# US 10,479,891 B1 · Three methods to process Trinidad natural asphalt

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- Number: US 10,479,891 B1
- Document ID: US10479891B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 15/041,362
- Filed: 2016-02-11
- Granted: 2019-11-19
- Earliest claimed: 2016-02-11
- Applicants: Anand Mungalsingh
- Inventors: Anand Mungalsingh
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10479891B1

## CPC

- C08L 95/00: Compositions of bituminous materials, e.g. asphalt, tar, pitch
- C08L 95/005: {Aqueous compositions, e.g. emulsions}
- C09D 195/00: Coating compositions based on bituminous materials, e.g. asphalt, tar, pitch
- C08L: COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS (compositions based on polymerisable monomers C08F, C08G; artificial filaments or fibres D01F; textile treating compositions D06)
- C09D: COATING COMPOSITIONS, e.g. PAINTS, VARNISHES OR LACQUERS; FILLING PASTES; CHEMICAL PAINT OR INK REMOVERS; INKS; CORRECTING FLUIDS; WOODSTAINS; PASTES OR SOLIDS FOR COLOURING OR PRINTING; USE OF MATERIALS THEREFOR (cosmetics A61K; processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces, in general, B05D; staining wood B27K5/02; glazes or vitreous enamels C03C; natural resins, French polish, drying-oils, driers, turpentine, per se, C09F; polishing compositions other than French polish, ski waxes C09G; adhesives or use of materials as adhesives C09J; materials for sealing or packing joints or covers C09K3/10; materials for stopping leaks C09K3/12; processes for the electrolytic or electrophoretic production of coatings C25D)

## Abstract

The world's natural asphalts are thermoplastic and coalescent in nature. After removing its water content, the resulting refined asphalts flow, coalesce, its mineral matters sediment when used in blends, and therefore could only be used with specialized road-paving equipment. Three methods are presented here to solve these problems. Method One gives a new way of packaging the natural and refined asphalts in pellet-form. Method Two uses water surface to stop the pellets of natural or refined asphalts from coalescing. Method Three uses water to blend the natural or refined asphalts, producing powders and pellets which do not flow or coalesce. In all methods, the processed asphalts are packaged for use on conventional road-paving equipment, without loss in performance when compared with the refined asphalts.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An asphaltic road paving product made by the process comprising:
obtaining Trinidad natural asphalt or refined Trinidad lake asphalt, disposing said asphalt into a vessel and mixing said asphalt with 2-3% by weight of water to form discrete pellets having a size between 1-10 mm; stabilizing said discrete pellets by removing water from said discrete pellets by subjecting said discrete pellets to air at a temperature between 50-100° C. for 3-5 minutes to minimize the loss of maltene-content in the asphalt resulting in providing a non-flowing and non-coalescing pellets which contain no additives.

### Claim 2

An asphaltic road paving product made by the process comprising:
obtaining Trinidad natural asphalt or refined Trinidad lake asphalt, disposing said asphalt into a vessel and mixing said asphalt with 2-3% by weight of water to form discrete powders having a size between 20 microns to 1 mm; stabilizing said discrete pellets by removing water from said discrete pellets by subjecting said discrete powders to air at a temperature between 40-60° C. for 1-2 minutes to minimize the loss of maltene-content in the asphalt resulting in providing a non-flowing and non-coalescing powders which contain no additives.