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High strength asphalt cement paving composition
Assignee: CHEMCRETE USA
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Filing: 1986-10-06
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Granted: 1989-01-31
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Expires: 2006-10-06
Abstract
Abstract A paving composition formed of aggregate and asphalt cement in which the asphalt cement is treated with a combination of a primary catalyst comprising a compound chosen from the group consisting of asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese, organic-cobalt, and organic-copper compounds, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and a secondary catalyst comprising an asphalt cement soluble organic-iron compound.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip T. Selfridge
- 👤 John B. Leonard, Jr.
- 👤 Patrick K. Clancey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 16:08
CPC Classifications
C; C08; C08L; C08L95/00; C10; C10C; C10C3/00; C10C3/02; C10C3/026; C08K; C08K5/00; C08K5/0008; C08K5/0025; E; E01; E01C; E01C7/00; E01C7/08; E01C7/18; Y; Y02; Y02A; Y02A30/00; Y02A30/30; Y10; Y10S; Y10S106/00; Y10S106/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
121 words
A paving composition comprising a major proportion by weight of aggregate and a minor proportion by weight of asphalt cement, said asphalt cement containing a combination of a primary catalyst comprising a compound chosen from the group consisting of asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese, organic-cobalt, and organic-copper compounds, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and a secondary catalyst comprising an asphalt cement soluble organic-iron a compound "wherein the combination of primary and secondary catalysts is present in the asphalt cement in an amount sufficient to provide from about 0.05 to about 0.25 percent by weight, based on the weight of the asphalt cement, of iron ions and manganese, cobalt or copper ions or a mixture of two or more thereof".
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
121 words
A paving composition comprising a major proportion by weight of aggregate and a minor proportion by weight of asphalt cement, said asphalt cement containing a combination of a primary catalyst comprising a compound chosen from the group consisting of asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese, organic-cobalt, and organic-copper compounds, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and a secondary catalyst comprising an asphalt cement soluble organic-iron a compound "wherein the combination of primary and secondary catalysts is present in the asphalt cement in an amount sufficient to provide from about 0.05 to about 0.25 percent by weight, based on the weight of the asphalt cement, of iron ions and manganese, cobalt or copper ions or a mixture of two or more thereof".
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the primary catalyst is an asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese compound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the primary catalyst is a mixture of an asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese compound and an asphalt cement soluble organic-cobalt compound.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the primary catalyst is a mixture of an asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese compound and an asphalt cement soluble organic-copper compound.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the primary catalyst is a mixture of an asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese compound, an asphalt cement soluble organic-copper compound and an asphalt cement soluble organic-cobalt compound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the combination of primary and secondary catalysts are carried in an organic oil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The paving composition of claim 6 wherein sufficient organic oil is present to produce from 0.5 to 16 percent by weight total metal ions in the combination of the primary and secondary catalysts carried in the organic oil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the secondary catalyst is present in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.005 to 0.20 percent by weight, based on the weight of the asphalt cement, of iron ions.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the secondary catalyst is present in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.01 to 0.15 percent by weight, based on the weight of the asphalt cement, of iron ions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the primary catalyst is present in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.01 to 0.50 percent by weight, based on the weight of the asphalt cement, of manganese, coblt or copper ions or a mixture of two or more thereof.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the primary catalyst is present in an amount sufficient to provide from 0.05 to 0.25 percent by weight, based on the weight of the asphalt cement, of manganese, cobalt or copper ions or a mixture of two or more thereof.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
32 words
The asphalt cement paving composition of claim 1 wherein the aggregate is present at a level of at least about 85 percent by weight based on the weight of the paving composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the asphalt cement is characterized by a penetration of less than 600 at 25° C.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
20 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the asphalt cement is characterized by a penetration of between 40 and 300.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the anions of the primary and secondary catalysts are derived from organic compounds selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acids, alcohols, phenols, and ketones.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
27 words
The paving composition of claim 1 wherein the anions of the primary and secondary catalysts are derived from carboxylic acids having up to about 30 carbon atoms.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of forming an asphalt cement paving composition having improved strength characteristics at lower pavement curing temperatures comprising: treating a fluid asphalt cement with a combination of a primary catalyst comprising a compound chosen from the group consisting of asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese, organic-cobalt, and organic-copper compounds, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and a secondary catalyst comprising an asphalt cement soluble organic-iron compound, and then mixing the treated asphalt cement with the aggregate.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
77 words
A method of forming an asphalt cement paving composition having improved strength characteristics at lower pavement curing temperatures comprising: treating a fluid asphalt cement with a combination of a primary catalyst comprising a compound chosen from the group consisting of asphalt cement soluble organic-manganese, organic-cobalt, and organic-copper compounds, or a mixture of two or more thereof, and a secondary catalyst comprising an asphalt cement soluble organic-iron compound, and then mixing the treated asphalt cement with the aggregate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of forming an asphalt cement paving composition of claim 17 wherein the asphalt cement is heated to at least 100° C. to render it fluid before treatment with the combination of the primary and secondary catalysts.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of forming an asphalt cement paving composition of claim 17 wherein the asphalt cement is maintained in a fluid state from the time of its treatment with the primary and secondary catalysts through the mixing of the treated asphalt cement with the aggregate.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pavement formed by spreading the paving composition of claim 1, compacting and permitting the composition to cure.
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