FRACTIONATION OF ASPHALT MATERIALS BY USING SUPERCRITICAL CYCLOHEXANE AND PENTANE Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Fractionation of asphalt materials by using supercritical cyclohexane and pentane has been successfully conducted. Each of three asphalts was fractionated into ten fractions. These asphalts and their fractions were then characterized by a variety of analyses including Corbett chromatographic separation, infrared analysis, refractive index- and intrinsic viscosity-size exclusion chromatography (gel permeation chromatography), and elemental analysis by atomic absorption. The fractions were then reblended to produce materials of typical asphalt consistency. These blends were then subjected to oxidative aging in a pressure oxidation vessel and were found, in some cases, to have improved aging characteristics in the sense that they did not harden in response to a given carbonyl formation (oxidation) as much as normal asphalt materials. Hence, the supercritical fractionation technique is considered to have great potential for producing improved asphalt materials. 1995, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • FUEL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL

author list (cited authors)

  • JEMISON, H. B., DAVISON, R. R., GLOVER, C. J., & BULLIN, J. A.

citation count

  • 17

complete list of authors

  • JEMISON, HB||DAVISON, RR||GLOVER, CJ||BULLIN, JA

publication date

  • May 1995