Basic Production Principles of Emulsified Asphalt Equipment
As a professional manufacturer of emulsified asphalt equipment, we have long been dedicated to the production and research and development of high-quality asphalt equipment. To help you gain a more comprehensive understanding of our emulsified asphalt equipment, our professionals will now provide a brief explanation, which we believe will be helpful in understanding the product.
In an asphalt-water system, emulsifier molecules migrate between the asphalt and water interface. The hydrophobic groups of the molecules adsorb to the asphalt surface, imparting an electric charge, while the hydrophilic groups enter the aqueous phase. This bonds the asphalt particles to the water, reducing the interfacial tension between the two. Furthermore, because the asphalt particles have the same charge, they repel each other, preventing them from agglomerating, thus enabling the asphalt emulsion to maintain uniformity and stability for a certain period of time. The nature of the charge is determined by the charge of the hydrophobic groups or hydrocarbon chains of the emulsifier. If the charge is negative, the asphalt particles have a negative charge, and the resulting emulsion is anionic. Conversely, the emulsion is cationic. If the asphalt particles have both negative and positive charges, the emulsion is zwitterionic; there are also non-ionic asphalt liquids.
As a professional manufacturer of emulsified asphalt equipment, we have long been dedicated to the production and research and development of high-quality asphalt equipment. To help you gain a more comprehensive understanding of our emulsified asphalt equipment, our professionals will now provide a brief explanation, which we believe will be helpful in understanding the product.
In an asphalt-water system, emulsifier molecules migrate between the asphalt and water interface. The hydrophobic groups of the molecules adsorb to the asphalt surface, imparting an electric charge, while the hydrophilic groups enter the aqueous phase. This bonds the asphalt particles to the water, reducing the interfacial tension between the two. Furthermore, because the asphalt particles have the same charge, they repel each other, preventing them from agglomerating, thus enabling the asphalt emulsion to maintain uniformity and stability for a certain period of time. The nature of the charge is determined by the charge of the hydrophobic groups or hydrocarbon chains of the emulsifier. If the charge is negative, the asphalt particles have a negative charge, and the resulting emulsion is anionic. Conversely, the emulsion is cationic. If the asphalt particles have both negative and positive charges, the emulsion is zwitterionic; there are also non-ionic asphalt liquids.