carbon materials

Using the oxidation desulfurization method, a plasticizing additive for road bitumen was obtained from high-sulfur brown coal. Taking into account the need to maximize the quantity of the plasticizing additive while maintaining quality, constant conditions of the oxidative desulfurization process were selected and the influence of the main variable technological factors on it was investigated. The sample of a plasticizing additive was obtained in near-optimal conditions of the lignite oxidation desulphurization process.

Modifying road bitumen of the BND 70/100 brand with humic acids was carried out. In particular, the influence of the duration of the process and the amount of addition on the quality characteristics of the binder was studied. It was established that humic acids negatively affect the plastic properties of bitumen (deteriorate the softening temperature, penetration, and ductility), positively affect its elasticity, and have practically no effect on the ability of the binder to adhere to the surface of the mineral material.