Wax in bitumen: Part 1—classifications and general aspects

Road Materials and Pavement Design

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 281-309

  Edwards, Ylva ^a   Isacsson, Ulf ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bitumen wax; Chemical composition; State of the art

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPONENTS; BITUMEN WAX; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; LITERATURE STUDIES; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; RHEOLOGICAL PROPERTY; STATE-OF-THE-ART;

ADDITIVES;

BITUMINOUS MATERIALS;

EID: 33845672724     PISSN: 14680629     EISSN: 21647402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2005.9690009     Document Type: Article

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