Bitumen Africa Podcast
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Fundamentals
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Plastic Bitumen
Most of the industrial activities leave an enormous amount of waste, industries like factories, mines, and mills. Moreover, this industrial waste, city waste in the form of garbage containing non-bio degradable materials are also formed within the municipal limits. This makes up one of the biggest pollution offenders for the environment, and it places a […]
Rubber Bitumen
Developed countries in terms of the industry have 9 kg of wasted tires generated per person every year. For instance, in America, there are an estimated amount of 2 to 3 billion of illegal restored scrap tires. In the mean, while the same issue exists in European union but on a larger scale and with […]
Alternatives for Bitumen
Asphalt and concrete are ever-present in the transport infrastructure of the world. Are these expensive, unsustainable materials going to be replaced? Due to the importance of the experience, driving, walking, and cycling on paved roads has to be up for consideration. Paved roads form the veins of modern economies, accelerating it, easy and enough to […]
Emulsion Bitumen
BITUMEN EMULSION – WHAT, WHY & HOW? What is Bitumen Emulsion? Bitumen Emulsion Bitumen emulsion is a mixture of water & bitumen. You might have this question in mind that oil and water cannot mix. The answer is that; this is possible by adding an emulsifier (a surface-active agent) with water before bitumen is added […]
Bitumen Tests
Tests on bitumen There is a variety of criteria for the assessment of the properties of bituminous materials. These are some of the tests that are conducted to evaluate the features of bituminous materials. 1. Ductility test 2. Penetration test 3. Softening point test 4. Specific gravity test 5. Viscosity test 6. Flash and Fire […]
Modified Bitumen
Bitumen itself comes from the fractional distillation of crude oil, but that is not the only way of acquiring it, it also exists as deposits naturally. It’s a unique combination of excellent water-proofing, and adhesive properties make it stand out. Therefore, bitumen is being used for various purposes. There are so many benefits to this low-cost […]
Advantages of Bitumen 2
Bitumen is Safe The water can quickly drain through the pavement surface due to the bitumen’s porous form. The other benefit of this will be a reduction in the amount of splash and spray from moving vehicles. Therefore it can create excellent visibility in rainy conditions. “utilizing drainage wearing courses, made of porous mixes is […]
Bitumen History
Ancient Sumerians were the first civilization which started using bitumen in 4000 BC, they used it for different purposes such as sealing their boats and waterproofing towers and construction of buildings (e.g., The Darius Palace in Susa tower of Babel in Babylon) it was also exceptionally used for roadway coating (e.g., .the processional way of Babylon). However, there are claims that bitumen was in use even 5,000 years ago and before the Sumerians.