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The European Bitumen Association
Eurobitume perspectives on bitumen manufacture and specification
• Mike Southern
• Technical Director, Eurobitume
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Presentation overview
• Eurobitume overview
• Bitumen consumption in NL
• Bitumen manufacture
• Regulatory framework
• Bitumen specifications
• Summary
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Members represent a majority of
European bitumen producers
A balance between Members’ input and
a small permanent structure
We are the industry voice
- influencing today and the future
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COMPANY
MEMBERS
TODAY
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PURPOSE OF EUROBITUME
Promote the efficient, economic, effective and safe use of refined bitumen in road, industrial and building applications
Provide clarity on technical, health and safety issues
Create a positive environment for sustained bitumen demand based on the highest standards of performance
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TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
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PR
COMMUNICATIONCOMMITTEE
AND
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HEALTH, SAFETY
ENVIRONMENTCOMMITTEE
AND
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• Eurobitume central office Brussels
• Eurobitume local representations
("Local Initiatives")
STRUCTURE OF EUROBITUME
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Bitumen Consumption - NL
Source: European Bitumen Consumption 2014, Eurobitume (317kt)
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Bitumen Manufacture
Vacuum Distillation
Both CAS numbers
may be used
Schematic courtesy of: IS-230, The Bitumen industry: A Global Perspective; Eurobitume & Asphalt Institute
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Bitumen Manufacture
De-asphalting
Schematic courtesy of: IS-230, The Bitumen industry: A Global Perspective; Eurobitume & Asphalt Institute
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Bitumen Manufacture
Thermal Cracking
Schematic courtesy of: IS-230, The Bitumen industry: A Global Perspective; Eurobitume & Asphalt Institute
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Bitumen Manufacture
Air-Rectification & Oxidation
Schematic courtesy of: IS-230, The Bitumen industry: A Global Perspective; Eurobitume & Asphalt Institute
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Regulatory Framework
• REACH (REGULATION (EC) No 1907/2006)
– Requires all CHemical substances to be;
• Registered;
• Evaluated, and, if necessary;
• Authorised
– Compliance checked by the European Chemicals Agency
– All bitumen substances have been registered
• Substance cannot be used if it isn’t registered!
• Manufacturer/Importer must demonstrate safety in use
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Regulatory Framework• Construction Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) No
305/2011)
– Establishes ‘Basic Requirements’
• Mechanical resistance and stability
• Safety in case of fire
• Hygiene, health and the environment
• Safety and accessibility in use
• Protection against noise
• Energy economy and heat retention
• Sustainable use of natural resources
– The BRs must be incorporated into harmonised standards
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How to build a specification
• Identify a Characteristic relevant to the performance of the construction
product
• Determine a Property relating to that Characteristic
• Develop a Test Method to measure the Property
• Establish an acceptable Limit or Range for the Property
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Bitumen Specifications
• EN 12591:2009
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The Bitumen Test Data Chart
The Heukelom Bitumen Test Data Chart is shown courtesy of Shell International Petroleum Co Ltd
Penetration Range
Softening Point Range
Dynamic Viscosity
Kinematic Viscosity
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Other considerations
Adhesion
– Complex interfacial phenomenon
– Involves (at least!) two different materials
– Studied by a CEN Ad-hoc group and reported in 2009
• Most ‘adhesion’ tests do not measure adhesion
– Mostly measuring kinetic aspects of disbonding
– Aggregate type is very important
– Binder viscosity often dictates the result
• Testing at a specified temperature may not take into account differences in binder
viscosity
• No ‘simple’ test method available to measure adhesion at present
– Unlikely that one will emerge in the near future
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Other considerations…
Long Term Ageing (LTA)
• Several conditioning regimes available;
– Rotating Flask Test (RFT: EN 12607 – 3)
– Rotating Cylinder Ageing Test (RCAT: EN 15323)
– Pressure Ageing Vessel (PAV: EN 14769)
• Ageing is not a property, it is a conditioning process
– Need to identify a property relevant for the aged binder
• BBR stiffness?
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Other considerations…
• Performance Related Specifications
– Eurobitume Data Collection Project
• Compared empirical test methods with functional test methods
• Empirical Test methods correlate very well with functional test methods
for Paving bitumens
• Eurobitume position is that simple tests are performance related for
rheologically simple binders
– More complex required tests for rheologically complex binders
• EN 14023 under revision in 2016
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Summary
• European legislation (REACH) limits the substances that may be
used to manufacture bitumen
• European legislation (CPR) requires that specifications address
important performance criteria;
– Low service temperature property
– Intermediate service temperature property
– Elevated service temperature property
– Mixing & handling properties
– Short Term Ageing
• Retained penetration
• Change in Softening Point
– Safety in use
• Flash point
