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US 12,077,668 B2Granted
Polymer modified asphalt for industrial applications
AssigneeBmic LLC
InventorDenis Muki Tibah
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AssigneeBmic LLC
InventorDenis Muki Tibah
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This invention provides for a method for producing polymer modified asphalt (PMA) using base asphalt (bitumen) blended with partially air blown (“puffed”) asphalt which is further modified with polymers and additives to attain desired properties for industrial applications. The partially blown or blown asphalt is oxidized to a target softening point to suit the application. In another embodiment, the base asphalt is blended with hard PEN asphalt (“Zero PEN Asphalt”) which is further modified with polymers and additives to attain desired properties for industrial applications. By using the partially oxidized asphalt or blending the base asphalt with partially oxidized asphalt or hard PEN asphalt, the amount of polymers and additives needed to achieve desired properties and performance are significantly reduced. In fact, this technique can be used to attain polymer modified asphalt having a highly desirable combination of characteristics that could not otherwise be attained using the base asphalt.
An industrial asphalt composition which is comprised of a base asphalt, a partially blown asphalt, a polymer modifier, and at least one wax, wherein the base asphalt is not air blown, wherein the base asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the partially blown asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the industrial asphalt composition is void of naturally occurring asphalt, and wherein the industrial asphalt composition has softening point which is within the range of 120° F. to 260° F., a penetration at 77° F. which is within the range of 12 dmm to 40 dmm, and a rotational viscosity which is within the range of 90 cP to 700 cP at 400° F.
An industrial asphalt composition which is comprised of a base asphalt, a hard PEN asphalt, a polymer modifier, and at least one wax, wherein the base asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the hard PEN asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the hard PEN asphalt has a penetration value which is within the range of 0.2 dmm to 15 dmm at 77° F., wherein the industrial asphalt composition is void of naturally occurring asphalt, wherein the industrial asphalt composition has softening point which is within the range of 120° F. to 260° F., a penetration at 77° F. which is within the range of 12 dmm to 40 dmm, and a rotational viscosity which is within the range of 90 cP to 700 cP at 400° F.
An industrial asphalt composition which is comprised of a base asphalt, a partially blown asphalt er a hard PEN asphalt, a polymer modifier, and at least one wax, wherein the base asphalt is not air blown, wherein the base asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the partially blown asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the hard PEN asphalt is asphalt flux, wherein the total quantity of asphalt in the industrial asphalt composition includes 5 weight percent to 95 weight percent consists of the partially blown asphalt flux with a balance of the asphalt in the industrial asphalt composition being and the base asphalt flux or the hard PEN asphalt flux, and wherein the industrial asphalt composition has softening point which is within the range of 120° F. to 260° F., a penetration at 77° F. which is within the range of 12 dmm to 40 dmm, and a rotational viscosity which is within the range of 90 cP to 700 cP at 400° F.
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