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Bio-bitumen

Lead Research Organisation: University of Nottingham
Department Name: Faculty of Engineering

Abstract

There is a drive to seek alternatives to petroleum-based feedstocks across the chemical industry and this includes bitumen used as a binder in aggregrates. The project will involve investigating algal matter by thermal processing in order to generate high boiling material in high yield (bio-bitumen) that has similar properties to exisiting bitumen. The results from the research will be used to design a pilot-plant for the created bio-bitumen so that it can be tested in sufficient quantities under real life conditions and therefore provide design information for a full-scale plant.

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Project Reference Relationship Related To Start End Student Name
NE/W503162/1 13/04/2021 12/04/2022
1932906 Studentship NE/W503162/1 01/10/2017 10/02/2022