Mission Statement: To process waste asphalt in an environmentally safe manner by transforming it into commercially useful Fuel Oil. It is a process using cold water and VaporRemed, a bioremediation product. The process does not affect the environment nor contributes to Emissions in the air.
Our studies on the bioremediation of waste asphalt showed that the asphalt is broken down into a free-floating oil. However, if the asphalt material is pretreated with a solvent, the production of fuel was expedited.
According to the data available, in the USA alone more than 70 million tons of waste asphalt is generated annually. More than 11 million tons of waste roof shingles are added to the waste annually. Asphalt is a material difficult to degrade in the landfill and hence it is prohibited to dispose of the waste asphalt and shingles in the landfills.
In Canada, in addition to the waste asphalt, the country has large resources of ‘Tar sands’ also known as ‘Oil sands’ another source of asphalt. Studies were successfully carried out with oil sands to record the production of fuel oil.
Fuel Oil produced from each of the sources indicated that the quality of the fuel was closer to Low sulfur No. 4 Fuel oil and may not need any refining.
“Production of fuel oil from waste asphalt roof shingles in a sustainable manner.” (2021): Paper Presented at 37th Annual Conference on Soils, Sediments, Water and Energy, 2021