Bitumen that is solid at ambient temperature in the form of granules that include a core made of a first bituminous material and a coating made of a second bituminous material, the second bituminous material having a total content of asphaltenes, extracted using n-alkane, of 30% to 50% by weight in relation to the total weight of the bitumen in the coating.

A device for forming a prepressing-assembled asphalt mixture surface layer comprises: a wheel compaction module and a prepressing forming module. The wheel compaction module is configured to preliminarily compact a hot mix asphalt mixture. The prepressing forming module comprises a second reaction frame. A second loading device is hung at a top of the second reaction frame. An output end of the second loading device is fixedly connected to a prepressing plate. A conveyor belt passes through lower parts of the wheel compaction module and the prepressing forming module. A base is arranged on the conveyor belt. A surrounding mold is circumferentially fixed to the base. Through the prepressing module and the process, the device continuously applies a compaction load to the hot mix asphalt mixture surface layer, and effectively increases the adhesion between the aggregate and the asphalt to improve the strength of the assembled asphalt pavement.

A device for forming a prepressing-assembled asphalt mixture surface layer comprises: a wheel compaction module and a prepressing forming module. The wheel compaction module is configured to preliminarily compact a hot mix asphalt mixture. The prepressing forming module comprises a second reaction frame. A second loading device is hung at a top of the second reaction frame. An output end of the second loading device is fixedly connected to a prepressing plate. A conveyor belt passes through lower parts of the wheel compaction module and the prepressing forming module. A base is arranged on the conveyor belt. A surrounding mold is circumferentially fixed to the base. Through the prepressing module and the process, the device continuously applies a compaction load to the hot mix asphalt mixture surface layer, and effectively increases the adhesion between the aggregate and the asphalt to improve the strength of the assembled asphalt pavement.

The current invention concerns composition comprising bitumen, one or more plasticity modifying agent(s), and lignin, as well as methods and uses related to such compositions. In particular, compositions are disclosed with improved properties, such as mixing properties.

The current invention concerns composition comprising bitumen, one or more plasticity modifying agent(s), and lignin, as well as methods and uses related to such compositions. In particular, compositions are disclosed with improved properties, such as mixing properties.

A binder composition includes at least: a binder base selected among an oil, a bitumen base, a pitch, a clear binder or mixtures thereof; an acid compound of general formula (I): R(COOH).sub.z (I); an amide compound of general formula (II): R(NH).sub.nCONH(X).sub.m(NHCO).sub.p(NH).sub.nR (II), the compounds (I) and (II) being provided with a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:16. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing coatings. The invention further relates to a method for transporting and/or storing and/or handling binder, in particular road binder, said binder being transported and/or stored and/or handled in the form of binder granules or binder cakes.

A binder composition includes at least: a binder base selected among an oil, a bitumen base, a pitch, a clear binder or mixtures thereof; an acid compound of general formula (I): R(COOH).sub.z (I); an amide compound of general formula (II): R(NH).sub.nCONH(X).sub.m(NHCO).sub.p(NH).sub.nR (II), the compounds (I) and (II) being provided with a weight ratio of 10:1 to 1:16. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing coatings. The invention further relates to a method for transporting and/or storing and/or handling binder, in particular road binder, said binder being transported and/or stored and/or handled in the form of binder granules or binder cakes.

A millable, recyclable, paving fabric interlayer system for the construction and repair of roadways and other load-bearing surfaces and method of using such a fabric is disclosed. The paving fabric includes thermoplastic materials and is combined with asphalt cement to provide a flexible, stress relieving, waterproofing layer for roadways. Because of the thickness and asphalt cement absorption of the fabric, the system provides a stress absorbing interlayer to resist fatigue and reflective cracking in pavements. The system also acts as an effective moisture barrier due to the enhanced capability to retain sufficient asphalt cement when paved onto a roadway. Such a system has the required strength and elongation to be installed on smooth or milled surfaces yet is easily milled and recycled owing to the uniquely engineered tensile and tear strengths of the fabric.

The current invention concerns composition comprising bitumen, one or more plasticity modifying agent(s), and lignin, as well as methods and uses related to such compositions. In particular, compositions are disclosed with improved properties, such as mixing properties.

The current invention concerns composition comprising bitumen, one or more plasticity modifying agent(s), and lignin, as well as methods and uses related to such compositions. In particular, compositions are disclosed with improved properties, such as mixing properties.