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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
May. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Henricus Engelbertus Hendriks, Amsterdam, NL;
Koen Steernberg, Amsterdam, NL;
Teunis Terlouw, Amsterdam, NL;
Willem Cornelius Vonk, Amsterdam, NL;
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09D / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1062731 ; 524 68 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a bitumen composition comprising a bitumen component, a thermoplastic rubber in an amount of less than 8 % wt, and an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer in an amount of less than 5 % wt, both based on total bitumen composition, wherein the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer has a vinyl content in the range of from 20 to 35% wt, based on copolymer; a process for preparing such bitumen composition; and the use of such bitumen compositions in asphalt mixtures for road applications.