A system and method for filling pot holes. The system includes transferring aggregate from an aggregate tank. Activator is likewise transferred from an activator tank. The activator is mixed with the aggregate to form a homogenized mixture. A liquid is introduced into a homogenized mixture to form a slurry and then a pot hole filler. The pot hole filler is directed through an exit end of a mixing tube.

The invention as disclosed herein includes a composition for increasing the fire resistance of a substrate. The composition is composed of a solvent; a polymer binder; a carbon-based flame retardant; a fire retardant compound, such as a phosphorous based flame retardant compound or a char forming flame retardant; a heat absorbing compound; and a phyllosilicate material. Also included are methods of reducing the flammability of a substrate or of increasing the fire resistance of a substrate by applying the composition of the invention, wherein the inflammability of the substrate is improved when compared to an identical substrate that is not coated with the composition. Fire resistant coatings prepared from the composition of the invention are disclosed. The assemblies described herein exhibit improved fire resistance as compared to an identical assembly that does not include the coating.

The invention relates to the manufacture of a bituminous product type mix or surface dressing which includes bringing into contact, at a temperature below 110° C., mineral particles with an emulsion (i) derived from emulsification of a hydrocarbon binder in an aqueous phase at a mixing temperature above the contacting temperature, and (ii) which includes an additive which: forms a homogeneous mixture with the hydrocarbon binder at the mixing temperature; is not compatible with the hydrocarbon binder at the contacting temperature; is used at a content above its solubility in the aqueous medium of the emulsion at the contacting temperature.

The invention relates to the manufacture of a bituminous product type mix or surface dressing which includes bringing into contact, at a temperature below 110° C., mineral particles with an emulsion (i) derived from emulsification of a hydrocarbon binder in an aqueous phase at a mixing temperature above the contacting temperature, and (ii) which includes an additive which: forms a homogeneous mixture with the hydrocarbon binder at the mixing temperature; is not compatible with the hydrocarbon binder at the contacting temperature; is used at a content above its solubility in the aqueous medium of the emulsion at the contacting temperature.

The invention relates to the use, as fluxing agent for the production of a hot surface dressing, of an additive for hydrocarbon binder including at least one compound having the formula CH.sub.3—X—R—Y—R.sup.2 where: R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.11 chain of alkyl type, advantageously methyl; —X— and —Y— are each an ester or amide group with R′═H or C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; and —R— is a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 divalent hydrocarbon chain, optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms; and where the STV pseudo-viscosity measured for said hydrocarbon binder to which has been added 10% by weight of said additive is below 500 seconds.

The invention relates to the use, as fluxing agent for the production of a hot surface dressing, of an additive for hydrocarbon binder including at least one compound having the formula CH.sub.3—X—R—Y—R.sup.2 where: R.sup.2 is a C.sub.1-C.sub.11 chain of alkyl type, advantageously methyl; —X— and —Y— are each an ester or amide group with R′═H or C.sub.1-C.sub.4 alkyl; and —R— is a C.sub.1-C.sub.10 divalent hydrocarbon chain, optionally interrupted by one or more oxygen atoms; and where the STV pseudo-viscosity measured for said hydrocarbon binder to which has been added 10% by weight of said additive is below 500 seconds.

A coating system and related methods for an airfield surface or a roadway is described. The coating system may include a stable cationic emulsion for application to the airfield surface or the roadway. The stable cationic emulsion may include a) an asphalt blend comprising gilsonite, wherein the gilsonite is modified to possess a positive charge, b) one or more polymers, and c) one or more surfactants not including a cationic surfactant. The coating system may also include a fine aggregate material for application to the stable cationic emulsion applied to the airfield surface or the roadway.

A coating system and related methods for an airfield surface or a roadway is described. The coating system may include a stable cationic emulsion for application to the airfield surface or the roadway. The stable cationic emulsion may include a) an asphalt blend comprising gilsonite, wherein the gilsonite is modified to possess a positive charge, b) one or more polymers, and c) one or more surfactants not including a cationic surfactant. The coating system may also include a fine aggregate material for application to the stable cationic emulsion applied to the airfield surface or the roadway.

In at least one embodiment, the inventive technology relates to in-vessel generation of a material from a solution of interest as part of a processing and/or analysis operation. Preferred embodiments of the in-vessel material generation (e.g., in-vessel solid material generation) include precipitation; in certain embodiments, analysis and/or processing of the solution of interest may include dissolution of the material, perhaps as part of a successive dissolution protocol using solvents of increasing ability to dissolve. Applications include, but are by no means limited to estimation of a coking onset and solution (e.g., oil) fractionating.

A sealant material composition for sealing asphalt includes a non-fiber asphalt emulsion between about 20.0 wt. % and about 60.0 wt. %, carbon black between about 0.5 wt. % and about 5.0 wt. %, an aggregate between about 1.0 wt. % and about 10.0 wt. %, wherein the aggregate is amorphous aluminum silicate, and a hydrophobic additive between about 0.1 wt. % and about 1.0 wt. %.