2022 / 2023 Edition
Bitumen
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TotalEnergies’ bitumen division explores the sustainability and durability of asphalt additives and their role in the drive towards net-zero carbon
The importance of interlayer bond coat application during pavement construction and maintenance
The overall impact of IMO 2020, COVID-19 and the closure of outdated refineries has increased the benefit of bitumen expertise and specialization. The question is who will produce bitumen in the...
Rick Ashton, market development manager at Total UK – Bitumen Division, explores the performance benefits and versatility of premium polymer-modified bitumens (PMBs) and why Total Styrelf eXtreme...
Rebecca Ann Haigh, asphalt manager with Total UK Ltd, assesses whether pushing the boundaries of this test can provide a better understanding of asphalt overlay behaviour, performance and design...
Carl Robertus, technical director with Nynas, provides an insight into a potential new way of assessing the long-term durability of bitumen using a parameter known as ΔTc
In his closing speech from the Pavement Preservation & Recycling Summit (PPRS) 2018, John Read, general manager specialities technology with Shell Bitumen, talks about the need to prepare...
VEGA highlight the benefits of increased bitumen tank safety and security with 80GHz radar technology
How products such as Total Styrelf are helping to dispel the widely held belief that all polymer-modified bitumens are the same
Doug Anderson, marketing manager with VEGA Controls Ltd, takes a look at what makes an effective level-measurement system for bitumen tanks
Shell’s modified bitumen solutions help London’s iconic outer ring road reach its 30th birthday
Shell Bitumen highlight their emphasis on innovation and look at recent developments and future opportunities
Unexpected spin-offs from binder development for sustainable lower-temperature asphalt include products that can deliver, for example, faster reopening of full-depth refurbished carriageways, even...
New Hycontrol multi-point bitumen level-measuring and overfill protection system for Aggregate Industries’ Express Asphalt plant at Botley
Exceptional asphalt mixtures incorporating resilient aggregates and high-performance binders are invariably needed for that most challenging of applications: the surfacing of heavily trafficked...