Treatment of Asphalt from Heet Area Using the Residues of Basic Oils

Abstract

Samples of asphalt from the heet area have been testes as to their physical properties (penetration points, softening point, specific gravity, solubility in carbon tetrachloride, weight loss on heating, flash point ) before and after treatment with different percentage of residues of basic oils.

There results show that treatment with residues from extraction process could improve the physical properties of the asphalt considerably.

So the asphalt of the heet area the residue resulting from the basic oils treatment process can be used for the production of different grades of asphalt with certain properties identical with those of asphalt produces in the refineries.

As known that asphalt is a compositive material commonly used for construction of pavement, highways, and packing lots.