Warm mix additives

Superior warm mix additive for excellent adhesion and compaction support

Wetfix® BE is a highly reliable and effective additive that has been used in the asphalt industry for 30 years. It has been successfully applied in projects in more than 15 countries worldwide, including the United Kingdom, the Scandinavian countries, Germany, and countries in Central Asia.

With the increasing shift towards warm mix asphalt, Wetfix® BE is recommended and enables our customers to improve worker safety and environmental protection by ensuring lower temperatures and reducing fume formation.

The product has been extensively tested and applied over the years and has consistently demonstrated excellent adhesion and compaction, even at lower temperatures.

Versatile warm-mix additives
• Liquid – with more than 60% biogenic content
• Ensures better workability and easier compaction
• No volatility at high temperatures
• High passive adhesion
• Low dosage and low handling costs

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Solvents, essential in multiple industries, act as versatile substances for dissolving, diluting, and suspending materials. From the pharmaceutical sector to manufacturing, they play a crucial role in processes such as extraction and synthesis, making them indispensable in the chemical landscape.

Wetfix® BE warm mix test

The use of warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies continues to gain popularity in Europe, driven by sustainability goals, emission reduction, and improved workability. Wetfix® BE, developed by Nouryon, is an adhesion promoter and compaction aid suitable for both warm and hot mix applications. Thanks to its active and passive adhesion properties, it ensures excellent interaction between binder and aggregate, even at lower mixing temperatures, and also offers benefits in terms of long-term durability.

Wetfix® BE
Surfactants, essential in various sectors, are compounds that alter surface tension, enabling emulsification and dispersion. They are found in everyday products such as cleaning agents, where they enhance cleaning efficiency. In industrial processes, surfactants play a key role in formulations, providing stability and functionality. Their versatile nature makes surfactants indispensable for achieving desired properties in a wide range of applications.

Vialit LT-130 is 100% BIO-BASED

Properties:
Bitumen treated with VIALIT-LT130® improves the coating of the stone aggregate and ensures good coverage, even at lower mixing temperatures. Performance is maintained even after prolonged storage in hot bitumen. Asphalt mixtures remain workable at lower temperatures and are easier to compact. This makes it possible to pave in cooler weather conditions, cover longer transport distances, and work faster.

The product contains no volatile components; therefore, odor development at higher mixing temperatures is not affected. VIALIT-LT130® ensures safe processing in the mixing plant, as it contains no hazardous substances. Dosage is flexible and can take place in the bitumen tank or directly in the bitumen line or weighing installation.

Operating principle of Vialit LT-130®
Vialit-LT130® works in two ways. It targets the soft fraction of the bitumen, the so-called maltene-resin phase, thereby lowering the viscosity. In addition, it disperses the larger solid components in the bitumen, the asphaltenes. This dual action provides a lubricating effect.

Versatile warm-mix additives
• Liquid – with more than 60% biogenic content
• Ensures better workability and easier compaction
• No volatility at high temperatures
• High passive adhesion
• Low dosage and low handling costs