Computer simulations of SBS modified bitumen and carbon nanotube/SBS were carried out to have research on the mechanism capacitating effect nanotubes SBS-modified bitumen. Through molecular dynamics simulation, binding energy (Ebinding), radial distribution function (g(r)) mixing (Emixing) composites analyzed according Velocity-Verlet algorithm, enhancement compatibility was quantified influenc...

production of highly viscous tar sand bitumen using steam assisted gravity drainage (sagd) with a pair of horizontal wells has advantages over conventional steam flooding. this paper explores the use of artificial neural networks (anns) as an alternative to the traditional sagd simulation approach. feed forward, multi-layered neural network meta-models are trained through the back-error-propaga...

Steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a technique that has been developed to efficiently extract bitumen from deep reservoirs. We propose using electrical impedance tomography (EIT) for real-time monitoring of SAGD wells to maintain optimal operating conditions. Several electrode configurations along the pipelines and measurement strategies are presented and compared.

The rheological properties of oxidized bitumen in the presence fibrous materials based on cellulose and chrysotile asbestos used as stabilizing additives production crushed stone-mastic asphalt concrete mixtures have been studied. It has established that supramolecular structure fibers characterizing interaction between macromolecules largely determines effectiveness their structuring action fo...

Hydrogen-lean kerogens (atomic H/C 0.4) isolated from the 2.5-billion-year-old (Ga) Mt. McRae Shale, Hamersley Group, at Tom Price, Western Australia, were studied via hydropyrolysis, a continuous-flow technique that degrades organic matter in a stream of high-pressure hydrogen assisted by a dispersed Mo catalyst. The hydropyrolysates yielded predominantly phenanthrene and pyrene, and higher po...

Polymer-modified bitumen (PMB) is a high-performance material for road construction and maintenance. But its storage stability and phase separation behaviour are still not sufficiently understood and need to be studied toward a more successful and sustainable application of PMB. In this thesis, the equilibrium thermodynamics and phase separation dynamics of PMB are investigated with the aim at ...

Field studies were conducted at paving and roofing sites to compare the German Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance (IFA) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy method 6305 with the National Institute for Occupational Science and Health (NIOSH) benzene soluble fraction method 5042 plus total organic matter. Sampling using both methods was perform...

The demand for alternative bitumen which could fully/partially replace Petroleum sourced pavement construction is globally increasing. increase in can be associated with several factors: depletion crude oil resources, advances refining processes, increased highway infrastructure, and regional transportation-environmental policies. Since the production of consumes energy generates emissions, the...