The performance of Agbabu natural bitumen modified with polyphosphoric acid through fundamental and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic investigations

Nigeria is greatly endowed with large deposit of natural bitumen at Agbabu, Ondo State. The country was reported to have a proven reserve of about 42.47 billion tonnes of bitumen, a quantity which is estimated to be second largest in the world but yet to be explored for economic purposes. However, l...

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Main Authors: Ojeyemi M. Olabemiwo, Akintomiwa O. Esan, George O. Adediran, Hassan O. Bakare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509516300201