Talk:Bio-Asphalt

• On the note of the Terminology Hell of this all, currently clearing up the differences between:
  • Asphalt
  • Asphaltite
  • Asphaltum
  • Asphaltene / Asphaltenes
  • Bitumen
  • Bituminous Sands
  • Bituminous Coal
  • Gilsonite
  • Maltenes
  • Uintaite
• From what i understand so far,
  • ”Crude” / Natural Forms are:
    • Heavy Fractions / Heavier Deposits of (Fossil) Crude Oil
    • Bituminous Sands]] (think Alberta) / Bituminous Coal / Coal Tar from that
    • Natural Tar Seeps / Gilsonite or Uintatite Reserves etc
  • ”Bitumen” / “Raw Mined Gilsonite” / “Raw Mined Uintatite” etc are a sort of intermediate product
    • 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)
  • 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
    • 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.

--Eric (talk) 12:34, 14 April 2026 (UTC)