Drill cuttings, initially cleaned to remove a majority of drilling fluids therefrom, but which have residual organic species, including hydrocarbons, therein are used in clean technologies to make a wide variety of ceramic and concrete products, such as tiles, slabs, blocks, bricks, pavers, decorative edgings, planters, modular barriers, embankments, medians, dividers, precast products and the like for a variety of commercial sectors. In the case of the concrete products, the organic species in the drill cuttings, including hydrocarbons, are first minimized or degraded in the drill cuttings using an oxidative process, such as photocatalytic oxidation, use of an oxidant or combinations thereof, prior to mixing the drill cuttings with cement and water, to form various concrete products. The products produced have acceptable compressive strengths and minimize or eliminate any leaching of the drill cutting contaminants therefrom. In the case of the ceramic and advanced ceramic products, the hydrocarbons and other contaminants are melted during the process of firing the ceramic products in the kiln. The kiln temperature is carefully controlled to minimize safety issues, which would otherwise be associated with the presence of at least the hydrocarbons in the products.

Composite fibers and methods of manufacturing composite fibers for the reinforcement of concrete are provided. The composite fibers include fibers and a polymeric coating. The composite fibers have a length of about 10 mm to about 80 mm and an equivalent diameter from about 0.3 mm to about 2 mm. A method for reinforcing concrete using the composite fibers is further provided.

Composite fibers and methods of manufacturing composite fibers for the reinforcement of concrete are provided. The composite fibers include fibers and a polymeric coating. The composite fibers have a length of about 10 mm to about 80 mm and an equivalent diameter from about 0.3 mm to about 2 mm. A method for reinforcing concrete using the composite fibers is further provided.

Provided is a method for drying a wet-gel blanket which can have an excellent heat insulation performance by minimizing shrinkage of a gel network structure that occurs during drying, and has excellent drying efficiency versus time, and a method for producing an aerogel blanket using same.

Provided is a method for drying a wet-gel blanket which can have an excellent heat insulation performance by minimizing shrinkage of a gel network structure that occurs during drying, and has excellent drying efficiency versus time, and a method for producing an aerogel blanket using same.

In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a dry geopolymer formulation. The method comprises obtaining the various constituents of the geopolymer formulation from one or more of a sand, a ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS), a fly ash, sodium tetraborate, a boric acid, a zeolite, a sodium caseinate, SC-9, sodium metasilicate and sodium hydroxide; and mixing the constituents to a homogenous mixture. In another embodiment, the present disclosure describes a method of manufacturing a building material comprising obtaining the dry geopolymer formulation, mixing the hydrated formulation, dispensing the formulation; and curing the formulation.