hydrogen or methyl group, and X represents C(O)NH.sub.2, C(O)NHR.sup.11, C(O)NR.sup.12R.sup.13, SO.sub.3H, C.sub.6H.sub.4SO.sub.3H, or C(O)NHC(CH.sub.3).sub.2CH.sub.2SO.sub.3H, or mixture thereof, wherein R.sup.11, R.sup.12, and R.sup.13 each represent a C.sub.1 to C.sub.5 alkyl group.

A downhole tool comprising a cylindrical housing, a sleeve disposed in the cylindrical housing, forming an annular space between the sleeve and the cylindrical housing, and a tool cement composition disposed in the annular space, wherein prior to setting the tool cement composition comprises a cement, sand, a silicon-containing material, a dispersant, and water, and wherein upon setting the tool cement composition provides an annular seal having a fluid leakage of less than 750 ml over 15 minutes at a pressure of 7500 psi and a temperature of 400° F.

A downhole tool comprising a cylindrical housing, a sleeve disposed in the cylindrical housing, forming an annular space between the sleeve and the cylindrical housing, and a tool cement composition disposed in the annular space, wherein prior to setting the tool cement composition comprises a cement, sand, a silicon-containing material, a dispersant, and water, and wherein upon setting the tool cement composition provides an annular seal having a fluid leakage of less than 750 ml over 15 minutes at a pressure of 7500 psi and a temperature of 400° F.

Various embodiments disclosed relate to cement activator compositions for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation including placing in the subterranean formation a liquid cement activator composition including water, an alkali sulfate salt, a polyphosphate salt, and a stabilizer polymer.

Various embodiments disclosed relate to cement activator compositions for treatment of subterranean formations. In various embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation including placing in the subterranean formation a liquid cement activator composition including water, an alkali sulfate salt, a polyphosphate salt, and a stabilizer polymer.