| abstract |
Roofing granules having surfaces treated with a polysiloxane that has a long-chain hydrocarbon group bonded to a silicon atom on the polysiloxane backbone wherein the long-chain hydrocarbon group preferably is a straight or branched aliphatic group having 5 to 30 carbon atoms and the roofing granules treated with such polysiloxanes demonstrate good dust control and water repellency, and also resist staining from oils in asphalt-based substrates. |