Patent ID: 11932766
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C | IPC C

Claim 0:
1. An asphalt composition having:
a modified asphalt binder including:
an initial binder, the initial binder comprising asphalt, where the initial binder is in an amount of 35 to 44.5 weight percent, by weight of the modified asphalt binder;
an added elemental sulfur, where the added element sulfur is in an amount of 50 weight percent, by weight of the modified asphalt binder;
a recycled plastic, the recycled plastic selected from the group consisting of low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene LLDPE, high density polyethylene (HDPE), and combinations of the same, where the recycled plastic is in an amount of 0.5 to 5 weight percent, by weight of the modified asphalt binder; and
a crumb rubber, the crumb rubber including a recycled material, where the crumb rubber is in an amount of 5 to 10 weight percent, by weight of the modified asphalt binder; where

the recycled plastic and the crumb rubber together define a binder modifier, and where the binder modifier and the initial binder together define an intermediate binder.