About the stable storage of emulsified asphalt
The instability of emulsified asphalt manifests itself in three forms: flocculation, agglomeration and sedimentation. When emulsified asphalt particles break through the electrostatic repulsion of the double electric layer and gather together, it is called flocculation. At this time, if mechanical stirring is performed, the asphalt particles can be separated again, which is a reversible process. After flocculation, the asphalt particles that gather together combine into large-sized asphalt particles, which is called agglomeration. The agglomerated asphalt particles cannot be separated by simple mechanical stirring, and this process is irreversible. With the continuous increase of agglomerated particles, the particle size of asphalt particles gradually increases, and the large-sized asphalt particles settle under the action of gravity.
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