Arizona State University

Skysong Innovations

Shaojiang Chen

Dong-Kyun Seo

Lukas Sorge

Elham Fini

Kamil Elias Kaloush

Alireza Samieadel

A modified bitumen includes bitumen and a bitumen modifier. The bitumen modifier includes composite particles. The composite particles include aluminosilicate nanostructures defining nanopores and micropores and paraffin wax adhered to surfaces of the aluminosilicate nanostructures. Modifying bitumen includes combining bitumen and the bitumen modifier.

Nanostructured aluminosilicate wax carrier for asphalt

Nanostructured aluminosilicates including aluminosilicate nanorods are formed by heating a geopolymer resin containing up to about 90 mol % water in a closed container at a temperature between about 70&#xb0; C. and about 200&#xb0; C. for a length of time up to about one week to yield a first material including the aluminosilicate nanorods. The aluminosilicate nanorods have an average width of the between about 5 nm and about 30 or between about 5 nm and about 60 nm or between about 5 nm and about 100 nm, and a majority of the aluminosilicate nanorods have an aspect ratio between about 2 and about 100.

Aluminosilicate nanorods

Nanostructured aluminosilicates including aluminosilicate nanorods are formed by heating a geopolymer resin containing up to about 90 mol % water in a closed container at a temperature between about 70&#xb0; C. and about 200&#xb0; C. for a length of time up to about one week to yield a first material including the aluminosilicate nanorods. The aluminosilicate nanorods have an average width of between about 5 nm and about 30 or between about 5 nm and about 60 nm or between about 5 nm and about 100 nm, and a majority of the aluminosilicate nanorods have an aspect ratio between about 2 and about 100.

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Mesa, AZ, United States of America

Shaojiang Chen