Bio-Asphalt: Difference between revisions

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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioasphalt The Wikipedia Page on Bioasphalt]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioasphalt The Wikipedia Page on Bioasphalt]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFaC5RYbEM A Video by the Youtube Channel "Practical Engineering" on Ashpalt Concrete] (Discusses it's recyclability)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKFaC5RYbEM A Video by the Youtube Channel "Practical Engineering" on Ashpalt Concrete] (Discusses it's recyclability)
*[https://www.popsci.com/story/environment/asphalt-source-pollution-cities/#:~:text=A%20new%20study%20published%20yesterday,aerosols%20than%20cars%20and%20trucks. A Popular Science Article on How This Pavement Can Cause Emissions if Heated During a Hot Day] (need to consider this impact and if it is acceptable)
*[http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2010/oct/bioasphalt “Bioasphalt(R) developed at Iowa State to be used, tested on Des Moines bike trail”]  
*[http://www.news.iastate.edu/news/2010/oct/bioasphalt “Bioasphalt(R) developed at Iowa State to be used, tested on Des Moines bike trail”]  
*[https://www.wageningenur.nl/en/article/Bioasphalt.htm Wageningen UR Bioasphalt]
*[https://www.wageningenur.nl/en/article/Bioasphalt.htm Wageningen UR Bioasphalt]

Revision as of 17:01, 8 September 2020

Basics

  • A "fully dried" or refined product of Bio-Tar
  • Can essentially be a drop in replacement for Asphalt
  • Main use is Pavement
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Bio-Asphalt can be produced through the pyrolysis of biomass. Among the heavy fractions are ones similar to bitumen and suitable for road paving.

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