Abstract: The present invention is directed to a an accelerator-gel additive used to deliver an accelerator such as sulfur, into a system for the production of polymer modified asphalt, vulcanized rubber or similar system. Unlike conventional methods of delivering accelerator into the system, the accelerator-gel additive suspends the accelerator in a gel system thereby preventing the sedimentation of the accelerator during processing. As a result, the polymer and asphalt are processed at lower temperature reducing the production of toxic and flammable gases such as hydrogen sulfide.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2000
Date of Patent:
May 27, 2003
Assignee:
Ergon, Inc.
Inventors:
Gaylon L. Baumgardner, Martin R. Burrow, John Dumas, Andrew Menapace, James Smith