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Publication Number:  FHWA-HRT-18-043    Date:  May 2018
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-18-043
Date: May 2018

 

Field Analysis of Asphalt Binders for Recycled Engine Oil Bottoms (REOB) Using Handheld XRF Spectrometers

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Publication No.: FHWA-HRT-18-043
FHWA Contact: Terry Arnold, HRDI-10, terry.arnold@dot.gov,
202–493–3305.

Objective

This TechBrief presents an analytical procedure by which asphalt binders can be analyzed for their content of Recycled Engine Oil Bottoms (REOB) in field locations using handheld battery-operated x-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometers.

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