Method for emulsifying asphalt-rubber paving material and a stable thixotropic emulsion of said material
OwnerCharles H. McDonaldinventor
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Abstract
A new method is provided for emulsifing a asphaltrubber pavement repair material into a stable thixotropic emulsion capable of flowing as a liquid upon gentle agitation. The method generally comprises the steps of heating asphalt and rubber to form a jellied reaction product, and admixing a asphalt-rubber soap consisting essentially of water, an anionic water soluble emulsifying agent, a thickner, and the halide of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal to form a thixotropic emulsion capable of flowing as a liquid upon gentle agitation.
Claims12
A method for emulsifying a asphalt-rubber pavement material into a stable, thixotropic emulsion capable of flowing as a liquid upon agitation comprising the steps of:
- a. heating a mixture of about 2 to about 5 parts of paving grade asphalt with a penetration range of 10 through 300 and about 1 part of particulate non-oil resistant asphalt soluble rubber selected from the group consisting of whole tire rubber, reclaimed rubber and partially devulcanized reclaimed rubber to a temperature within the range of about 350.degree. F to about 500.degree. F forming a jellied reaction product,
- b. admixing said jellied reaction product with a asphalt-rubber soap consisting essentially of water, an anionic water soluble emulsifying agent, a thickener, and a halide of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.
An emulsified, thixotropic pavement material comprising the reaction product between paving grade asphalt and rubber selected from the group consisting of whole tire rubber, reclaimed rubber and partially devulcanized reclaimed rubber, said asphalt and said rubber heated to a temperature within the range of about 350.degree. F to about 500.degree. F and a asphalt-rubber soap consisting essentially of water, an anionic water soluble emulsifying agent, a thickener, and a halide of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal.
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