Observation of a network structure in asphalt cements
- Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
Paving asphalts are often judged and selected based on their rheological behavior at prescribed temperatures or aging response. Asphalts are considered as a colloidal mixture, where clusters of polar, aromatic molecules are dispersed in a less polar solvent. Thus, the extent to which the solvent phase disperses the associating molecules will determine many of the fundamental asphalt properties. Asphalts are typically divided into four major groups, namely: asphaltenes, resins, aromatics, ans saturates. Asphaltenes are the highest molecular weight group and constitute {approximately}25% of the total asphalt. Resins are very polar in nature and act as a dispersing agent or peptisers for the asphaltenes. The solvent or oily phase (aromatics and saturates) are the lightest molecular weight group and are the bulk of the total asphalt (40-50%). The dispersion of the asphaltenes within the oily solvent is an important property and has been studied by separation and titration methods. In this study, asphalt cements were examined using an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscopy (ESEM) (ElectroScan 2020), and confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (LSM) (Zeiss 10).
- OSTI ID:
- 468898
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-960877-; TRN: 97:001308-0155
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Microscopy and microanalysis 1996, Minneapolis, MN (United States), 11-15 Aug 1996; Other Information: PBD: 1996; Related Information: Is Part Of Microscopy and microanalysis 1996; Bailey, G.W.; Corbett, J.M.; Dimlich, R.V.W.; Michael, J.R.; Zaluzec, N.J. [eds.]; PB: 1107 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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