The present invention relates to a sagger for firing a precursor material, and more specifically, to a sagger having a space internally provided to load a precursor material. When used to fire a precursor material, the sagger is capable of not only suppressing the generation of by-products but also enhancing the durability of the main body.

The present invention relates to a substrate for a thin film photovoltaic module, characterized in that it is a cementitious product with average surface roughness Ra not higher than 500 nm. The invention also relates to the cementitious product as such, the thin film photovoltaic module comprising it, and a method of molding both of them.

Trafficked pavement substrates utilize markings to segregate traffic (e.g., divide lanes traveling in the same direction, divide sides of the road traveling in opposite directions). A dry polymer modified cement mixture may be used to provide the markings. The dry polymer modified cement mixture is prepared by mixing a dry polymer modified cement blend (ordinary Portland cement, aggregate and polymer powders) with water. The location of the lines is identified, and the dry polymer modified cement mixture is applied onto the identified areas as a thin layer. The dry polymer modified cement blend may include polymers to provide colored markings. Glass beads may be embedded into the dry polymer modified mixture before it cures to retroreflect light shined thereon. The trafficked pavement substrate may have troughs formed therein and the dry polymer modified cement markings may be formed therewithin so that the markings are flush.

The autoclave-cured fiber cement product comprises a composition comprising fibers, cement and silica. The fibers comprise cellulose fibers and aramid fibers, for instance at most 0.8 weight % aramid fibers and at most 7 weight % cellulose fibers. The fiber cement product is manufactured by a method comprising the steps of providing a slurry of a composition comprising cement, cellulose fibers and aramid fibers; manufacturing a fiber cement product, such as a sheet, using the said slurry, and curing the fiber cement product by means of autoclave curing.