Abstract
Abstract During the Strategic Highway Research Program, four asphalts were separated into polar and non-polar fractions by means of three different ion exchange chromatography procedures. For each asphalt, the non-polar neutral fractions comprised over 50 mass percent of the total asphalt. These neutral materials are much less viscous than corresponding whole asphalts. Molecular weights of the neutral fractions correlate roughly with viscosities, whereas there is no correlation between these properties for whole asphalts. The various polar fractions were subdivided into acidic, basic, and amphoteric fractions of differing polarities. Based on dipole moments of typical components, polarity factors were assigned to each of these fractions. Multiplication of mass percentages of each fraction by their polarity factors yields polarity indices. Total polarities of asphalts or mixtures of ion exchange fractions are obtained by summing polarity indices of the unique distribution of components. Polarities of aspha...
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