IMPROVED ASPHALT PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THEM

摘要

The present invention relates to a method of producing an improved asphalt. The method includes providing an asphalt and providing a non-esterified and non-etherified reaction product of a sorbitol to isosorbide conversion process. The asphalt is mixed with the non-esterified and non-etherified reaction product of a sorbitol to isosorbide conversion process under conditions effective to produce an improved asphalt. Also disclosed are an asphalt product and a method of making an asphalt material.