Reflective bituminous coating compositions are within the disclosure herein that include a bituminous component; a petroleum distillate solvent, a fibrous material; a reflective metallic filler component; and expanded glass granules.

A method for continuously producing a mat of cellulose fibres intended for producing roofing elements made from bitumen-impregnated cellulose fibres, from a dilute slurry of cellulose fibres spread by a headbox on a dewatering fabric of a forming table having a predefined width, the dewatering fabric moving between an inlet of the forming table at the headbox side and an outlet of the forming table, moving the dilute slurry towards the outlet, gradually removing the liquids of the dilute through the dewatering fabric during the movement to obtain, at the outlet, the mat having a thickness of at least 2 mm, the dilute slurry having a certain level of pre-existing mineral materials. The method involves adding mineral material to the cellulose fibres by spraying a controlled quantity of aqueous solution or dispersion of mineral fillers over the width of the forming table onto the surface of the dilute slurry.

An improved method forms and employs a wax to modify asphalt. The method includes: (a) selecting a solid polymeric material, (b) heating the solid polymeric material in an extruder to produce a molten polymeric material, (c) filtering the molten polymeric material, (d) placing the molten polymeric material through a chemical depolymerization process in a reactor to produce a depolymerized polymeric material, and (e) adding the depolymerized material to a pre-wax mixture to produce a polymer-modified asphalt. The addition of wax reduced the mixing time necessary to achieve improved polymer dispersion compared to the control formulation modified bitumen and reduced the viscosity of the neat bitumen. Pre-polymer addition of wax is detrimental to most properties of the resulting modified asphalt. Post-polymer addition improved viscosity reduction, higher softening point and improved dimensional stability.

An asphalt paving mixture comprising aggregate; liquid asphalt; recycled asphalt material in an amount greater than 10% by weight of said mixture; and an amount from about 0.5% to about 20%, by weight of said liquid asphalt of a recycled asphalt pavement rejuvenating additive, said additive comprising a mixture of amine and glycol is used to form pavement. Incorporation of the recycled asphalt pavement rejuvenating additive permits higher amounts of recycled asphalt material in the mixture to be used to form pavement.

This invention encompasses systems, methods, and apparatuses for low temperature preparation of rubber modified asphalt cement as well as resulting compositions.

Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an ionic crosslinking agent (e.g., compositions comprising crosslinked products prepared by ionically crosslinking a polymer derived from styrene and optionally butadiene using an ionic crosslinking agent). The present disclosure also relates to methods of making the disclosed compositions. The compositions disclosed herein can be used in a variety of applications including, but not limited to, asphalt compositions, paints, coatings, carpet compositions, paper binding and coating compositions, foams, or adhesives.

A green high viscosity toughness asphalt modifier includes following raw material components by weight: 70-232 parts of waste rubber and plastic mixture; 4-10 parts of nano-clay material; and 15-50 parts of compatilizer. A preparation method of the green high viscosity toughness asphalt modifier includes steps of (1) preparing masterbatch by a first melt blending extrusion, which includes weighing the nano-clay material, the waste rubber and plastic mixture and the compatilizer in accordance with a weight ratio of 1:(2-4):(1-2), mixing evenly at high speed, extruding and granulating for obtaining the masterbatch; and (2) performing a second melt blending extrusion, which includes mixing evenly the waste rubber and plastic mixture, the masterbatch obtained by the step (1) and the compatilizer with a weight ratio of (5-9):(1-5):(1-3) at high speed, extruding and granulating for obtaining the asphalt modifier.

A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell.

A solid bitumen pellet, including a mixture of bitumen and an additive, where the additive operates to increase the viscosity of the mixture. Optionally, the pellet includes a protective shell.

An asphaltic sheet comprising an asphaltic component including an asphalt binder and expandable graphite.