1. Asphalt
BY: Scott

2. What is asphalt
Asphalt or also known as Bitumen is a substance found mainly in tar pits. Asphalt is obtained the most commercially from petroleum. Some asphalt occurs naturally in the Oil Sands in Alberta Canada, as well, it occurs in the Dead Sea.

3. Chemical compound
. The chemical compound consists of Saturates. Napthene aromatics, There is also polar aromatics mainly phenols and Carboxylic acids. Asphaltenes are part of Asphalt mainly H, C, N, O bonds. The Asphaltene have phenols and heterocyclic compounds. The majority of it is Napthene aromatics but it also contains organosulfur compounds of up to 4%. There is trace amounts of Nickel & Vanadium.

4. What do the chemical parts do
Part Name
Fuction
Saturates
The % of saturates relates to softness of asphalt
Napthene aromatics
used to improve curing and stability.
Asphaltene
colored and black parts of the asphalt.
organosulfur compounds
Up to 4 % giving it its smell

5. Uses of asphalt/Bitumen
Asphalt is used for many things:
1. Roads ( Asphalt concrete)
2. Roofing shingles
3. Synthetic crude oil
4. Also many types of plastics

6. There are two types of mixes used Hot mix and Cold Mix.
Asphalt concrete
Hot mix
Used for more common roads with the aggregate is heated before mixing. For hot mix there are two ways it can be mixed Drum mix and batch mix.
Cold Mix
Used for light to medium traffic, patches in roads and remote locations.

7. Shingles The base is then covered with Slate,Schist,qwartz etc.
The back is then covered with Talc or mica to prevent them from sticking to each other in transport.
Shingles
Made from a organic base or a fiberglass base.
Once the base is chosen Asphalt is applied to one or both sides of the base.

8. Synthetic crude oil
The oil is then fed to a upgrader which converts it to light crude oil.
The oil sands are mined with big trucks then transported to facilities.
The mined oil sands are then heated to remove the sand from the oil.
The oil is then sent through pipelines to refineries to create other products like gasoline and petrochemicals.

9. Environmental concerns
Oil sands mining companies are licensed to withdraw 5.9e8 cubic meters of water. The water used cant be returned to the water systems
The oil sands development are heavy CO2 producers. From 62 to 164kg CO2 per barrel is produced. This makes them one of the most carbon intensive fuel sources
The waste water is placed in tailings which are increasing. No tailings have been reclaimed to this date. By 2040 the tailings are expected to cover a area nearly the size of Vancouver.

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