Major structural components of modified bitumen equipment

1. Different production processes
Emulsified asphalt and asphalt are both extracted from petroleum, but their production processes are different. Asphalt is separated from crude oil by high-temperature treatment, and then processed through a series of complex processing processes such as distillation and fluidized hydrogenation. Emulsified asphalt, on the other hand, is made by adding an emulsifier, mechanical shearing or ultrasonic “emulsification” reaction, dispersing oil and water to form an emulsion, and then adding an appropriate amount of acid catalyst.
2. Different usage scenarios
Asphalt is suitable for paving in different places such as roads, bridges, airport runways, and parking lots. Emulsified asphalt is particularly suitable for use under more stringent conditions such as deep road repair and bridge deck waterproofing. Because emulsified asphalt produced by emulsification technology has better performance and can better adapt to complex usage environments.
3. Different characteristics
Asphalt is a black, viscous substance with fluffy fibers, a high melting point, high hardness, and easy aging. In comparison, emulsified asphalt is lighter in color, light gray or milky white, with moderate viscosity and uniformity, good adhesion, good water and weather resistance, and not easy to age.
4. Different use effects
Although asphalt works well on the road surface, it also has certain difficulties in construction and maintenance. Emulsified asphalt is more convenient to use and can be easily mixed with other materials during construction, so it is widely popular and has better use effects.
In summary, there are obvious differences between emulsified asphalt and asphalt in production process, usage scenarios, characteristics, and use effects, and appropriate materials need to be selected according to different needs.

The viscosity of emulsified asphalt equipment decreases with the increase of temperature during the production process. The power viscosity of emulsified asphalt equipment is about twice as high as every 12℃ increase. During processing, the culture medium asphalt barrel should be heated to liquid before demulsification. In order to better integrate the demulsification emulsified asphalt equipment capacity of the colloid solution mill, the culture medium asphalt barrel power viscosity is generally controlled to be about 200cst. The lower the temperature, the higher the viscosity, which increases the pressure of the asphalt barrel pump and the colloid solution mill, and the emulsion cannot be demulsified. However, on the other hand, in order to prevent the emulsified asphalt equipment from weaning when the finished product water evaporates, it is unlikely to overheat the culture medium asphalt barrel temperature. Generally, the finished product temperature at the inlet and outlet of the colloid solution mill should be less than 85℃.
One of the important methods to control the temperature and viscosity of emulsified asphalt equipment during processing is based on this. Everyone must carry out scientific operation according to the instructions of the emulsified asphalt equipment, so that the characteristics of the emulsified asphalt equipment can be fully presented. The development trend of the drying theory of emulsified asphalt equipment requires the stone resources to be processed, dried and heated. The reason for the emulsified asphalt equipment is that the quality of wet raw materials does not meet the requirements of asphalt mixture production and processing technology equipment companies.

Sinoroader emulsifier does not need to add acid or adjust pH value in the production of emulsified asphalt, thus reducing the process, reducing equipment maintenance, saving labor and materials. It reduces the cost of emulsified asphalt, produces acid-free, eliminates equipment corrosion emulsion, does not consider anti-corrosion measures in the selection of equipment, and greatly reduces the capital investment of equipment.
Main technical indicators:
Active ingredient content 40±2%
pH value 8-7
Appearance: yellow or dark yellow liquid
Odor: non-toxic, aromatic gas
Solubility: soluble in water and some organic solvents
Temperature ratio:
Water temperature: 70℃-80℃
Asphalt temperature: 140℃-150℃
Emulsifier: 8%-10%
Asphalt ratio: water = 4:6
Precautions:
The temperature of the emulsifier aqueous solution should not exceed 70%
When the temperature is low, the product is in a paste or paste, and the heating is variable.
Different varieties of asphalt should adjust the amount of emulsifier, and the use test should be derived from the test.

● The spreading amount is accurate, and three overlapping asphalt sprayings can be achieved with good uniformity;
● Intelligent control of spreading amount, real-time monitoring of spreading amount and vehicle speed, closed-loop control;
● Full computer touch screen operation, equipped with video monitoring system, the entire work process can be observed at any time;
● Reliable performance, durability and easy operation;

I believe that after a long period of contact with asphalt tanks, everyone knows that the working efficiency of emulsified asphalt equipment actually depends on the operator. The more experienced the operator is and the stronger his ability to deal with various emergencies is, the higher the working efficiency will be, and the safety will be guaranteed. Mastering more equipment-related knowledge is what every friend should pursue. Today, the editor will explain to you the details that need to be paid attention to when operating emulsified asphalt equipment:

Asphalt used to pave roads. It can be obtained by regular vacuum distillation of crude oil with appropriate properties, and can also be obtained by shallow oxidation of vacuum residue or propane deasphalting process. It can also be prepared by mixing asphalt of different duction and injection degree

The modified asphalt equipment produced by Sinoroader can produce SBS, rubber powder, SBR, and PE modified asphalt manually and automatically. Some of its configurations and uses are as follows:
1. Filter: The specially made asphalt filter can effectively filter impurities and foreign matter in the high-temperature matrix asphalt to prevent damage to subsequent equipment.
2. Matrix asphalt heater: The spiral plate or shell and tube heat exchanger is used to quickly heat the matrix asphalt through heat transfer oil to meet the needs of the production process. Heating in a sealed tank avoids the aging of asphalt due to long-term high-temperature heating and exposure to the air. The sulfide produced during the production process is quite limited, reducing environmental pollution.
3. Modifier air delivery or spiral addition system: The modifier manually poured into the pouring hopper is delivered to the asphalt batching tank by wind or spiral. It can be equipped with a metering system.
4. Stabilizer automatic or manual addition system: It can be equipped with a metering system.

Due to the incorporation of a certain proportion of water into the slurry sealing mixture, it is easy to evaporate in the air. After the water is evaporated, it will become dry and hardened. Therefore, after the slurry is formed, it not only looks very similar to fine-grained asphalt concrete, but does not affect the visual appearance of the road. It also has the same technical properties as fine-grained concrete in terms of wear resistance, anti-skid, waterproofing, and smoothness. Slurry seal technology is used in highway pavement maintenance because of its simple construction technology, short construction period, low cost, high quality, wide application, strong adaptability, etc. It is an asphalt with both economy and high efficiency. Pavement maintenance technology is worthy of application and promotion.

For each equipment used, certain safety knowledge must be followed. For the use of emulsified asphalt equipment, detailed instructions are given:
1. Placement: The emulsified asphalt equipment should be placed on a flat place, the front axle should be fixed to the sleepers, and the tires should be dangling. The machine should not be fiddled with at will to affect normal operation.
2. Regularly check whether the mixer blades are deformed and the screws are loose.
3. Check whether the running direction of the mixing drum is consistent with the direction of the arrow. Please replace the positive and negative poles of the terminal.
4. Before turning on the power, check the no-load test run, check for air leakage, and check the idling speed of the mixing barrel. The normal speed is about 3 times faster than the empty car. If not, stop the inspection.
5. If the asphalt material is stopped for one hour after mixing, clean the mixing barrel, pour in clean water, and clean the mortar. Then drain the water. Remember that there should be no water in the barrel to prevent the formula from changing, so that the page and other links will rust. Sinoroader will provide you with more safe emulsified asphalt knowledge, please continue to browse.

The modified asphalt equipment estimates the quality and uniformity of various raw materials from the material pile and conveyor at any time. The modified asphalt equipment checks the soil and oversized gravel, and checks whether there is any leakage in the cold hopper. Estimate whether the mixed material is mixed evenly, whether there is white material, whether the oil-stone ratio is reasonable, and check the concrete segregation of the asphalt mixture and the mixed material.
The modified asphalt equipment checks the control parameters of various basic parameters of the mixing device in the control room, the display values ??of the control screen, and the modified asphalt equipment checks whether the data statistics and display values ??of the computer and printout are consistent. Test the raw material heating temperature and the mixed material entry temperature of the modified asphalt equipment.

As a black road construction machinery, the synchronous chip sealer is the main equipment for highways, urban roads, airports, and port terminal facilities. Do you know what kind of synchronous chip sealer? What products do you have to choose from?
Asphalt dispensers are classified according to the purpose, operation mode, and drive mode of the asphalt pump. According to the purpose, asphalt dispensers can be divided into two types: road use and road construction use. The asphalt tank capacity of the asphalt dispenser used for road construction generally does not exceed 400L, while the asphalt tank capacity of the asphalt dispenser used for road construction is 3000-20000L.

Asphalt mixture is a kind of composite material, mainly composed of asphalt, coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, mineral powder, some also added polymer and wood cellulose; By these different quality and quantity of materials mixed to form different structures, and have different mechanical properties

Bitumen emulsion equipment is widely used in new technologies and new processes for preventive maintenance. Bitumen emulsion plant is an emulsion at room temperature formed by dispersing bitumen into the water phase. It is a new material that is made of natural materials. It is different from traditional Compared with hot bitumen, it saves more than 50% of energy, saves 10%-20% of bitumen, and causes less pollution.

There are many types of emulsified bitumen, and PC-2 is one of them, which is a spray-type emulsified bitumen. It is used for spraying oil through the base layer of granular materials and health care spraying on semi-rigid base layers. There is also the PA-2 type, which has the same purpose as the PC-2 type. The difference is that the PC-2 type is a cation, while the PA-2 type is an anion.

This set of emulsified asphalt production equipment includes water treatment, water storage tanks, water active metering and temperature control systems, asphalt storage tanks, asphalt external temperature systems, hot water pump soap batching systems, soap temporary storage tanks, soap transfer pumps, soap liquid It consists of external temperature system and metering system, filter, hot asphalt transfer pump and metering system, three-stage pipeline emulsifier, emulsified asphalt cooling system and recovery equipment, product tank and electrical automatic control system.
The entire process is modularly designed, and users can freely combine and select according to their needs. The equipment of each part is used as follows: Water treatment system: Mechanical filtration of ordinary tap water absorbs resin exchange reactions, turning high-hardness tap water into pure soft water and reducing water tension. , enhance the emulsification effect of asphalt or modified asphalt.

Emulsified asphalt is an emulsion that disperses asphalt into the water phase to form a liquid at room temperature. This determines that emulsified asphalt has many technical and economic advantages over hot asphalt and diluted asphalt. We know that modified asphalt equipment is a road engineering machinery. In order to better promote users’ understanding of it, today the editor will introduce its characteristics to you so that users can better understand that modified asphalt equipment is used for modified asphalt. It consists of a main machine, a modifier feeding system, a finished product tank, a heat transfer oil reheating furnace and a microcomputer control system. The main machine is equipped with a mixing tank, a dilution tank, a colloid mill and an electronic weighing device. The entire production process is controlled by a computer automatic program. In addition, it can be learned that the product has the advantages of reliable quality, stable performance, accurate measurement, and convenient operation. It is an indispensable new equipment in highway construction. The advantages of asphalt equipment are prominently reflected in its two-way modification effect, that is, while greatly increasing the softening point of asphalt, it also significantly enhances the low-temperature ductility, improves the temperature sensitivity, and has a particularly large elasticity and recovery rate. The modified asphalt equipment has a long service life and a safe and reliable production process. The rotor and stator are specially heat treated, and the service life of the equipment is more than 15,000 hours.

Synchronized gravel sealing is to use special equipment, namely a synchronous gravel sealing truck and bonding materials (modified asphalt or modified emulsified asphalt) to be spread simultaneously on the road surface, and then formed into a single layer through natural traffic rolling or tire roller rolling. A layer of asphalt gravel wearing layer, which is mainly used as the surface layer of the road, and can also be used for the surface layer construction of low-grade highways.

Asphalt spreader is used to spread the penetration oil, waterproof layer and bonding layer of the bottom layer of asphalt pavement of high-grade highway. It can also be used for the construction of county and township highway oil roads with layered paving technology. It consists of a car chassis, an asphalt tank, an asphalt pumping and spraying system, a thermal oil heating system, a hydraulic system, a combustion system, a control system, a pneumatic system, and an operating platform.
Knowing how to properly operate and maintain the asphalt spreader can not only extend the service life of the equipment, but also enable the construction project to proceed smoothly. So what problems should the asphalt spreader pay attention to when working? The technicians of Gaoyuan Road Construction Machinery Equipment Co., Ltd. give you tips:
1). Before use, please check whether the position of each valve is accurate and make preparations before work. After starting the motor of the asphalt spreader, check the four thermal oil valves and the pressure gauge. After everything is normal, start the engine and the power take-off starts to work. Test the asphalt pump and circulate for 5 minutes. If the pump head shell is hot, slowly close the thermal oil pump valve. If the heating is insufficient, the pump will not turn or make noise. In this case, the valve needs to be opened to continue heating the asphalt pump until it can operate normally. During the working process, the asphalt liquid must be kept at a working temperature of 160~180℃, and it cannot be filled too full (pay attention to the liquid level pointer during the injection of asphalt liquid, and check the tank mouth at any time). After the asphalt liquid is injected, the filling port must be closed tightly to prevent the asphalt liquid from overflowing during transportation.
2). During use, asphalt may not be pumped in. At this time, it is necessary to check whether the interface of the asphalt suction pipe is leaking. When the asphalt pump and pipeline are blocked by solidified asphalt, a blowtorch can be used for baking, and the pump must not be forced to turn. When baking, care should be taken to avoid directly baking the ball valve and rubber parts.
3). When spraying asphalt, the car should be driven at a low speed. Do not step on the accelerator hard, otherwise it may cause damage to the clutch, asphalt pump and other components. If 6m wide asphalt is spread, pay attention to obstacles on both sides at any time to prevent collision with the spreading pipe. At the same time, the asphalt should be kept in a large circulation state until the spreading work is completed. After the work is completed every day, if there is any remaining asphalt, it must be returned to the asphalt pool, otherwise it will solidify in the tank and cannot work next time.
4). In addition, the emulsifier must also pay attention to daily maintenance:
1. The emulsifier and delivery pump and other motors, agitators, and valves should be maintained daily.
2. The emulsifier should be cleaned after work every day.
3. The speed regulating pump used to control the flow should be regularly tested for accuracy, and adjusted and maintained in time. The asphalt emulsifier should regularly check the matching clearance between its stator and rotor. When the minimum clearance specified by the machine cannot be reached, the stator and rotor should be replaced.
4. If the equipment is out of use for a long time, the liquid in the tank and pipeline should be emptied (the emulsifier aqueous solution should not be stored for a long time), the hole covers should be tightly closed, kept clean, and the running parts should be filled with lubricating oil. When it is used for the first time or when it is used again after a long period of inactivity, the rust in the tank should be removed, and the water filter should be cleaned regularly.
5. Regularly check whether the terminal in the electric control cabinet is loose, whether the wires are worn during shipment, and remove dust to avoid damage to the machine parts. The frequency converter is a precision instrument. Please refer to the instruction manual for specific use and maintenance.
6. There is a heat transfer oil coil in the emulsifier water solution heating stirring tank. When injecting cold water into the water tank, the heat transfer oil switch should be turned off first, and then the switch should be turned on to heat after adding the required amount of water. Pouring cold water directly into the high-temperature heat transfer oil pipeline can easily cause the weld to crack.

In order to better play the role of slurry seal vehicles, this article explains the matters that should be noted from the aspects of the scope of application, type and material selection, construction technology, common diseases, etc. of slurry seal vehicles.
The slurry seal vehicle is thin in thickness and mainly plays the role of waterproofing, anti-skid, wear-resistant and improving the appearance of the road surface. In the pavement structure system, it can only serve as a surface protection layer and wear layer, but not a load-bearing structure. It is widely used in the construction and maintenance of highways. Practice has proved that the slurry seal can also play an important role by reasonably selecting the thickness and type of the slurry seal and strictly controlling the construction technology and quality.
(1). The scope of application of slurry seal vehicles includes the following aspects:
1. When the pavement damage index of expressways and first-class highways is evaluated as medium and below, or the pavement damage index of second-class and below highways is evaluated as secondary and below, when medium repair and overlay measures should be taken, slurry seal can be selected.
2. When the pavement driving quality index of expressways and first-class highways is evaluated as medium or below, or the pavement driving quality index of second-class and below highways is evaluated as second or below, medium repair and overlay measures should be taken to improve its flatness, and slurry seal can be selected.
3. For sections of expressways and first-class highways with insufficient anti-skid capacity (SFC<40), or sections of second-class and below highways with insufficient anti-skid capacity (SFC<33.5), measures such as adding overlays should be taken to provide anti-skid capacity of the road surface. 4. Anti-skid layer and waterproof protective layer used for third- and fourth-class highways to improve the appearance of the road surface.

Emulsified asphalt equipment is a special equipment for producing emulsified asphalt. The emulsified asphalt produced by emulsified asphalt equipment is used in many industries. I wonder how much you know about the emulsified asphalt produced by emulsified asphalt equipment. Let’s take a look at them one by one:
Slurry seal is a cold mix asphalt mixture with the advantages of aggregate and asphalt mixing. Under normal circumstances, similar graded slurry seal has a higher modulus than hot mix asphalt mixture, so it is often used to fill road rutting. The higher stability has a higher resistance to deformation. The mixture is usually composed of harder fine aggregate grading and wear-resistant aggregate with high sand equivalent, especially micro-seal and polymer-modified seal. This greatly increases the strength and integrity of the road surface. This makes the road surface have high wear resistance and excellent deformation resistance. Emulsified asphalt emulsion is also easy to use on a mobile slurry seal paver, where mixing and admixtures are used for chemical control to meet maintenance needs.

Preparation items for micro-surfacing slurry sealing: materials, construction machinery (micro-surfacing paver) and other auxiliary equipment.
The micro-surface slurry seal requires emulsified asphalt and stone that meet the standards. The metering system of the micro-surfacing paver needs to be calibrated before construction. The production of emulsified asphalt requires asphalt heating tanks, emulsified asphalt production equipment (capable of producing asphalt content greater than or equal to 60%), and emulsified asphalt finished product tanks. In terms of stone, mineral screening machines, loaders, forklifts, etc. are needed to screen out oversized stones.
The tests required include emulsification test, screening test, mixing test and the equipment and technical personnel required to do these tests.

After the emulsified asphalt equipment has been used for a long time, it needs maintenance. There are several points to note when adjusting the emulsified asphalt equipment:
1. During use, regular maintenance should be carried out as appropriate according to the processing materials;
2. For the maintenance and use of the motor, please refer to the motor instruction manual;
3. Most of the random spare parts are national standard and department standard parts, which are purchased all over the country;
4. The colloid mill is a high-precision machine with a line speed of up to 20m/second and a very small grinding disc gap. After overhaul, the coaxiality error between the housing and the main shaft must be corrected with a dial indicator to ≤0.05mm;
5. When repairing the machine, it is not allowed to be directly knocked with an iron bell during the disassembly, reassembly and adjustment process. Use a wooden hammer or a wooden block to knock gently to avoid damaging the parts;
6. The seals of this machine are divided into static and dynamic seals. The static seal uses an O-type rubber ring and the dynamic seal uses a hard mechanical combined seal. If the hard sealing surface is scratched, it should be repaired by grinding on flat glass or flat castings immediately. The grinding material should be ≥200# silicon carbide grinding paste. If the seal is damaged or cracked seriously, please replace it immediately.

During the road construction process, asphalt spreaders also play an irreplaceable role. Let’s take a look at the main performance advantages of asphalt spreaders produced by Sinoroader and where their main contributions exist?
1. Manual/automatic control of spraying volume and working width. Each nozzle can be controlled individually, and the determinant nozzles can be freely combined to adjust the spraying width at will. Spreading control can be performed in the cab or the rear platform.
2. The automatic control system can measure the vehicle speed and automatically calculate the number of revolutions of the asphalt pump according to the input spreading volume, spraying width and asphalt type, and then automatically adjust the number of asphalt pumps through the system.
3. The vehicle-mounted rapid heating system (10-15℃/h) can improve the heating efficiency and reduce the construction auxiliary time and spreading temperature;
4. The flushing nozzle system can blow out the remaining asphalt in the nozzle through diesel and high-pressure air to prevent the asphalt from freezing in the nozzle and increase the service life of the nozzle.

In modern highway maintenance work, how to repair asphalt pavement quickly and effectively has become one of the key issues. As an advanced repair technology, cold patching technology is very popular because of its convenient construction and remarkable effects.
What is the cold patching process?
Cold patching process, as the name suggests, refers to a technical method for repairing asphalt pavement without heating. This process uses a specially proportioned cold-patch asphalt mixture. This material can maintain good fluidity and adhesion even at lower temperatures, thus ensuring the quality of the repair.
Advantages of cold patching process
Fast construction: Cold patching materials can be directly applied to damaged areas without preheating, and are immediately open to traffic, greatly shortening repair time.
All-weather construction: Whether in hot summer or cold winter, cold patching materials can be effectively constructed and are not affected by the weather.
Easy to operate: Thanks to its good working properties, even small damaged areas can be repaired easily.
Environmentally friendly: The construction process reduces environmental pollution and is in line with the concept of green construction.
Application scenarios
The cold patching process is suitable for various types of pavement repair work, especially those places where traffic needs to be restored quickly, such as urban main roads, highway ramps, etc. In addition, the cold patching process is also an ideal choice for remote areas or situations where professional heating equipment is lacking.
In short, the cold patching process has occupied a place in the field of rapid repair of asphalt pavement with its unique advantages and has become an indispensable part of modern highway maintenance.

The fiber-reinforced synchronous sealing vehicle is a special vehicle used for road construction and maintenance, mainly for processes such as gravel sealing. This vehicle plays a vital role in road construction and maintenance, helping to ensure the flatness and durability of the road surface and improve the service life of the road.
First, the fiber-reinforced synchronous sealing vehicle adopts advanced synchronous sealing technology, which can accurately control the spraying and distribution of gravel to ensure the uniformity and quality of the road sealing layer. This precise construction method can effectively improve the flatness and pressure resistance of the road surface, reduce the possibility of road damage and breakage, and extend the service life of the road.
Secondly, the use of fiber-reinforced synchronous sealing vehicles can improve the efficiency and quality of road construction and maintenance. Through the automated construction process, quality problems caused by human errors and irregular operations can be reduced, and the consistency and stability of construction can be improved. This not only saves manpower and time costs, but also improves the overall efficiency of road construction and maintenance.
In addition, the fiber-reinforced synchronous sealing vehicle can also reduce the impact of the construction site on the environment. The use of advanced spraying technology and material recovery devices can reduce the waste of gravel and materials, reduce the interference and pollution of construction to the surrounding environment, and conform to the concept of sustainable development.
In general, fiber-reinforced synchronous sealing vehicles are of great significance in road construction and maintenance. They not only improve the service life and quality of roads, but also improve construction efficiency and reduce the impact on the environment. With the continuous advancement of science and technology and the improvement of engineering technology, it is believed that fiber-reinforced synchronous sealing vehicles will play a more important role in future road construction and maintenance, and contribute more to the construction and maintenance of transportation infrastructure.

1. Preparation before construction
2. Mix
3. Paving
4. Leveling
5. Shutdown
6. Overlap
7. Crush

Emulsion bitumen manchine is widely used in new technologies and new processes for preventive maintenance. Emulsion bitumen manchine is an emulsion at room temperature formed by dispersing asphalt into the water phase. It is a new material that is made of natural materials. It is different from traditional Compared with hot asphalt, it saves more than 50% of energy, saves 10%-20% of asphalt, and causes less pollution.

1. There are generally three ways to heat emulsified bitumen plant: gas heating, heat transfer oil heating and open flame heating. The first is the gas heating method of emulsified bitumen plant. The gas heating method of emulsified bitumen plant requires the use of the fire pipe to transport the high-temperature smoke generated by high-temperature combustion through the fire pipe.
2. The heat transfer oil heating method of emulsified bitumen plant mainly uses heat transfer oil as a medium for heating. The heat transfer oil heating method has extremely high requirements for fuel. The fuel must be fully burned and the product must be transferred to the heat transfer oil after sufficient heat is transferred to the heat transfer oil pump for heating.
3. The open flame heating method of emulsified bitumen plant is the most direct and convenient heating method. Whether in terms of convenient transportation or coal consumption, the open flame heating method is the fastest choice, simple operation, sufficient fuel, structural design, and labor intensity are relatively reasonable.

Road repair Keep the road to maintain the performance of the road, restore the damaged part in time, ensure the safety, comfort and smooth driving, save transportation costs and time; Correct technical measures should be taken to improve the quality of the project, extend the service life of the road, and postpone the reconstruction time. With the performance, the damaged part is restored in time to ensure the safety, comfort and smooth driving, saving transportation costs and time; Correct technical measures should be taken to improve the quality of the project, extend the service life of the road, and postpone the reconstruction time.

Emulsified asphalt is to melt the asphalt and disperse it in a water solution containing a certain amount of emulsifier in the form of tiny droplets through the action of emulsifier and machinery to form an oil-in-water asphalt emulsion. This emulsion is in the form of dry liquid at room temperature. Modified emulsified asphalt refers to a modified asphalt mixed emulsion with certain characteristics prepared by blending, mixing and preparing it with emulsified asphalt as the base material and asphalt modification material as the external modification material under a certain process flow. This mixed emulsion is called modified emulsified asphalt.
The modified production process of emulsified asphalt can be divided into four categories:
1. Adding latex modifier after making emulsified asphalt, that is, emulsification first and then modification;
The production process is to grind the hot asphalt and emulsifier soap solution together through colloid mill to make ordinary emulsified asphalt, and then add the latex modifier to the emulsified asphalt through mechanical stirring to make modified emulsified asphalt. The advantage of this method is that it does not require high equipment, and the disadvantage is that it is suitable for latex modifiers.
2. The latex modifier is mixed into the emulsifier aqueous solution, and then it enters the colloid mill together with the asphalt to produce modified emulsified asphalt;
3. The latex modifier, emulsifier aqueous solution, and asphalt are put into the colloid mill at the same time to produce modified emulsified asphalt (the two methods 2 and 3 can be collectively referred to as emulsification and modification);
The modifier is mixed into the emulsifier soap solution, and then the “modified” soap solution and asphalt are put into the colloid mill together to make modified emulsified asphalt; or the modifier is not pre-added to the emulsifier soap solution, but is placed in a tank separately, and finally mixed with the emulsifier, acid, water, etc. in the pumping pipeline and then enters the colloid mill together with the hot asphalt.
The method of adding latex modifier to the soap tank has the advantage that it is exactly the same as the process of producing ordinary emulsified asphalt, and no changes are required to the production equipment; the disadvantage is that when using this method to produce modified emulsified asphalt, the metering of the modifier is subject to certain restrictions, and the modifier latex is required to be able to withstand the pH value of the soap solution. The method of directly connecting the latex modifier to the colloid mill through a pipeline can overcome the above disadvantages, but it requires necessary improvements to the ordinary emulsified asphalt equipment before it can be used for the production of modified emulsified asphalt.
4. Emulsify the modified asphalt to produce emulsified modified asphalt.
The ready-made modified asphalt is heated to a certain temperature, becomes a flowing state, and then enters the colloid mill together with the soap solution to make emulsified modified asphalt. In the entire asphalt production process, due to the high viscosity characteristics of the asphalt itself and the high temperature environment required for production, various high-performance pumps and valves play a vital role in the asphalt transportation process.