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Miglė Paliukaitė
, Audrius Vaitkus
, Adam Zofka
Evaluation of bitumen fractional composition depending on the crude oil
type and production technology
| Conference Information: |
9th International Conference on Environmental
Engineering, MAY 22-24, 2014 Vilnius, LITHUANIA |
| Source: |
ICEE-2014 - International Conference on Environmental
Engineering |
| Book Series: |
International Conference on Environmental Engineering
(ICEE) Selected papers |
| ISSN: |
ISSN 2029-7092 online |
| ISBN: |
978-609-457-640-9 / 978-609-457-690-4 CD |
| Year: |
2014 |
| Publisher: |
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Press Technika |
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Abstract
The present paper focuses on the analysis of the bitumen quality which can be a relevant issue in the performance of road surfacing. Using
bitumen from different producers with the same physical characteristics can be significantly different in fractional composition. Crude oil
selection and processing play an important role in bitumen properties. Changes in processing and crude sources even within a market may
also lead to variability in bitumen fractional composition. The aim of this study is to determine to which extend the type of crude oil and
the production technology influence the bitumen fractional composition. Bitumen samples were selected based on the origin crude oil and
different producers. In order to obtain information about bitumen chemistry, IATROSCAN MK 6S chromatography was used. The results
showed that recommendations of bitumen fractional composition provide a better quality of bitumen according to crude oil type and
processing.
Keywords: bitumen; bitumen fractional composition; crude oil; chromatography.
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