The disclosure provides a ceiling tile including a curable coating composition including 10-50 vol. % inorganic binder, based on the total volume of solids in the dry coating composition, wherein the inorganic binder is an alkali metal silicate or an alkaline earth metal silicate and 50-90 vol. % inorganic filler, based on the total volume of solids in the coating composition, wherein the binder and the filler are not the same and the coating is substantially free of an organic polymeric binder. The ceiling tiles have a backing side and an opposing facing side, and a cured coating layer disposed on the backing side of the panel, the backing side being directed to a plenum above the fibrous panel in a suspended ceiling tile, the cured coating layer including the curable coating composition of the disclosure.

A method of preparing a fibrous panel including surface treating a mineral wool with a water repellent agent to provide a water-repellent surface treated mineral wool, admixing the water-repellent surface-treated mineral wool with water to provide a slurry, and dewatering and drying the slurry to provide a fibrous panel. A method of preparing a mineral wool having a surface treated with a water repellent agent including contacting a water repellent agent emulsion with a mineral wool and drying the mineral wool, and a method of preparing a water-repellent surface-treated fibrous panel including mineral wool having a surface pre-treated with a water repellent agent are also provided.

A method of preparing a fibrous panel including surface treating a mineral wool with a water repellent agent to provide a water-repellent surface treated mineral wool, admixing the water-repellent surface-treated mineral wool with water to provide a slurry, and dewatering and drying the slurry to provide a fibrous panel. A method of preparing a mineral wool having a surface treated with a water repellent agent including contacting a water repellent agent emulsion with a mineral wool and drying the mineral wool, and a method of preparing a water-repellent surface-treated fibrous panel including mineral wool having a surface pre-treated with a water repellent agent are also provided.

A method of preparing a fibrous panel including surface treating a mineral wool with a water repellent agent to provide a water-repellent surface treated mineral wool, admixing the water-repellent surface-treated mineral wool with water to provide a slurry, and dewatering and drying the slurry to provide a fibrous panel. A method of preparing a mineral wool having a surface treated with a water repellent agent including contacting a water repellent agent emulsion with a mineral wool and drying the mineral wool, and a method of preparing a water-repellent surface-treated fibrous panel including mineral wool having a surface pre-treated with a water repellent agent are also provided.

A composition for addition to a ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may include microfibrillated cellulose and optionally an inorganic particulate material. The ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may further include perlite, mineral wool, wood pulp, starch and other additives, where the wood pulp and other inorganic particulate materials are bonded to the microfibrillated cellulose. Methods of manufacturing the compound are also disclosed.

A composition for addition to a ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may include microfibrillated cellulose and optionally an inorganic particulate material. The ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may further include perlite, mineral wool, wood pulp, starch and other additives, where the wood pulp and other inorganic particulate materials are bonded to the microfibrillated cellulose. Methods of manufacturing the compound are also disclosed.

A composition for addition to a ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may include microfibrillated cellulose and optionally an inorganic particulate material. The ceiling tile, flooring product, or other construction product may further include perlite, mineral wool, wood pulp, starch and other additives, where the wood pulp and other inorganic particulate materials are bonded to the microfibrillated cellulose. Methods of manufacturing the compound are also disclosed.

A cement mixture for application to a honeycomb body and a method of forming a plugged ceramic honeycomb body is provided. The cement mixture contains a plurality of inorganic particles including at least about 50% of a refractory material selected from at least one of alumina and zirconia and less than about 15% titania (by weight), a pore forming agent, an organic binder, and a liquid vehicle.

Provided are a heat transfer suppression sheet having an excellent heat transfer prevention effect and excellent retainability of inorganic particles and shape retainability at a high temperature, and a battery pack in which the heat transfer suppression sheet is interposed between battery cells. The heat transfer suppression sheet (10) includes inorganic particles (20), first inorganic fibers (30), and second inorganic fibers (31). The first inorganic fibers (30) are amorphous fibers. The second inorganic fibers (31) contain at least one kind selected from amorphous fibers having a glass transition point higher than that of the first inorganic fibers (30) and crystalline fibers.

A ceramic precursor batch composition comprising inorganic ceramic-forming ingredients, a binder, an aqueous solvent and a heteroatom polyol agent. The heteroatom polyol agent can be represented by X(R) where X is at least one of S, N, and P, and R is at least two of CH.sub.3, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH, CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OH, CH.sub.2(CHOH)CH.sub.3, C(CH.sub.2OH).sub.1-3, CH.sub.2OH, CH(CH.sub.2OH)CHOH, C(O)(CHOH).sub.1-4CH.sub.2OH, and CH.sub.2CH.sub.2CH.sub.2OCH.sub.3. The presence of the heteroatom polyol agent provides a composition with a lower viscosity and/or a greater batch stiffening temperature (T.sub.onset) allowing for increased rates of extrusion. Methods for producing a ceramic honeycomb body using this ceramic precursor batch composition are also provided.