Claims
- 1. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent consisting essentially of silica-based materials; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage of at least about 60%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 2. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof.
- 4. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of tall oil pitch, a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, a polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon, a polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, tar, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 5. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of tall oil pitch, a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, a polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon, a polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, tar, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 6. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of furan, dihydrofuran, furfural, 3-(2-furyl) acrolein, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 7. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of furan, dihydrofuran, furfural, 3-(2-furyl) acrolein, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 8. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of an aliphatic substance, an olefinic substance, an aromatic substance, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 9. A paving binder as recited in claim 1, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, and at least one of an aliphatic substance, an olefinic substance, an aromatic substance, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 10. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent which consists essentially of at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage of at least about 60%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 11. A paving binder as recited in claim 10, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve.
- 12. A paving binder as recited in claim 10, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one AC asphalt, and at least one of tall oil pitch, cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon, polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, tar, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one AC asphalt substance is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 13. A paving binder as recited in claim 10, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises at least one an AC asphalt, and at least one of furan, dihydrofuran, furfural, 3-(2-furyl) acrolein, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one an AC asphalt is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 14. A paving binder as recited in claim 10, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises an AC asphalt, and at least one of an aliphatic substance, an olefinic substance, an aromatic substance, and mixtures thereof, wherein said AC asphalt is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 15. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent that consists essentially of at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is present in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 1% to about 30%; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 60% to about 98%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 16. A paving binder as recited in claim 15, wherein said fine mineral constituent is present in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 1% to about 33%.
- 17. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent consisting essentially of at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is present in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 2.5% to about 20%; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 70% to about 90%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 18. A paving binder as recited in claim 17, wherein said fine mineral constituent is present in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 2.5% to about 20%.
- 19. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent consisting essentially of at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is present in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 5% to about 12%; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 75% to about 90%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 20. A paving binder as recited in claim 19, wherein said fine mineral constituent is present in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 5% to about 12%.
- 21. A method for manufacturing paving binder, comprising:
a) providing ingredients that comprise liquid sulfur, liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, and a fine mineral constituent, wherein said fine mineral constituent consists essentially of at least one of silica material, fly ash, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof; b) mixing said ingredients in controlled amounts, such that the weight percentage of sulfur mixed is at least about 60% with respect to all the ingredients in the mixture, so that said mixing provides a homogeneous single phase mixture of said ingredients; and c) cooling said mixture so that it becomes a solid.
- 22. A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising comminuting said solid into slates.
- 23. A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising comminuting said solid into chips.
- 24. A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising pastilling said mixture into solid pastilles.
- 25. A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising pelletizing said mixture into solid pellets.
- 26. A method as recited in claim 21, wherein said mixing comprises the mixing of said ingredients together in the same mixing vessel.
- 27. A method as recited in claim 21, wherein said mixing comprises the mixing of said liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer with said fine mineral constituent to form a mastic material, and the mixing of said mastic material with said liquid sulfur to form said mixture.
- 28. A method as recited in claim 21, wherein said mixing comprises the wetting of said fine mineral constituent and the subsequent mixing with said liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer to form a mastic material, and the mixing of said mastic material with said liquid sulfur to form said mixture.
- 29. A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising preplasticizing said liquid sulfur.
- 30. A method as recited in claim 21, further comprising preplasticizing said liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer.
- 31. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent that is essentially free from any low density calcium-based mineral filler; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage of at least about 60%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 32. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent that is essentially free from calcium hydroxide; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage of at least about 60%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 33. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent that is essentially free from calcium oxide; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer; and c) sulfur in a weight percentage of at least about 60%, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer and said sulfur are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 34. A paving binder which is obtained by mixing substances comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer; c) sulfur, wherein said sulfur is incorporated into the mixture in a weight percentage of at least about 60%; and d) carbon black, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 35. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 36. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.5% to about 10% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 37. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said fine mineral constituent comprises fly ash.
- 38. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said fine mineral constituent comprises silica material.
- 39. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof.
- 40. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof.
- 41. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, with at least one of tall oil pitch, cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon, polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, tar, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 42. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, with at least one of tall oil pitch, cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon, polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, tar, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 43. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, with at least one of furan, dihydrofuran, furfural, 3-(2-furyl) acrolein, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 44. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, with at least one of furan, dihydrofuran, furfural, 3-(2-furyl) acrolein, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 45. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures co thereof, with at least one of an aliphatic substance, an olefinic substance, an aromatic substance, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 46. A paving binder as recited in claim 34, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, with at least one of an aliphatic substance, an olefinic substance, an aromatic substance, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-1.75 asphalt, AC-2.5 asphalt, AC-5 asphalt, AC-30 asphalt, AC-40 asphalt, AC-80 asphalt, AC-120 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 47. A paving binder which is obtained by mixing substances comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent which comprises at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof. b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt; c) sulfur, wherein said sulfur is incorporated into the mixture in a weight percentage of at least about 60%; and d) carbon black, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 48. A paving binder as recited in claim 47, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.5% to about 10% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 49. A paving binder as recited in claim 47, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 50. A paving binder as recited in claim 47, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve.
- 51. A paving binder as recited in claim 47, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof, with at least one of tall oil pitch, a cyclic saturated hydrocarbon, a cyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, a polycyclic saturated hydrocarbon, a polycyclic unsaturated hydrocarbon, tar, and mixtures thereof, wherein said at least one of AC-10 asphalt, AC-20 asphalt, and mixtures thereof is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 52. A paving binder as recited in claim 47, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least one AC asphalt with at least one of furan, dihydrofuran, furfural, 3-(2-furyl) acrolein, and mixtures thereof, wherein said AC asphalt is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 53. A paving binder as recited in claim 47, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is obtained by mixing at least an AC asphalt with at least one of an aliphatic substance, an olefinic substance, and an aromatic substance, wherein said AC asphalt is a majority component in said plasticizer.
- 54. A paving binder which is obtained by mixing substances comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent which comprises at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is mixed in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 1% to about 30%; c) sulfur, wherein said sulfur is mixed in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 60% to about 98%; and d) carbon black, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount 6 said sulfur.
- 55. A paving binder as recited in claim 54, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 56. A paving binder as recited in claim 54, wherein said fine mineral constituent is mixed in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 1% to about 33%.
- 57. A paving binder which is obtained by mixing substances comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent which comprises at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is mixed in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 2.5% to about 20%; c) sulfur, wherein said sulfur is mixed in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 70% to about 90%; and d) carbon black, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 58. A paving binder as recited in claim 57, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 59. A paving binder as recited in claim 57, wherein said fine mineral constituent is mixed in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 2.5% to about 20%.
- 60. A paving binder which is obtained by mixing substances comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent which comprises at least one of fly ash, silica material, ceramic clay, and mixtures thereof, wherein said fine mineral constituent is sized as to pass through a 200 mesh sieve; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer which comprises AC asphalt, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is mixed in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 5% to about 12%; c) sulfur, wherein said sulfur is mixed in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 75% to about 90%; and d) carbon black, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 61. A paving binder as recited in claim 57, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 62. A paving binder as recited in claim 57, wherein said fine mineral constituent is mixed in a weight percentage amount within the range from about 5% to about 12%.
- 63. A method for manufacturing paving binder comprising:
a) providing ingredients that include liquid sulfur, liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, carbon black, and a fine mineral constituent; b) mixing said ingredients in controlled amounts, such that the weight percentage of sulfur mixed is at least about 60% with respect to all the ingredients in the mixture, and said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount of said sulfur, so that said mixing provides a generally homogeneous mixture of said ingredients; and c) cooling said mixture so that it becomes a solid.
- 64. A method as recited in claim 63, wherein said carbon black is incorporated in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.5% to about 10% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 65. A method as recited in claim 63, further comprising comminuting said solid into slates.
- 66. A method as recited in claim 63, further comprising comminuting said solid into chips.
- 67. A method as recited in claim 63, further comprising pastilling said mixture into solid pastilles.
- 68. A method as recited in claim 63, further comprising pelletizing said mixture into solid pellets.
- 69. A method as recited in claim 63, wherein said mixing comprises the mixing of said ingredients together in the same mixing vessel.
- 70. A method as recited in claim 63, wherein said mixing comprises the mixing of said liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer with said fine mineral constituent to form a mastic material, the mixing of said liquid sulfur with said carbon black to form a carbon black/sulfur mixture, and the mixing of said mastic material with said carbon black/sulfur mixture to form said mixture.
- 71. A method as recited in claim 63, wherein said mixing comprises the wetting of said fine mineral constituent and the subsequent mixing with said liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer to form a mastic material, and the mixing of said mastic material with said liquid sulfur to form said mixture.
- 72. A method as recited in claim 63, further comprising preplasticizing said liquid sulfur.
- 73. A method as recited in claim 63, further comprising preplasticizing said liquid hydrocarbon-based plasticizer.
- 74. A paving binder, comprising:
a) a fine mineral constituent; b) a hydrocarbon-based plasticizer; c) sulfur in a weight percentage of at least about 60%; and d) carbon black in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.2% to about 15% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 75. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 76. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said carbon black is present in a weight percentage in the range from about 0.5% to about 10% with respect to the amount of said sulfur.
- 77. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said fine mineral constituent is essentially free from any low density calcium-based mineral filler.
- 78. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said fine mineral constituent is essentially free from calcium hydroxide.
- 79. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said fine mineral constituent is essentially free from calcium oxide.
- 80. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said fine mineral constituent is essentially free from calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, any low density calcium-based mineral filler, and wherein said fine mineral constituent, said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer, said sulfur and said carbon black are comprised in a homogeneous single phase in the paving binder.
- 81. A paving binder as recited in claim 74, wherein said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer comprises AC asphalt and said hydrocarbon-based plasticizer is present in a weight percentage within the range from about 2.5% to about 20%.
- 82. A paving binder as recited in claim 81, wherein said sulfur is present in a weight percentage amount in the range from about 70% to about 90%.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/576,476, filed on May 23, 2000, entitled Paving Binders and Manufacturing Methods, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Continuation in Parts (1)
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