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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2013
Colas, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;
Michael John Davis, Tecumseh, MI (US);
Jean-Paul Fort, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Thierry Delcroix, Eaubonne, FR;
COLAS, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The present invention generally relates to asphalt mixes with a high content of recycled bituminous materials including a binder modified with glycerol. The present invention further relates to a method for preparing the asphalt mixes and to the use of the asphalt mixes as materials for making courses and/or surfacing for road construction and/or civil engineering. The present invention also relates to the use of glycerol as a correcting agent for the workability and/or of the thermal cracking resistance and/or of the rutting resistance of an asphalt mix with a high content of recycled bituminous materials.