Researchers in Netherlands exploring use of lignin as alternative asphalt binder
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2019
In the Netherlands there are now test roads and cycle paths that are paved with a bitumen-like product made from the natural binder lignin. Bitumen is a very thick liquid form of crude oil. It does occur naturally, but the stuff used as a binder in asphalt is a by-product of oil refining.
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