| abstract |
Improved cold-applied asphalt compositions for use as sealants, cements, coatings and the like, including recycled asphalt roofing wastes, and asphalt. Recycled roofing wastes provide an excellent, although unexpected, source of temperature-stable asphalt, stabilizing filler, and reinforcing fiber, which provides compositions having exceptional performance characteristics as well as the reduction or elimination of asbestos from such compositions. Use of asphalt roofing wastes allows for recycling of a non-renewable resource and provides an environmentally-safe alternative to landfill disposal of such materials. |