Abstract. The research of the structure formation process on a nanolevel of the samples of hydrated Portland cement compositions containing the modifying additives has been conducted with the help of small angle neutron scattering method. Carbonate and aluminum alkaline slimes as well as the complex additives containing surfactants were used as additives. The influence of slimes and surfactants on structural parameters change of Portland cement compositions of the average size of the disseminating objects, fractal dimension samples is considered. These Portland cement compositions are shown to be fractal clusters.

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Abstract. Growing volumes of construction result in the rising demand for highquality wall materials and products, growing relevance of availability of resource and raw-material base of natural and industrial products for the construction industry. Structural, physical and mechanical qualities of these products can be improved through systematical selection of compositions based on natural and raw materials, including nano-scale products. The goal of this paper is to provide rationale for structure formation mechanisms of multicomponent materials (silica-lime, silicate, cement materials), with the possibility of using nano-scale products in their production. The primary mechanism of directed structure formation at the interface boundaries of binders are nano-and ultra-disperse particles with high absorption and adhesion properties, which are primarily intended to strengthen the contact area (one of the key structural units of multicomponent binders). The knowledge of genesis, chemical, mineralogical, and phase compositions, as well as specific features of formation of nano-technological raw materials, enables optimization of construction product properties. Using the small-angle neutron scattering method, we identified granulometric and surface properties of a series of nano-technological products (binary and sludge) and materials where such products are used, which enabled us to design optimal mixture compositions and parameters of pressing operations.

The results of studies to determine the optimal level of input of a complex of macronutrients in protein-vitamin-mineral supplements are given, their influence on digestibility, the use of feed nutrients, hematological parameters, growth and development of young pigs are studied. Feeding in the composition of grain-cereal rations of 12.5% protein-vitamin-mineral supplements with elevated levels of Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Co, J, Se contributes to an increase in pigs by 5.5-8.5% of daily gains, by 8-12 days of early maturity, by 0.28-3.35% slaughter yield, by 12.1-19.5% meat ratio. Bringing microelements to the optimum level in protein-vitamin-mineral supplements composition contributes to a significant increase in the digestibility of organic matter and raw fat. Reducing the level of trace elements by 30% hinders the process of digestion of feed. The use of 12.5% protein-vitamin-mineral supplements with a high content of trace elements in grain-cereal rations of pigs has a significant effect on the degree of utilization of nitrogen, calcium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, manganese. When protein-vitamin-mineral supplements are fed with an optimal level of trace elements in the composition of diets of young pigs, it contributes to an increase in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, total protein and its fractions. A 30% increase in the level of trace elements in protein-vitamin-mineral supplements provides for obtaining high-energy meat with a high content of dry matter, protein and fat. The inclusion in the composition of grain-cereal rations of protein-vitamin-mineral supplements with the optimal level of trace elements helps to reduce the cost of feed by 5.2-7.8%, to obtain 3.8 kg of additional growth.

The durability of cement-containing building materials, like the cement stone itself, depends on their moisture resistance, frost resistance, and corrosion resistance. All these properties are determined not only by the composition of the initial clinker, but also by the structural organization at the micro-and nanoscale of hydrated Portland cement. In this work, the structural parameters of hydrated Portland cement compositions at the nanoscale level were determined by the method of small-angle neutron scattering: the size distribution of nanoparticles of calcium silicate hydrate, the average radius of nanoparticles, and fractal dimension. It is shown that the introduction of modifying nanoadditives into Portland cement affects the structural parameters of the cement stone. The following nanoadditives were used: of artificial (alpha aluminium oxide, gamma aluminum oxide) and of technogenic (carbonate and alumo-alkaline sludges) origin, as well as complex nanoadditives containing surfactants. Changes in structural parameters of Portland cement with nanoadditives in the process of hydration are traced. It is shown that the use of nanoadditives makes it possible to control the process of formation of the structure of hydrated Portland cement on the nanoscale level, to directly influence the values of structural parameters and, ultimately, to the properties of cement stone.