The given article contains the research results of the waterproof magnesia cement production on the basis of Kazakhstan mineral resources by the introduction of additives of natural and synthetic wollastonite and calcium hydrosilicate. The input additives promote a considerable consolidation of the magnesia stone's structure and increasing water resistance coefficient from 0,56 to 0,93. The produced magnesite cement can be used for building of radio-protective constructions, manufacturing plates and panels for internal and external facing of buildings, making seamless floors, garages, car parks, working areas, etc.

The preparation of magnesia binders based on natural and technogenic mineral was the result of the research. The obtained magnesia binders possess the increased flexural and compressive strength which values are close to ones of natural materials. High flexural and compression strengths are associated with the features of the hardened caustic dolomite containing magnesium oxyhydrochlorides which crystallize as a fiber. The fibrous crystals not only increase the cement strength, but also act as a reinforcing material. The resulting magnesia binder does not require a moist environment at hardening. It is characterized by decorativeness and ecological compatibility, has a neutral hardening product composition

It is shown that natural cellulose obtained from the walnut shell (Juglans regia) can be used for chemical modifi cation of the selective boron sorbent. The modifi cation was carried out by the coupling technique of chlorine derivatives of the polyhydric alcohols or polyols (mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol or glycerol). In this case new hybrid substances (sorbents) were obtained and they are represented by the formula: R-O-(CHOH) n -CH 3 , where R is a residue of the cellulose backbone, n is the number of functional (OH) groups of the polyhydric alcohols. The pulp mercerization was carried out by processing the ground walnut shell (WS) with hot solution of sodium hydroxide. Chlorination of polyhydric alcohols was carried out by gaseous hydrochloric acid sparging through the polyhydric alcohol aqueous solution. The coupling process proceeds according to the mechanism of substitution of the cellulose hydroxyl groups with chlorine atoms.