What is BS EN 12697-3 - Bitumen recovery with rotary evaporator about?
BS EN 12697 is a European Standard that discusses test methods for bituminous mixtures. The main objective of the BS EN 12697 series is to maintain structural integrity of your engineering works.
BS EN 12697-3 is the third part of the series that describes a test method for the recovery of soluble bitumen from bituminous mixtures used in road, airfield or similar pavements in a form suitable for further testing. The test can be undertaken on either loose or compacted asphalt materials. The procedure is suitable for the recovery of paving grade bitumens, for which materials this European Standard is the reference method. The fractionating column procedure is the ...