Question: what is the difference between asphalt bitumen and tar?
Answer: In US, Asphalt and Bitumen are the same thing i.e. binder in Mix Design. ... Bitumen is by-product obtained from Fractional Distillation(i.e. in presence of Air/Oxygen) of Crude Oil. Tar is by-product obtained from Destructive Distillation(i.e. in absence of Air/Oxygen) of Coal and Wood.