Various cement-containing compositions are disclosed, including insulating cement, forms, and prefabricated building materials produced from cement-containing compositions with insulating properties. Some of the preferred embodiments include expanded polystyrene and an acrylic component to provide enhanced insulating properties, or have a lower density, lighter weight, and increased insulating R-value in comparison with other cement-containing compositions.

A composite fireproof board has structure that includes, from top to bottom, a bottom layer, a lower reinforcement mesh layer, a middle layer, an upper reinforcement mesh layer, and a surface layer. The middle layer includes an organic frame and an inorganic fireproof material filled within the frame. The frame is provided with fixed grooves on edges adjacent to the fireproof material, and is further provided with through holes.

A radon-free ceramic panel includes a mixture including two or more types of stone dust selected from among granite, basalt, limestone, dolomite, elvan, black stone, feldspar, and sandstone, along with waste slag and a non-phenolic adhesive. The ceramic panel is lightweight and has excellent fire resistance, heat insulation, corrosion resistance, water resistance, and ability to act as a bather to radon gas.

A method of manufacturing an expanded granular material comprises: forming a mixture comprising a silicate material, an alkali compound and water; curing the mixture to form a solid precursor; crushing and/or milling the solid precursor to form an expandable granular material; and heating the granular material to form an expanded granular material.

Provided is a structure having both fire resistance and heat insulation properties and capable of retaining its shape without being collapsed or deformed even when exposed to a flame. The present invention provides a fire-resistant heat-insulation composition comprising 70 to 250 parts by mass of gypsum based on 100 parts by mass of calcium aluminate having a CaO content of 34% or more, and 0.1 to 20 parts by mass of a fibrous inorganic clay mineral having a crystallization water ratio of 5% or more, based on 100 parts by mass of the total of the calcium aluminate and the gypsum.

A composition based on a certain chromium-free silicate-based binder is described. The composition is an aqueous solution of lithium-doped potassium silicate in combination with an aluminum or aluminum alloy powder, zinc powder or a combination thereof. The coatings of the present invention are capable of achieving a full cure at temperatures as low as 350-450 degrees F. by the inclusion of a colloidal solution of a nano-sized ceria, thus making the coatings especially suitable for application on temperature sensitive base materials.

An appliance cabinet includes a structural envelope having an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines an insulating cavity, wherein the insulating cavity defines an at least partial vacuum. A plurality of silica-based agglomerates are disposed within the insulating cavity, wherein each agglomerate of the plurality of silica-based agglomerates includes silica-based powder insulation material that is water-densified and is at least substantially free of a material binder. A secondary insulation material is disposed within interstitial spaces defined between the plurality of silica-based agglomerates, wherein the plurality of silica-based agglomerates defines an interior structure that resists inward compressive forces exerted as a result of the at least partial vacuum defined within the insulating cavity.

A fire insulation precursor material formed of cement, in an amount of between 10-30% w/w; and an aluminium or magnesium hydroxide, huntite or hydromagnesite in an amount of between 60-90% w/w/. A fire insulation material is provided including the previously mentioned precursor material. Further described are methods of forming a fire insulation material and applications for such material in sheaths, duct coatings, cable trays and other elongate components.

The invention relates to a preparation comprising at least one cellulose ether and/or at least one polysaccharide and at least one fatty alcohol, and to the production and use thereof, in particular in construction materials.

An additive of graphene nanomaterials for the improvement of cementitious compositions, a cementitious composition, a process for preparing a concrete a concrete and use of the concrete. The additive includes a mixture of graphene nanofibers, graphene oxide (GO), a dispersing agent (D) and a superplasticizer (SP), comprising at least two graphene nanofibers, selected among graphene nanofibers of high specific surface area (GNF-HS), graphene nanofibers of low specific surface area (GNF-LS) or graphene nanofibers of long length (GNF-LL), wherein the graphene nanofibers have an average diameter comprised between 2 nm and 200 nm, and wherein said additive of graphene nanomaterials by having different proportions of the at least two graphene nanofibers is fine-tuned for different cementitious compositions of particular properties.