Abstract: A method for producing a non-coalescing asphalt from raw natural asphalt herein referred to as TLA Cold Milled. Raw TLA is crushed into smaller particles and milled at ambient temperature. The milled TLA is passed through a first sieve to maintain the separation of the particles and to produce a damp milled TLA in a powdered state. The damp milled powdered TLA is dried by exposing it to heat and is thereafter cooled to ambient temperature. The dried and cooled powdered TLA is passed through the first sieve or another sieve to produce the TLA Cold Milled which may be packaged at ambient temperature in conventional bags. The milling of the asphalt results in each particle of inorganic matter within the asphalt being surrounded by bitumen and a thin film of inorganic material, producing asphalt in a non-coalescing form, i.e., the TLA Cold Milled.

Abstract: A method for producing a non-coalescing asphalt from raw natural asphalt herein referred to as TLA Cold Milled. Raw TLA is crushed into smaller particles and milled at ambient temperature. The milled TLA is passed through a first sieve to maintain the separation of the particles and to produce a damp milled TLA in a powdered state. The damp milled powdered TLA is dried by exposing it to heat and is thereafter cooled to ambient temperature. The dried and cooled powdered TLA is passed through the first sieve or another sieve to produce the TLA Cold Milled which may be packaged at ambient temperature in conventional bags. The milling of the asphalt results in each particle of inorganic matter within the asphalt being surrounded by bitumen and a thin film of inorganic material, producing asphalt in a non-coalescing form, i.e., the TLA Cold Milled.

Abstract: A process for the removal of heavy oil/bitumen from oil/hydrocarbon wet and/or water wet tar sand. The tar sand is mixed with an inorganic liquid such as water or a treated effluent and an inorganic solid which is a silicate or metasilicate for a period of time sufficient for the inorganic liquid and the inorganic solid to interact and strip the heavy oil/bitumen from the tar sand. The process includes additional steps to produce clean heavy oil/bitumen and clear effluent.

Abstract: A process for the removal of heavy oil/bitumen from oil/hydrocarbon wet and/or water wet tar sand. The tar sand is mixed with an inorganic liquid such as water or a treated effluent and an inorganic solid which is a silicate or metasilicate for a period of time sufficient for the inorganic liquid and the inorganic solid to interact and strip the heavy oil/bitumen from the tar sand. The process includes additional steps to produce clean heavy oil/bitumen and clear effluent.

Abstract: An organic modifier for hot mix asphalt containing one or more components of clay, feldspar, kaolinite or sand which absorb or adsorb oil. All or some of the components may be silane coupled. The modifier may include a clay which prevents the sedimentation of the asphalt to which it is added. The modifier is added to molten asphalt and stirred with the asphalt until homogeneous therewith. The inorganic modifier is identified herein as JSIM.

Abstract: A synthetic modifier known as JSSM for hot asphaltic paving mixes is formed of refinery bitumen, of which one example is 60/70 penetration grade, and clay and/or sand that is siloxane bonded. Another component may be a UV absorber. The synthetic modifier is added to refinery bitumen to produce a paving asphalt cement.

Abstract: A synthetic modifier known as JSSM for hot asphaltic paving mixes is formed of refinery bitumen, of which one example is 60/70 penetration grade, and clay and/or sand that is siloxane bonded. Another component may be a UV absorber. The synthetic modifier is added to refinery bitumen to produce a paving asphalt cement.

Abstract: An emulsion and affluent process which treats and breaks very tight emulsions and separates dissolved solids from associated fluids produced in industry, whereby solids and fluids are separated into clean interfacial phases thus providing an improved quality saleable product resulting in significant reductions in base sediments and water, and compliance with international saleable product and environmental effluent standards with a specific focus on biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand levels for treated fluids.

Abstract: An emulsion and affluent process which treats and breaks very tight emulsions and separates dissolved solids from associated fluids produced in industry, whereby solids and fluids are separated into clean interfacial phases thus providing an improved quality saleable product resulting in significant reductions in base sediments and water, and compliance with international saleable product and environmental effluent standards with a specific focus on biological oxygen demand and chemical oxygen demand levels for treated fluids.

Abstract: A method of making a coating, including: mixing clay and a carrier to define a first mixture; heating Trinidad Lake Asphalt; reacting the Trinidad Lake Asphalt with the first mixture to define a second mixture; and reacting the second mixture with a polymer/co-polymer dissolved in a carrier to produce a coating material.

Abstract: Method of processing Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA), including the steps of removing Trinidad Lake Asphalt from the earth and adding thereto at least one stabilizing material of a type which increases the melting point of the TLA to produce a stabilized product. The stabilizing material is preferably clay, carbonaceous material, silica and/or polymer. The stabilized product is then pulverized or otherwise broken down into discrete elements, such as pellets or powder. The discrete elements are then packaged into, for example, polyethylene bags and stored or transported for later use. The stabilizer prevents the discrete elements from coalescing during storage or transport. The bags of discrete TLA elements may be used to improve road building mixes by throwing the entire bag, including the bag itself, if desired, into a mixer with the other road building materials. A method is also disclosed for increasing the surface tension of the TLA in order to make the TLA more user friendly.

Abstract: New or improved tires and retreads for tires which incorporate Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA), also known as Trinidad Natural Asphalt or Epure, as a raw material therein. TLA is advantageously used in addition to or as a substitute for other known component(s) or raw material(s) in tire/retread formulations. As with other components, the amount of TLA used can vary depending on the performance characteristics desired. TLA can be added at any stage of the tire manufacturing/retread process for the purpose of reducing or replacing known raw materials or as a separate raw material to provide new and improved formulations for tires/retreads.