Gilsonite (Natural Bitumen)
 

We can provide you Gilsonite with the competitive price and good quality from Iran.

 

Gilsonite to increase the quality of your asphalt  Gilsonite, or asphaltum, natural asphalt is similar to a hard petroleum asphalt and is often called a natural asphalt, Gilsonite is soluble in aromatic and aliphatic solvents, as well as petroleum asphalt.

 

Due to its unique compatibility, Gilsonite is frequently used to harden softer petroleum products Gilsonite-modified asphalts have higher stability, reduced deformation, reduced temperature susceptibility and increased resistance to water stripping than non-modified asphalts.

 

This unique mineral is used in more than 160 products, primarily in dark-colored printing inks and paints, oil well drilling muds and cements, asphalt modifiers, foundry sands additives and a wide variety of chemical products.

 

Please do not hesitate to contact me for further discussion and your comments. I am confident that we can supply your row material for a very competitive price.

     

  Specification and Quality of Gilsonite
 

1- Ash content (wt %) 7-8.5-10
2 - Moisture content (wt %) 0.5-1.5
3 - Volatile mater (wt %) 60-65
4 - Fixed carbon 25-35
5 - Solubility in cs2 (wt %) 85-90
6 - Solubility in tce (wt %) 60-70
7 - Normal Heptan in sol (wt %) 60-70
8 - Specific Gravity (25 c) 1.1-1.2
9 - Colour Black
10- Softening point 190-230
11- Penetration (25 c) 0-2
12- Carbon (wt %) 75-82
13- Hydrogen (wt %) 6-9
14- Nitrogen (wt %) 0.8-1.5
15- Sulphur (wt %) 3-6
16- Oxygen (wt %) 1.5-2.5
 

Term of use:
1- water proofing
2-facilitation of digging
3- carbon black
4- Asphalt

 

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