System and method for generating tire rubber asphalt
AssigneeAsphalt Sciences LLC
InventorsJoseph Randall Bruns, Hashem Hashemi
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Abstract
A method and system for generating a tire rubber asphalt compound is described. The method includes receiving an asphalt compound and heating the asphalt compound to approximately 320° F. to 420° F. The method then proceeds to add tire rubber to the asphalt compound. The asphalt compound and the scrap tire rubber are mixed for approximately 5 minutes to 360 minutes during heating to approximately 525° F. to 700° F. to generate the tire rubber asphalt compound. The tire rubber asphalt compound is then cooled.
Claims21
A method for generating a tire asphalt compound comprising:
- receiving an asphalt compound;
- heating the asphalt compound to 320° F. to 420° F.;
- adding a tire rubber to the asphalt compound;
- generating the tire rubber asphalt compound by mixing the asphalt compound and the tire rubber for 5 minutes to 360 minutes, wherein the asphalt compound and the tire rubber are heated to 525° F. to 700° F. during mixing, and wherein there is minimal oxidation of the asphalt compound, the tire rubber, and the tire rubber asphalt compound;
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- cooling the tire rubber asphalt compound.
A method for generating a tire rubber medium comprising:
- receiving an oil compound;
- heating the oil compound to 320° F. to 420° F.;
- adding a tire rubber to the oil compound;
- generating the tire rubber medium by mixing the oil compound and the tire rubber for 5 minutes to 360 minutes, wherein the oil compound and the tire rubber are heated to 525° F. to 700° F. during mixing, and wherein there is minimal oxidation of the oil compound, the tire rubber, and the tire rubber medium;
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- cooling the tire rubber medium.
A system for generating a tire rubber asphalt compound, the system comprising:
- a wetting tank that receives an asphalt compound;
- a tire rubber that is received by the wetting tank;
- wherein the tire rubber and the asphalt compound are heated to 320° F. to 420° F. in the wetting tank to generate a wetting tank mixture;
- a reaction vessel that receives the wetting tank mixture and heats the wetting tank mixture to 525° F. to 700° F. for 5 minutes to 360 minutes to generate the tire rubber asphalt compound;
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- wherein there is minimal oxidation in the reaction vessel.
A system for generating a tire rubber medium, the system comprising:
- a reaction vessel that receives an oil compound;
- a tire rubber that is received by the reaction vessel;
- wherein the tire rubber and the oil compound are heated to 320° F. to 420° F. in the reaction vessel;
- wherein the reaction vessel heats the tire rubber and the oil to 525° F. to 700° F. for 5 minutes to 360 minutes to generate the tire rubber medium;
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- wherein there is minimal oxidation in the reaction vessel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.