https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Talk%3ABio-Asphalt 2026-04-14T23:52:12Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.39.13 https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/index.php?title=Talk:Bio-Asphalt&diff=323208&oldid=prev 2026-04-14T12:34:41Z

<p>Added some more information</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>*On the note of the Terminology Hell of this all, currently clearing up the differences between:<br /> **Asphalt<br /> **[[Asphaltite]]<br /> **[[Asphaltum]]<br /> **[[Asphaltene]] / [[Asphaltenes]]<br /> **[[Bitumen]]<br /> **[[Bituminous Sands]]<br /> **[[Bituminous Coal]]<br /> **[[Gilsonite]]<br /> **[[Maltenes]] <br /> **[[Uintaite]]<br /> *From what i understand so far,<br /> **”Crude” / Natural Forms are:<br /> ***Heavy Fractions / Heavier Deposits of (Fossil) Crude Oil<br /> ***Bituminous Sands]] (think Alberta) / [[Bituminous Coal]] / [[Coal Tar]] from that<br /> ***Natural Tar Seeps / [[Gilsonite]] or [[Uintatite]] Reserves etc <br /> **”Bitumen” / “Raw Mined Gilsonite” / “Raw Mined Uintatite” etc are a sort of intermediate product<br /> ***It still can be used as is though, and as with [[Gasoline]] , a mix that is “good enough” is much more economical than a pure easily understood/handled “pure” chemical (for better or for worse)<br /> **Finally [[Asphaltenes]] and [[Maltenes]] (along with elemental carbon akin to [[Anthracite]] / [[Charcoal]] / [[Graphite]] etc and/or some [[Ash Content]] Minerals) are the main constituents of these raw forms once purified <br /> ***Varying their ratio can vary the preformance and properties of resulting products as well (and thus may be the main issue why Tar Based [[Japanning]] failed, while Gilsonite worked; the Maltene Content.<br /> <br /> --[[User:Eric|Eric]] ([[User talk:Eric|talk]]) 12:34, 14 April 2026 (UTC)</div>

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