A composition configured to be mixed with cement, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the composition includes at least 10% by weight lime particles, and at least 35% by weight pozzolan particles. Properties of the composition can include a magnesium oxide concentration of at least 0.5%, and an iron oxide concentration of at least 0.5-2.0%, an aluminum oxide concentration of 2-8%, a silicon dioxide concentration of 20-40%, a potassium oxide concentration of 20,000-30,000 ppm, and a sodium oxide concentration of 10,000-20,000 ppm. In some embodiments, the lime-based cement extender composition, or product, is combined with cement to produce a cement blend for use in the mining industry as mine backfill.

A mortar composition, which includes (i) a treated palm oil fuel ash, wherein the treated palm oil fuel ash is the only binder present, (ii) a fine aggregate, (iii) an alkali activator containing an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate, and (iv) aluminum hydroxide as a strength enhancer. A cured mortar made from the mortar composition is also disclosed with advantageous compressive strength properties.

The present invention comprises a product. The product comprises a first mineral in particulate form and having a first pozzolanic reactivity and a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first reactivity, wherein the surface of at least some of the particles of the first mineral is at least partially covered with particles of the second mineral. A method of making the composition of the present invention is also disclosed.

An inorganic membrane filtration article and methods for making the same. The membrane filtration article includes a sintered flow-through ceramic honeycomb with a plurality of partition walls defining a plurality of open channels from an inlet end of the honeycomb to an outlet end of the honeycomb. The honeycomb is formed from a cordierite composition with low-sodium and/or low-potassium content for enhanced filtration performance.

A cementitious binder, includes a hydraulic binder in an amount in the range from 50 to 80% by weight of the cementitious binder; a first siliceous based material in an amount in the range from 0.5 to 35% by weight of the cementitious binder, the first siliceous based material having a (SiO.sub.2)/(Al.sub.2O.sub.3) ratio by weight greater than 2.5; a second siliceous based material in an amount in the range from 10 to 25% by weight of the cementitious binder, the second siliceous based material being different from the first siliceous based material and having (a) a (SiO.sub.2)/(Al.sub.2O.sub.3) ratio by weight greater than 10 and (b) a BET specific surface area greater than 5 m.sup.2/g; and an aluminum based material in the range from 0 to 10% by weight of the cementitious binder and having a (SiO.sub.2)/(Al.sub.2O.sub.3) ratio by weight lower than 2.5, wherein 0.09<Al.sub.EFF/(Al.sub.EFF+Si.sub.EFF)<0.28, where Al.sub.EFF=molar content of alumina aluminum in the hydraulic binder, and Si.sub.EFF=molar content of silica in the first siliceous based material for particles having a size lower than 3 m+molar content of silica in the second siliceous based material.

Provided are a Kanbara Reactor (KR) desulfurization stirring paddle casting material and a preparation method therefor. The casting material consists of a base material and an additive; the base material consists of the following raw materials in weight percentages: M70 sintered mullite 60-80%, flint clay 5-20%, fine powder 5-20%, and pure calcium aluminate cement 1-5%. The percentages of each component of the additive based on the weight of the base material are as follows: water reducing agent 0.05-0.2%, and heat-resistant stainless steel fiber 1-5%. The main raw materials are M70 sintered mullite and a small amount of flint clay so as to ensure good thermal shock resistance; the medium temperature and high temperature strength are controlled at 100-180 MPa so as to ensure good erosion resistance; the content of Al.sub.2O.sub.3 in the casting material is 60-70% so as to ensure good corrosion resistance; the ratio of high temperature strength to medium temperature strength is controlled at 1-1.2, which further improves the thermal shock resistance and peeling resistance of the casting material, thereby extending the service life of the stirring paddle. The casting material is lower in cost and has a good practical furnace usage effect; in addition, a paddle blade has less chance of cracking and peeling, while a bottom portion of the stirring paddle is less eroded, thus the frequency of paddle blade repair is low, and service life is significantly improved.

Provided are a granulated blast-furnace slag activator and a method of manufacturing the same. The granulated blast-furnace slag activator includes, in percent by weight, the following raw materials: 62% to 95% of gypsum and 5% to 38% of high belite sulfoaluminate cement clinker. Also provided is a method of manufacturing cement by mixing the granulated blast-furnace slag activator with granulated blast-furnace slag at a certain ratio.

The invention relates to an environment-friendly artificial stone with low cost and high strength and a preparation method thereof, the artificial stone comprises the following raw materials in parts by mass: 60-80 parts of fritted sand; 10-30 parts of quartz powder; 9-14 parts of terephthalic unsaturated polyester resin; 0.6-1 parts of curing agent; 0.8-1 parts of coupling agent; 0.5-1 parts of pigment paste; 0.1-1 parts of pigment powder. The invention has advantages of: (1) using mine solid waste or waste materials as raw materials, and using blast-furnace gas and coke-oven gas recovered and purified in the productive process of the steel plant and coking plant as fuel, the production process is green and environment-friendly, which can recycle waste materials. (2) high strength, natural stripe, elegance appearance, green and environmental protection, and being recognized by global customers and promising in worldwide market.

The present invention comprises a product. The product comprises a first mineral in particulate form and having a first pozzolanic reactivity and a second mineral in particulate form and having a second pozzolanic reactivity greater than the first reactivity, wherein the surface of at least some of the particles of the first mineral is at least partially covered with particles of the second mineral. A method of making the composition of the present invention is also disclosed.

In a method for obtaining a compacted material, a) a set of particles of raw materials is mixed with 1-50% by weight of a hydraulic binder to form a dry composition, the percentage being relative to the total weight of the dry composition, the particle size distribution of the raw material particles being characterised by a first reference diameter 50 millimetres and a second reference diameter 0.08 micrometres, b) the dry composition is mixed with 1-35% by weight of water to form a mixed composition, the percentage relative to the total weight of the dry composition, c) the mixed composition is vibrated 0.3 millimetres at 20-80 Hertz, while a compressive stress is applied, the value of the applied compressive stress being at least 2 MegaPascal. Also disclosed is a method for obtaining a multilayer compacted material and to the materials obtained according to the methods.