Sentence examples for block of bitumen from inspiring English sources
"I'm surprised it wasn't mounted on a block of bitumen," said an oil executive of Dr Schindler's piscine trophy.Such weary sentiment is widespread in the industry.
Polymer modification is widely used to improve the engineering properties of bitumen, the most commonly used polymer modifier being styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) block copolymer.
Only 8-16% of the material takes the form of bitumen, the desirable, energy-rich bit.
The cheapest black varnish is Brunswick black, a solution of bitumen in white spirit.
It takes over a tonne of bitumen to make one useful barrel of oil.
It's actually a filthy mixture of bitumen, sand, heavy metals and toxic organic chemicals.
After around 20 years, give or take, the top layer of bitumen oxidises and becomes brittle.
Nearly three-quarters of the total world endowment of bitumen is estimated to occur in the Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada.
Asphalt is a mixture of bitumen and stone, and concrete is a mixture of cement and stone.
To stop potholes forming, it seems, you have to remove and replace the top layer of bitumen before it degrades.
The amount of sulfur compared to oil sludge (weight of bitumen = 73 g, weight of sludge = 10/42 g) was calculated for bitumen, oil sludge, bitumen and old sludge.
