Method for coating mineral granules to improve bonding to hydrocarbon-based substrate and coloring of same
AssigneeMichigan Technology University
InventorsBowen Li, Ralph Hodek, Domenic Popko, Jiann-Yang Hwang
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Abstract
Provided are compositions comprising stamp sand granules embedded in asphalt, where the stamp sand granules comprise a silane coating. Additionally provided are methods of making a silane-coated stamp sand, the methods comprising combining stamp sand granules and a silane solution to form a mixture and drying the mixture. Additionally provided are methods of covering a surface, the methods comprising combining silane-coated particles and asphalt to provide a mixture and distributing the mixture on the surface.
Claims18
A composition comprising:
- stamp sand granules embedded in asphalt, wherein the stamp sand granules comprise a silane coating, wherein the silane coating comprises methyltrimethoxysilane.
A method of making a silane-coated stamp sand, the method comprising:
- combining stamp sand granules and a silane solution to form a mixture;
- and
- drying the mixture,
- wherein the silane solution comprises methyltrimethoxysilane.
A method of covering a surface, the method comprising:
- combining silane-coated particles and asphalt to provide a mixture;
- and
- distributing the mixture on the surface, wherein the silane-coated particles comprise methyltrimethoxysilane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.