PACKAGED BINDER UNITS

The present invention provides a packaged binder unit comprising a binder core retained within a sealable laminated bilayer, wherein the sealable laminated bilayer comprises a bi-axially oriented polymer layer and a nonbi-axially oriented polymer layer, and wherein the binder core comprises a bitumi...

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Hauptverfasser: Subhendu Manindra BHATTACHARYA, Dawid John D'MELO, Richard Ernest Taylor
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The present invention provides a packaged binder unit comprising a binder core retained within a sealable laminated bilayer, wherein the sealable laminated bilayer comprises a bi-axially oriented polymer layer and a nonbi-axially oriented polymer layer, and wherein the binder core comprises a bituminous binder or a synthetic binder. The present invention also relates to the use of said binder unit to manufacture an asphalt composition. The present invention further provides a process for manufacturing an asphalt composition comprising the step of mixing the binder unit according to the present invention in a mixing unit with aggregates heated to a temperature in the range of from 140 °C to 220 °C. Additionally, the present invention also provides for a process for manufacturing an asphalt pavement, comprising a step wherein asphalt is prepared by a process according to the invention herein, and further steps comprising spreading the asphalt composition into a layer and compacting the layer, wherein the compaction in step suitably takes place at a temperature of from 120 °C to 180 °C.