BABACU TAR FOR PAVING

ALCATRAO DE BABACU PARA PAVIMENTACAO

This research deals with the carbonization and distillation of the babacu nut, including: (1) the whole coconut; (2) peeled off but retaining the seed kernel; (3) only the skin without the seed kernel. The following products were obtained: (1) coal and metallurgical coke; (2) gases and fuel for thermo-electric heating, and iron ore reduction using the direct method; (3) tar for paving and combustion; (4) pyroligneous acid for lumber immunization and sundry uses; (5) methanol. Tests with tar have been started with aview to its use for paving and heating furnaces. Crude pyroligneous acid has been tested for priming purposes. Adhesion studies have been made with tar. It is intended toconduct studies with tar for its use in soil stabilization, priming and coating. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  CETEC-Centro Tecnologico de Minas Gerais

  Av Candido Silveira 2000
  Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais,   Brazil 
• Authors:
  • Vivacqua, A J
  • Agnelo, P
  • Almeida, P
• Publication Date: 1979

Language

• Portuguese

Media Info

• Pagination: 48 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adhesion; Coatings; Distillation; Oils; Pavements; Primers; Seal coats; Seeds; Soil stabilization; Tar; Tests; Vegetation
• Old TRIS Terms: Priming
• ITRD Terms: 5942: Adhesion; 3612: Coating; 7162: Distillation; 3689: Soil stabilization; 4984: Tar; 6255: Test; 2913: Waterproofing course (in the road structure)
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; Materials; Pavements; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00335778
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Instituto de Pesquisas Rodoviarias
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 22 1981 12:00AM