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US 2026/0103598 A1Published application
Asphaltite-based adducts and polymers, methods of making and using the same, and products using the same
AssigneeAsphalt Systems, Inc.
InventorJoseph LARUSSO
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Abstract
Described herein are asphaltite-based adducts and polymers and methods of making the same. Asphaltite may be modified with a reagent such as polyphosphoric acid. The reagent may modify the asphaltite or portions or moieties thereof to possess a positive charge. The reagent may also activate the asphaltite or portions thereof to enable epoxy and/or urethane polymerization reactions within the asphaltite or portions thereof, and/or to enable cross-linking of the asphaltite-based polymers or adducts. Products incorporating asphaltite-based polymers and adducts are also described.
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An asphalt composition, comprising:
- a blend of an asphalt binder, asphaltite, and a polymer;
- and
- an acid that is at least one of a strong acid or a multiprotic acid;
- wherein the acid causes polar resins in the asphaltite to be in an excited protonated state;
- wherein the polymer comprises an alkene, ester, carbonyl, or alcohol moiety or is a urethane or an epoxy;
- wherein the polymer is incorporated into the asphalt binder and the asphaltite such that the blend has a continuous, amorphous phase;
- and
- wherein the blend exhibits at least one change to a rheological property compared to the asphalt binder and the asphaltite alone.
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A method of making an asphalt composition, comprising:
- blending an asphalt binder, asphaltite, and a polymer to form a blend;
- and
- adding an acid that is at least one of a strong acid or a multiprotic acid to the blend in an amount sufficient to cause polar resins in the asphaltite to be in an excited protonated state;
- wherein the polymer comprises an alkene, ester, carbonyl, or alcohol moiety or is a urethane or an epoxy;
- wherein the polymer is incorporated into the asphalt binder and the asphaltite such that the blend has a continuous, amorphous phase;
- and
- wherein the blend exhibits at least one change to a rheological property compared to the asphalt binder and the asphaltite alone.
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A pavement made from hot mix asphalt, comprising:
- a mixture of an aggregate and an asphalt composition mixed at a temperature between about 300° F. and 400° F.;
- wherein the asphalt composition constitutes between about 4% to about 9% of the total mixture by weight;
- and
- wherein the asphalt composition comprises:
- a blend of an asphalt binder, asphaltite, and a polymer;
- and
- an acid that is at least one of a strong acid or a multiprotic acid;
- wherein the acid causes polar resins in the asphaltite to be in an excited protonated state;
- wherein the polymer comprises an alkene, ester, carbonyl, or alcohol moiety or is a urethane or an epoxy;
- wherein the polymer is incorporated into the asphalt binder and the asphaltite such that the blend has a continuous, amorphous phase;
- and
- wherein the blend exhibits at least one change to a rheological property compared to the asphalt binder and the asphaltite alone.
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A pavement made from warm mix asphalt, comprising:
- a mixture of an aggregate and an asphalt composition mixed at a temperature between about 225° F. and 300° F.;
- wherein the asphalt composition constitutes between about 4% to about 9% of the total mixture by weight;
- and
- wherein the asphalt composition comprises:
- a blend of an asphalt binder, asphaltite, and a polymer;
- and
- an acid that is at least one of a strong acid or a multiprotic acid;
- wherein the acid causes polar resins in the asphaltite to be in an excited protonated state;
- wherein the polymer comprises an alkene, ester, carbonyl, or alcohol moiety or is a urethane or an epoxy;
- wherein the polymer is incorporated into the asphalt binder and the asphaltite such that the blend has a continuous, amorphous phase;
- and
- wherein the blend exhibits at least one change to a rheological property compared to the asphalt binder and the asphaltite alone.
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A cold mix recycled asphalt pavement, comprising:
- a mixture of an aggregate comprising recycled pavement and an asphalt emulsion;
- wherein the asphalt emulsion constitutes between about 2.5% to about 6% by total weight of the mixture;
- wherein the asphalt emulsion comprises:
- a blend of an asphalt binder, asphaltite, and a polymer, the blend in an amount of between about 50% to about 70% by weight of the emulsion;
- an acid that is at least one of a strong acid or a multiprotic acid;
- an emulsifying agent in an amount of between about 1.0% to about 3.5% of the emulsion;
- and
- the balance water;
- wherein the acid causes polar resins in the asphaltite to be in an excited protonated state;
- wherein the polymer comprises an alkene, ester, carbonyl, or alcohol moiety or is a urethane or an epoxy;
- wherein the polymer is incorporated into the asphalt binder and the asphaltite such that the blend has a continuous, amorphous phase;
- and
- wherein the blend exhibits at least one change to a rheological property compared to the asphalt binder and the asphaltite alone.
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A warm spray surface treatment for an asphalt pavement, comprising:
- spraying an asphalt composition heated to between about 225° F. to about 350° F. to a pavement by a controlled spraying vehicle at a rate of between about 0.10 to about 0.50 gallons per square yard, the asphalt composition comprising:
- a blend of an asphalt binder, asphaltite, and a polymer;
- and
- an acid that is at least one of a strong acid or a multiprotic acid;
- wherein the acid causes polar resins in the asphaltite to be in an excited protonated state;
- wherein the polymer comprises an alkene, ester, carbonyl, or alcohol moiety or is a urethane or an epoxy;
- wherein the polymer is incorporated into the asphalt binder and the asphaltite such that the blend has a continuous, amorphous phase;
- and
- wherein the blend exhibits at least one change to a rheological property compared to the asphalt binder and the asphaltite alone.
- covering the sprayed pavement with an aggregate.
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