A bitumen cutback composition is described substantially comprising Compound A with a formula:

R1-X—R2  [COMPOUND A]

where R1 is alkyl or phenyl hydrocarbon group; X is an O—C═O group; and R2 is a C1-C13 hydrocarbon chain branched or non-branched, with none, one, or more than one, oxygen interruption(s).

The bitumen cutback composition may comprise: alkyl esters of fatty acids, esters of trihydroxy alcohols, mono ester, or di, or tri, hydroxy alcohols, phenyl alkyl esters, phenoxy alcohols and their esters, ether alcohols and their esters, and combinations thereof. Cutback bitumen mixtures are described comprising bitumen; and bitumen cutback composition. The cutback bitumen mixtures may be configured as a hot mix composition; a cold mix composition; or an emulsion, the emulsion further comprising an aqueous compound. Methods of temporarily reducing a viscosity of bitumen and methods of applying bitumen to a substrate are also described.

A bitumen cutback composition is described substantially comprising Compound A with a formula:

R1-X—R2  [COMPOUND A]

where R1 is alkyl or phenyl hydrocarbon group; X is an O—C═O group; and R2 is a C1-C13 hydrocarbon chain branched or non-branched, with none, one, or more than one, oxygen interruption(s).

The bitumen cutback composition may comprise: alkyl esters of fatty acids, esters of trihydroxy alcohols, mono ester, or di, or tri, hydroxy alcohols, phenyl alkyl esters, phenoxy alcohols and their esters, ether alcohols and their esters, and combinations thereof. Cutback bitumen mixtures are described comprising bitumen; and bitumen cutback composition. The cutback bitumen mixtures may be configured as a hot mix composition; a cold mix composition; or an emulsion, the emulsion further comprising an aqueous compound. Methods of temporarily reducing a viscosity of bitumen and methods of applying bitumen to a substrate are also described.

The invention relates to the field of road construction materials, and it is intended to improve the quality of road surfaces, roofing and insulating materials based on bitumens, which is achieved by improving the quality of bitumens with the help of using modified crumb rubber—a disposal product of used automotive and tractor tires, in particular, the invention relates to a low-temperature method for manufacturing modified crumb rubber to improve the quality of bitumens and asphalt concretes and to the technology for mixing it with bitumen, for the purpose of creating a uniform material that is not prone to destruction during long-term storage. The present invention consists in the development of a new method for manufacturing the modified crumb rubber, comprising preparing a mix from the following components: crumb rubber from used automotive and tractor tires with a particle size of up to 1 mm—50-65 wt. %, oxides and/or hydroxides of alkaline-earth metals—10-20 wt. %, petroleum oil of solvent refining with the viscosity of from 0.05 to 1.5 Pa*s at 60° C.—20-30 wt. %, an amine type antiageing agent—a heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compound—0.1-2.0 wt. %; mixing the components of the resulting mix with a shock-shear load on the material in a mixer-activator at a temperature of 80-120° C.; and further cooling the resulting mix to a room temperature.

The invention relates to the field of road construction materials, and it is intended to improve the quality of road surfaces, roofing and insulating materials based on bitumens, which is achieved by improving the quality of bitumens with the help of using modified crumb rubber—a disposal product of used automotive and tractor tires, in particular, the invention relates to a low-temperature method for manufacturing modified crumb rubber to improve the quality of bitumens and asphalt concretes and to the technology for mixing it with bitumen, for the purpose of creating a uniform material that is not prone to destruction during long-term storage. The present invention consists in the development of a new method for manufacturing the modified crumb rubber, comprising preparing a mix from the following components: crumb rubber from used automotive and tractor tires with a particle size of up to 1 mm—50-65 wt. %, oxides and/or hydroxides of alkaline-earth metals—10-20 wt. %, petroleum oil of solvent refining with the viscosity of from 0.05 to 1.5 Pa*s at 60° C.—20-30 wt. %, an amine type antiageing agent—a heterocyclic nitrogen-containing compound—0.1-2.0 wt. %; mixing the components of the resulting mix with a shock-shear load on the material in a mixer-activator at a temperature of 80-120° C.; and further cooling the resulting mix to a room temperature.

The present invention relates to an asphalt composition which is excellent in storage stability at a high temperature, an asphalt mixture, a method for producing the same, and a road paving method. Provided are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a polyester resin, and a dispersant; [2] an asphalt mixture containing the asphalt composition as set forth above in [1] and an aggregate; [3] a road paving method including a step of laying the asphalt mixture as set forth above in [2], thereby forming an asphalt paving material layer; and [4] a method for producing an asphalt mixture including mixing asphalt, a polyester resin, a dispersant, and an aggregate at 130° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower.

The present invention relates to an asphalt composition which is excellent in storage stability at a high temperature, an asphalt mixture, a method for producing the same, and a road paving method. Provided are [1] an asphalt composition containing asphalt, a polyester resin, and a dispersant; [2] an asphalt mixture containing the asphalt composition as set forth above in [1] and an aggregate; [3] a road paving method including a step of laying the asphalt mixture as set forth above in [2], thereby forming an asphalt paving material layer; and [4] a method for producing an asphalt mixture including mixing asphalt, a polyester resin, a dispersant, and an aggregate at 130° C. or higher and 200° C. or lower.

Asphalt binders are modified using fractional products from waste tire pyrolysis, using an initial step of i) at least partially pyrolyzing, separately from such asphaltic binder, whole rubber articles or size-reduced rubber particles to provide one or more pyrolyzed rubber fractions including a pyrolyzed oil fraction having a selected minimum initial boiling point or flash point, and ii) removing some or all polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds from such pyrolyzed oil fraction to provide a reduced-PAH and preferably translucent pyrolyzed oil fraction that may be combined with an asphaltic binder to provide a modified asphalt composition.

Asphalt binders are modified using fractional products from waste tire pyrolysis, using an initial step of i) at least partially pyrolyzing, separately from such asphaltic binder, whole rubber articles or size-reduced rubber particles to provide one or more pyrolyzed rubber fractions including a pyrolyzed oil fraction having a selected minimum initial boiling point or flash point, and ii) removing some or all polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds from such pyrolyzed oil fraction to provide a reduced-PAH and preferably translucent pyrolyzed oil fraction that may be combined with an asphaltic binder to provide a modified asphalt composition.

Asphalt binders are modified using fractional products from waste tire pyrolysis, using an initial step of i) at least partially pyrolyzing, separately from such asphaltic binder, whole rubber articles or size-reduced rubber particles to provide one or more pyrolyzed rubber fractions including a pyrolyzed oil fraction having a selected minimum initial boiling point or flash point, and ii) removing some or all polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds from such pyrolyzed oil fraction to provide a reduced-PAH and preferably translucent pyrolyzed oil fraction that may be combined with an asphaltic binder to provide a modified asphalt composition.

Provided is carbon material filler for an electromagnetic shield, which includes a graphitizable carbon material to be mixed into a molding material in order to absorb electromagnetic waves, the carbon material filler for an electromagnetic shield satisfying (1) to (3): (1) A spacing d002 of a 002 plane of the graphitizable carbon material measured through X-ray diffraction measurement (XRD) is at least 0.338 nm. (2) A relative intensity ratio (A/B) value between a peak intensity (A) of a “002 plane” detected when the graphitizable carbon material is measured through X-ray diffraction measurement (XRD) and a higher peak intensity (B) that is selected from a “100 plane” and a “004 plane” is at least 2.5 and less than 27. (3) The filler is in powder form and the average particle diameter D50 is at least 1 μm and at most 5 mm.