公开(公告)号：US20220281212A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17636518

申请日：2020-09-17

Applicant: SHELL OIL COMPANY

Inventor： Subhendu Manindra BHATTACHARYA ,  Dawid John D'MELO ,  Richard Ernest TAYLOR

IPC: B32B27/08 ,  B32B1/00 ,  B32B27/32 ,  B32B27/36 ,  B65D75/26 ,  B65D85/00 ,  C04B26/26 ,  C04B20/12 ,  C04B20/10 ,  C04B40/06

Abstract: The present invention provides a packaged binder unit comprising a binder core retained within a sealable laminated bilayer, wherein the sealable laminated bilayer comprises a bi-axially oriented polymer layer and a non-bi-axially oriented polymer layer, and wherein the binder core comprises a bituminous binder or a synthetic binder.
The present invention further provides a process for manufacturing an asphalt composition comprising the step of mixing the binder unit according to the present invention in a mixing unit with aggregates heated to a temperature in the range of from 140° C. to 220° C.
Additionally, the present invention also provides for a process for manufacturing an asphalt pavement, further comprising spreading the asphalt composition into a layer and compacting the layer, wherein the compaction in step suitably takes place at a temperature of from 120° C. to 180° C.