Patent ID: 7951857

Claim:
Bituminous composition comprising: (a) water-in-oil bitumen dispersion in an amount from about 2% to about 10% by total weight of the bituminous composition, wherein the dispersion comprises: (i) bitumen in an amount from about 75% to about 95% by total weight of the bitumen dispersion, (ii) surfactant package haying an interfacial tension between the bitumen and water of less than 40 dynes/cm at a temperature of 26° C. and at an aqueous concentration of less than 0.1% weight, in an amount from about 0.05% to about 2% by total weight of the bitumen dispersion, (ii) water in an amount to complete the dispersion; and (b) aggregate and/or reclaimed asphalt pavement in an amount from about 90% to about 98% by total weight of the bituminous composition.