Inventors:
Stilianos George Roussis - Brights Grove, CA
Barbara Joanne Shannon - Sarnia, CA
Biddanda Umesh Achia - Swedesboro NJ
Olga Puzic - Sarnia, CA
Assignee:
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company - Annandale NJ
International Classification:
G01N 3300
US Classification:
436139, 436173, 436 25, 436 29, 436 30
Abstract:
This invention relates to the selection of a crude oil or crude oil blend for the production of high-performing paving asphalt based on molecular composition of the asphalt and of the parent crude oil or crude oil blend based, at least in part, on high resolution mass spectrometric measurements and relationships to rheological properties.