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US 2024/0417564 A1Published application
Nanostructured aluminosilicate wax carrier for asphalt
OwnerDong-Kyun Seo, Kamil Elias Kaloush +3inventors
InventorsDong-Kyun Seo, Kamil Elias Kaloush, Alireza Samieadel, Elham Fini, Shaojiang Chen
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Abstract
A modified bitumen includes bitumen and a bitumen modifier. The bitumen modifier includes composite particles. The composite particles include aluminosilicate nanostructures defining nanopores and micropores and paraffin wax adhered to surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures. Modifying bitumen includes combining bitumen and the bitumen modifier.
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A modified bitumen comprising:
- bitumen;
- and
- composite particles comprising:
- aluminosilicate nanostructures defining nanopores and micropores;
- and
- paraffin wax adhered to surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures,
- wherein a total amount of paraffin wax in the modified bitumen comprises:
- the paraffin wax adhered to the surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures;
- and
- an additional amount of paraffin wax.
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A method of modifying bitumen, the method comprising:
- combining bitumen and a multiplicity of composite particles, wherein each composite particle comprises:
- aluminosilicate nanostructures defining nanopores and micropores;
- and
- paraffin wax adhered to surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures nanostructures,
- wherein a total amount of paraffin wax in the modified bitumen comprises:
- the paraffin wax adhered to the surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures;
- and
- an additional amount of paraffin wax.
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A method of forming a bitumen modifier, the method comprising:
- heating aluminosilicate nanostructures, each aluminosilicate nanostructure defining nanopores and micropores;
- contacting the aluminosilicate nanostructures with melted paraffin wax;
- and
- solidifying the paraffin wax, thereby adhering the paraffin wax to surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures.
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A bitumen modifier comprising:
- aluminosilicate nanostructures defining nanopores and micropores;
- and
- paraffin wax adhered to the aluminosilicate nanostructures.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.