Bitumen definition and how it is produced?

Bitumen is used for making asphalt for roads and it is a petroleum-based product that bonds aggregates such as stones and sands. Crude oil distillation is the primary method for producing the vast majority of this material in the world today.

Crude oil is heated in an air distillation column as part of a typical oil refinery process. As a result, crude oil will be separated into distinct components based on their molecular weight. Refined bitumen is made from vacuum bottom, which is the heaviest oil that remains at the bottom of the distillation column after distillation.

We ship it to another refinery to be used to extract this material from the vacuum bottom. Vacuum bottom is processed in various ways, including blowing, blending, mixing with water or solvents, and polymer modification. This provides us a chance to offer a broad range of bitumen grades to the market.

Bitumen uses

• Constructions of roads, runways, and platforms
• Waterproofing
• Factory mastic flooring
• To keep the canal from eroding
• Masonry damp-proofing courses
• The base for the tank
• Material for filling joints

Bitumen specification and grades

Bitumen grades are appropriate for the paving of roads and other spaces. Because of the way they are graded, they got their moniker.

Penetrometers are used to classify bitumen after it has been produced. It features a needle that penetrates the sample and lets us measure the bitumen’s hardness level. The softer the sample is, the easier it is for the needle to go into it, and the harder it is if the needle has a hard time getting in.

When it comes to penetration, the softest grade is called 100/120, and the harshest grade is 30/40. Bitumen grades 40/50, 50/70, 60/70, 80/100, and 85/100 are also other options.

• Penetration Bitumen (30-40, 40-50, 60-70, 85-100, 80-100)

Applications:

• Road construction and maintenance
• Parking lots and driveway paving
• Bridge and tunnel waterproofing
• Industrial and residential area flooring

Grades:

• Middle Eastern Grade 60-70, corresponding to Chinese Grade 70
• Middle Eastern Grade 80-100, corresponding to Chinese Grade 90

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Available packings are:

• Container Bitumen
• Jumbo bag: 1000kg
• Bulk Bitumen

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