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| 7717999 | Titanium production waste byproduct as partial cement replacement An industrial waste byproduct from a titanium metal or a titanium dioxide production process can be utilized as a partial cement replacement. In some embodiments, the byproduct can comprise a byproduct from the production of titanium dioxide pigment from a sulphate ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7678192 | Method of solidifying and detoxifying soil, incinerated ash and coal ash and method of detoxifying polluted water containing dioxins and PCB A method of solidifying and detoxifying a soil, incinerated ash and coal ash to yield a solidified substance detoxified to a level complying with the environmental standards and a method of detoxifying polluted water containing dioxins and polluted water containing ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7393406 | In situ formation of chloride sequestering compounds The present invention provides methods and compounds for the in situ formation in concrete of chloride sequestering compounds that resist corrosion of metals contained within the concrete. These chloride sequestering compounds may include, but are not limited to, co... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7368010 | Calcium aluminate clinker as a refractory aggregate with and without barium addition and use thereof The present invention provides for a refractory aggregate composition comprising an improved calcium aluminate clinker having the formula CnAx wherein C is calcium oxide and A is aluminum oxide, wherein n is an integer from about 1 to about 12,... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358218 | Method for masking and removing stains from rugged solid surfaces Methods, compositions and kits for masking and subsequent removal of oil, grease, rust and other stains from a variety of rough solid surfaces, including, but not limited to stone, concrete, asphalt, stucco brick, and ceramic. The methods include coating the stains ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7300514 | Photocatalytic granular mixture for mortar and concrete and its use The photocatalytic granular mixture for mortar and concrete includes a photocatalyst in the form of at least two granular classes with different B.E.T. specific surfaces. It has a photocatalytic activity greater than that of a monodisperse photocatalyst with a singl... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296626 | Liquid additive for reducing water-soluble chromate Methods for cementing and cement compositions are provided, wherein the cement composition comprises cementitious material and an aqueous suspension of zeolite and a chromate reducing agent. ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285165 | Cement compositions comprising set retarder compositions and associated methods Cement compositions are provided that comprise a hydraulic cement, water, and a set retarder composition, the set retarder composition comprising an acrylamide polymer derivative; and an iron compound. In some embodiments, cement compositions are provided that compr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7232483 | Cement composition having chromium reducer Exemplary compositions and methods for reducing hexavalent chromium in cementitious compositions involve the use of a liquid additive composition, comprising stannous chloride. Along with the stannous chloride may be used at least one co-additive comprising an antio... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223443 | Antimicrobial cementitious composition An antimicrobial cementitious composition for imparting antimicrobial characteristics to cement comprises cement and an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of an ortho-phenyl phenol or salt thereof, a tolyl diiodomethyl sulfone, a zinc pyrithione,... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204879 | Fiber reinforced cementitious material A fiber reinforced cementitious material and the fiber used therein are disclosed. The fiber reinforced cementitious material includes a conventional cementitious material and less than 5 pounds per cubic yard of the cementitious material of fibers dispersed therein... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7128782 | Sulfate dispersion chromate reducer A chromium VI reducing composition comprising particles of solid material selected from the group consisting of iron (II) sulfate and tin sulfate, the particles being substantially uniformly dispersed within a liquid carrier. Methods for modifying hydratable cementi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7087110 | Liquid additive for intergrinding cement Exemplary compositions and methods for reducing hexavalent chromium in cementitious compositions involve the use of a liquid additive composition, comprising stannous chloride. Along with the stannous chloride may be used at least one co-additive comprising an antio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7011764 | Method for producing a magnetic device A magnetic device and method for making it involve a magnetic device specifically constructed of grains in a matrix. The matrix may be cement or plaster. The grains have an average diameter that is greater than their magnetic domains. The device may be applied to sh... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7005007 | Hydraulic binder A hydraulic binder includes cement as main ingredient, and a mixture added to the cement and made of moist green vitriol and a drying agent selected from the group consisting of dry sand with a granulation between 0.1 mm and 0.4 mm, catalytic dust, silica gel and al... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001454 | Clinker and white portland cement with a high sulfur content derived from a high sulfur content pet-coke used as fuel The present invention relates to a family of white clinker compositions with a high capacity to fix sulfur derived from a high sulfur content pet-coke used as fuel in the manufacture thereof, which further exhibits low fuel composition and fast setting, achieved by ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6911077 | Fiber reinforced cementitious material A fiber reinforced cementitious material and the fiber used therein are disclosed. The fiber reinforced cementitious material includes a conventional cementitious material and less than 5 pounds per cubic yard of the cementitious material of fibers dispersed therein... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6860936 | Grout compositions for construction of subterranean barriers A method is disclosed for constructing, verifying, and maintaining underground vaults that isolate and contain radioactive burial sites. The method employs a buoyant lift technique to isolate a block of soil containing the contaminates from the surrounding soil. An ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6780237 | Cementitious compositions and a method of their use A settable composition suitable for coating surfaces; e.g., walls of a mine comprises (i) a cementitious composition comprising the following components: (a) at least 25% preferably at least 40% of a reactive cement having a C to A or (A+X) ratio of greater than 1:1... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6752867 | Antibacterial agent for concrete, concrete compositions and concrete products The invention provides an antibacterial agent for concrete comprising a silver compound, a copper compound and an ion-retaining compound; a concrete composition comprising the antibacterial agent; and a concrete product produced from the concrete composition. | 06/22/2004 |
| 6740156 | Carrier substance for a hydraulic binder A hydraulic binder, includes cement, and a mixture added to the cement and made of moist green vitriol and an inert carrier substance in the form of silica gel or alumina. ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6692565 | Colored cement A composition and method for preparing colored cement for use as mortars, grouts, stuccos or pool plasters that employs a pigmented inert filler.... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6689296 | Conductive paste A conductive paste for defogging heat wires of automobile windows contains a silver powder having particle size in the range of about 0.1 to 20 μm, a molybdenum compound such as molybdenum silicide or molybdenum boride, a glass frit having a softening po... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6660079 | Dry mortars with improved processing properties The invention provides cementitious dry mortars comprising a) from 0.5 to 80% by weight of cement, b) from 0 to 97% by weight of fillers, c) from 0 to 3.5% by weight of thickeners, wherein a polymer powder composition is present, with d) from 1.0 to... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6626991 | Low-density and low-porosity cementing slurry for oil wells or the like The invention relates to a cement slurry for cementing an oil well or the like, the slurry having a density lying in the range 0.9 g/cm3 to 1.3 g/cm3, and being constituted by a solid fraction and a liquid fraction, having porosity (... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6409821 | Hydraulic binder and cement compositions containing photocatalyst particles The invention provides a hydraulic binder, dry premixes and cement compositions having the improved property of maintaining unaltered, brilliance and coloring quantity for a longer time period. These compositions contain, in bulk, particles of a photocata... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406536 | Organic additives for the preparation of cementitious compositions with improved constancy of color Described herein is the use of a combination of organic additives that is particularly advantageous for the preparation of cementitious compositions having a high conservation of the degree of white, which contain in mass a photocatalyst that is able to o... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6197106 | Ferrophosphorus alloys and their use in cement composites Amorphous ferrophosphorus alloys (Formula II) are useful as shrinkage control agents in cement composites, and new amorphous ferrophosphorus alloys particularly useful for this purpose are disclosed having the formula: Fea Crb M... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6107360 | Active radiation ray curable, solar radiation blocking resin compositions and films coated therewith This invention provides a resin composition which is cured by active radiation rays, shows less absorption in the visible light region, has solar radiation blocking ability and is excellent in scratch resistance, and a film coated with the resin compositi... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6046374 | Cellular grout radiation barrier A method for forming a radiation-absorbing barrier around a radioactive component by flowing a radiation-absorbing cement grout into a container which encloses the component. The radiation-absorbing cement grout comprises a cement slurry, a finished foam ... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5985308 | Process for producing anti-microbial effect with complex silver ions Production of an anti-microbial effect in an alcohol or water based electrolyte is achieved by preparing silver materials that form complex ions other than Ag+, Ag2+, or Ag3+, and which produce an anti-microbial effect tha... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5853476 | Process for coloring concrete using compacted inorganic granules A method for coloring cementitious systems using compacted inorganic granules, wherein said compacted inorganic granules comprise an inorganic pigment and a dispersing agent. Particularly, a method for coloring cementitious systems using compacted inorgan... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5851282 | Portland cement clinker and use thereof A Portland cement clinker free of C4 A3 S having the following proportions of clinker phases, in % by wt.: --C3 S: 40 to 80 --C4 AF: | 12/22/1998 |
| 5819186 | Cellular grout radiation barrier A method for forming a radiation-absorbing barrier around a radioactive component by flowing a radiation-absorbing cement grout into a container which encloses the component. The radiation-absorbing cement grout comprises a cement slurry, a finished foam ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5753251 | Anti-microbial coating for medical device Anti-microbial coatings and method of forming same on medical devices are provided. The coatings are formed by depositing a biocompatible metal by vapor deposition techniques to produce atomic disorder in the coating such that a sustained release of metal... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5556457 | Recovery of steel plant revert materials through cementitious agglomeration A method of recovering steel plant waste revert materials including blast furnace flue dust and sludges involves mixing the revert materials with water to provide a total moisture content of about 14-20% by weight, then adding Portland cement as a sole bi... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5531823 | Low-heat high-performance concrete A Low Heat High Performance Concrete (LHHPC) composition having a very low cement content and high W/CM ratio offers high strengths, low heat of hydration, excellent volumetric stability, low chloride permeability and low pH. To reduce the cement content ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5509962 | Cement containing activated belite An article of manufacture and method of manufacture of a cement product composition. A cementitious clinker consisting essentially of an alpha belite and a ferrite phase having a composition of about 0.04-0.13 moles Na2 O, 0.03-0.07 moles K | 04/23/1996 |
| 5347077 | Toxic waste fixant and method for using same A toxic waste fixant for detoxification of a contaminated soil, sediment, and or sludge material includes a mixture of: ferric and/or ferrous sulfate, manganese sulfate, and/or aluminium sulfate and/or Portland cement, and/or gypsum (calcium sulfate), and... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5254228 | Modified cementitious composition A cementitious composition which contains a base which preferably has a solubility which is greater than that-of calcium hydroxide. The amount of this base is such as to provide 0.1 to 2% by-weight of hydroxide relative to the weight of the cementitious c... | 10/19/1993 |
