A method for improving the characteristics of road bitumen produced from oil with a high content of paraffin was presented at the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries.
The development of the Institute of chemistry of the ANT specialists of the plant included in the concept of development of the enterprise for the coming years.
Attention to this topic is closely related to the growing requirements for the performance of asphalt concrete pavements on motorways due to increased traffic flows.
Employees of the Institute have developed a technology for producing road bitumen by distilling tar in an inert gas environment. During the experiment, a residual bitumen was obtained at the laboratory facility that meets high standards in terms of viscosity, susceptibility to temperature changes, brittleness, and elasticity.
Paraffin’s and oils-by-products of tar distillation can be used as raw materials for the production of other petroleum products, "Turkmenistan: Golden age" reports.
