Bio-Asphalt

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.

Internal Links

• The Biochar Economy: Bioasphalt as a co-product of biochar production
• Eco-Industrial Park: paving roads in the park

External Links

• The Wikipedia Page on Bioasphalt
• “Bioasphalt(R) developed at Iowa State to be used, tested on Des Moines bike trail”
• Wageningen UR Bioasphalt
• Avello Bioenergy (corp.) Bioasphalt binder