Use of a geopolymer in a coating composition for a building construction component, a coated component for use in building construction wherein the coating comprises a geopolymer, a method of coating a component comprising applying a curable geopolymer mixture to a surface of the component and curing the mixture to form a cured geopolymer coating, and the use of a geo polymer as a mortar.

Provided are highly water-resistant, flexible cementitious coating compositions comprising: an aqueous styrene-butadiene latex, one or more epoxy silane, cement, and one or more solid filler. The epoxy silane may comprise one or more epoxy functional groups and one or more hydrolysable functional groups selected from siloxy, silane, and, silanol or combinations thereof. Also provided are kits comprising the components of the cementitious coating compositions, methods for providing coatings, layers or membranes derived from such wet compositions, as well as the coatings, layers or membranes derived therefrom.

Provided are highly water-resistant, flexible cementitious coating compositions comprising: an aqueous styrene-butadiene latex, one or more epoxy silane, cement, and one or more solid filler. The epoxy silane may comprise one or more epoxy functional groups and one or more hydrolysable functional groups selected from siloxy, silane, and, silanol or combinations thereof. Also provided are kits comprising the components of the cementitious coating compositions, methods for providing coatings, layers or membranes derived from such wet compositions, as well as the coatings, layers or membranes derived therefrom.

An uncolored roofing granule including a low solar absorption base and a low solar absorption and solar opaque coating presented on the base, the coating including a binder, a pigment, wherein the binder includes a curable component and a non-clay, thermally reactive curing agent.

An uncolored roofing granule including a low solar absorption base and a low solar absorption and solar opaque coating presented on the base, the coating including a binder, a pigment, wherein the binder includes a curable component and a non-clay, thermally reactive curing agent.

A structural color coating based on Mie scattering of high-refractive index microspheres has the following components in parts by mass: 5 to 20 parts of nano microspheres having a highly uniform particle size and a theoretical refractive index greater than 1.7, 75 to 90 parts of dispersion liquid, 0.1 to 5 parts of a surfactant, and 1 to 5 parts of an adhesive. The structural color coating forms a local microcosmic ordered, macroscopic long-range disordered structural film by means of spraying coating, blade coating, brushing coating, roll coating or dip-coating; the matrix is glass, metal, textile, ceramic, plastic or paper; the surfactant is sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, cetyl sodium sulfate, stearic acid, or sodium stearate; the nano microsphere is at least one of ZnS, ZnO, CdS, Cu.sub.2O, CaS, CuS, Cu.sub.2S, TiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2 or CeO.sub.2; the particle size of the nano microspheres ranges from 200 to 500 nm.

A structural color coating based on Mie scattering of high-refractive index microspheres has the following components in parts by mass: 5 to 20 parts of nano microspheres having a highly uniform particle size and a theoretical refractive index greater than 1.7, 75 to 90 parts of dispersion liquid, 0.1 to 5 parts of a surfactant, and 1 to 5 parts of an adhesive. The structural color coating forms a local microcosmic ordered, macroscopic long-range disordered structural film by means of spraying coating, blade coating, brushing coating, roll coating or dip-coating; the matrix is glass, metal, textile, ceramic, plastic or paper; the surfactant is sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate, cetyl sodium sulfate, stearic acid, or sodium stearate; the nano microsphere is at least one of ZnS, ZnO, CdS, Cu.sub.2O, CaS, CuS, Cu.sub.2S, TiO.sub.2, ZrO.sub.2 or CeO.sub.2; the particle size of the nano microspheres ranges from 200 to 500 nm.

A nano-inorganic composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes and is not limited to excellent mechanical characteristics such as surface hardness and wear characteristics, chemical stability such as water resistance, acid resistance, and alkali resistance, and excellent thermal stability, as the composition is comprised of inorganic materials. In addition, the nano-inorganic composition may be controlled to have super-hydrophilic, hydrophilic, or hydrophobic properties, depending on coating methods. The nano-inorganic composition also has excellent surface contamination resistance and easy-clean properties depending on the characteristics of the thin film coating. Also, the nano-inorganic composition has excellent optical properties such as light transmittance and light reflectance.

A nano-inorganic composition according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes and is not limited to excellent mechanical characteristics such as surface hardness and wear characteristics, chemical stability such as water resistance, acid resistance, and alkali resistance, and excellent thermal stability, as the composition is comprised of inorganic materials. In addition, the nano-inorganic composition may be controlled to have super-hydrophilic, hydrophilic, or hydrophobic properties, depending on coating methods. The nano-inorganic composition also has excellent surface contamination resistance and easy-clean properties depending on the characteristics of the thin film coating. Also, the nano-inorganic composition has excellent optical properties such as light transmittance and light reflectance.

A variety of particles forming microencapsulated thermochromic materials are provided. The particles can include a thermochromic core and a metal oxide shell encapsulating the thermochromic core. The thermochromic core can include one or both of an organic thermochromic material and an inorganic salt thermochromic material. In some aspects, the particles include a dye selected from a crystal violet lactone dye, a fluoran dye, and a combination thereof. In still further aspects, the particles include a color developer selected from a hydroxybenzoate, a 4, 4′-dihydroxydiphenyl propane, a hydroxycoumarin derivative, a lauryl gallate, and a combination thereof. In some aspects, the metal oxide shell is a TiO.sub.2 shell. The particles can be used in cements and paints and for a variety of building materials. Methods of making the particles and building materials and methods of use, for example, for removing a volatile organic carbon from a building material, are also provided.