Influence of styrene-butadiene-styrene polymer modification on bitumen viscosity

Fuel

Volumn 76, Issue 14-15, 1997, Pages 1353-1359

  Lu, Xiaohu ^a   Isacsson, Ulf ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Polymer modified bitumens; Styrene butadiene styrene polymers; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001748886     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-2361(97)00144-0     Document Type: Article

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