Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may comprise a plurality of coated roofing granules, wherein each of the plurality of the coated roofing granules may comprise a roofing granule having an outer surface; and a granule coating, wherein the granule coating is disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the roofing granule, and wherein the granule coating comprises graphene. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may further comprise a reflective base coating, wherein the reflective base coating is positioned between the outer surface of the roofing granule and the granule coating.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may comprise a plurality of coated roofing granules, wherein each of the plurality of the coated roofing granules may comprise a roofing granule having an outer surface; and a granule coating, wherein the granule coating is disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the roofing granule, and wherein the granule coating comprises graphene. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may further comprise a reflective base coating, wherein the reflective base coating is positioned between the outer surface of the roofing granule and the granule coating.

The present invention relates to pale-colored fiber cement products at least comprising white cement and synthetic fibers, wherein the synthetic fibers are pigmented with at least one dark pigment chosen from the group consisting of a black pigment, a brown pigment, a blue pigment, a red pigment, a green pigment and a gray pigment. The present invention further relates to methods for the production of these pale-colored fiber cement products as well as to uses thereof in the building industry.

The present invention relates to pale-colored fiber cement products at least comprising white cement and synthetic fibers, wherein the synthetic fibers are pigmented with at least one dark pigment chosen from the group consisting of a black pigment, a brown pigment, a blue pigment, a red pigment, a green pigment and a gray pigment. The present invention further relates to methods for the production of these pale-colored fiber cement products as well as to uses thereof in the building industry.

An insulating material, in particular a permeable fire-proof insulating material comprising water glass and polystyrene, consisting of a hardening mixture which contains 1 to 32.4 wt % of expanded polystyrene, 57.5 to 96.0 wt % of aqueous sodium silicate solution, 2 to 6 wt % of aluminium hydroxide, 0.8 to 2.6 wt % water glass hardener and 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of water glass stabilizer, while the surface of the expanded polystyrene is provided with carbon black, the carbon black making up 0.1 to 1 wt % of total weight. A method for the production of insulating material, in particular a method for the production of permeable fire-proof insulating material comprising water glass and polystyrene, according to which firstly the polystyrene beads are mixed with an aqueous solution of carbon black so as to coat their entire surface, then is added to the aqueous sodium silicate solution aluminium hydroxide and the whole is mixed so as to form an insulating mixture, and then a water glass stabilizer is added to the aqueous sodium silicate solution, and then to this solution is mixed water glass hardener, with this solution being further stirred for 1 to 10 minutes to form a binder solution, and the insulating mixture is added to the binder solution with constant stirring, and the whole is mixed, and the resulting mixture is then poured into the application site.

An insulating material, in particular a permeable fire-proof insulating material comprising water glass and polystyrene, consisting of a hardening mixture which contains 1 to 32.4 wt % of expanded polystyrene, 57.5 to 96.0 wt % of aqueous sodium silicate solution, 2 to 6 wt % of aluminium hydroxide, 0.8 to 2.6 wt % water glass hardener and 0.1 to 0.5 wt % of water glass stabilizer, while the surface of the expanded polystyrene is provided with carbon black, the carbon black making up 0.1 to 1 wt % of total weight. A method for the production of insulating material, in particular a method for the production of permeable fire-proof insulating material comprising water glass and polystyrene, according to which firstly the polystyrene beads are mixed with an aqueous solution of carbon black so as to coat their entire surface, then is added to the aqueous sodium silicate solution aluminium hydroxide and the whole is mixed so as to form an insulating mixture, and then a water glass stabilizer is added to the aqueous sodium silicate solution, and then to this solution is mixed water glass hardener, with this solution being further stirred for 1 to 10 minutes to form a binder solution, and the insulating mixture is added to the binder solution with constant stirring, and the whole is mixed, and the resulting mixture is then poured into the application site.

A colored composition including a resin system, and a colorized filler. The colorized filler includes particles including a polymer. The particles have a density less than 2.6 g/cc and an average particle size from 100 microns to 600 microns.

A colored composition including a resin system, and a colorized filler. The colorized filler includes particles including a polymer. The particles have a density less than 2.6 g/cc and an average particle size from 100 microns to 600 microns.

Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may comprise a plurality of coated roofing granules, wherein each of the plurality of the coated roofing granules may comprise a roofing granule having an outer surface; and a granule coating, wherein the granule coating is disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface of the roofing granule, and wherein the granule coating comprises graphene. Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a roofing material, wherein the roofing material may further comprise a reflective base coating, wherein the reflective base coating is positioned between the outer surface of the roofing granule and the granule coating.

The present invention relates to colored fiber cement products at least comprising: —a cementitious matrix comprising a black pigment and/or a colored pigment, and —synthetic fibers, characterized in that said synthetic fibers are pigmented with at least one white pigment. The present invention further relates to methods for the production of these colored fiber cement products as well as to uses thereof in the building industry.