Materials

Chemical giant ICL is now promoting Poly Posphoric Acid (PPA) in Europe, presenting it to FIRM13. PPA can be added to bitumen by itself or with polymers and has been used in the US for 35 years, becoming more popular in the last 15. “This is related to the recognition that PPA can safely bring bitumen quality to within specifications and the demonstrated synergies in polymer modified bitumen,” said René Maldonado, manager technical development at ICL Performance Products. “PPA is now being used by sever

Naçe’s TK11 tertiary impact crusher range has undergone minor updates and improvements, which generate 10% more output, and the range gets a new model - the TK11-10. It fits in between the existing TK11-05 and TK11-15 models and offers an output capability of 220tonnes/hour from its 200kW electric motor. The company’s DMK05 is claimed to be the largest impact crusher produced in Turkey. Using a 500kW electric motor, the DML05 is said to be capable of outputs in excess of 500tonnes/hour, using a 1.4metre

Asphalt plant specialist E-Mak has developed and patented a hot recycling system that saves energy while ensuring bitumen is not damaged during the material recycling process. Cleverly, its new plant re-uses heat generated by the burner and flows it through the tower to improve heat regeneration to maintain product quality. Careful development of flights inside the tower increase the time it takes for material to descend, which also provides additional mixing capability while boosting heat absorption. E