Binder of vegetable origin, compositions comprising same and method for reducing the amount of petroleum-based bitumen
Disclosed is a binder of vegetable origin based on modified tall-oil pitch, modified vegetable resin and optionally oil. Also disclosed are leakproofing membrane compositions, soundproofing membrane compositions, liquid sealing system compositions, asphalt mix coating compositions, asphalt coating compositions, primer compositions, varnish compositions, mastic compositions, adhesive compositions or binder emulsion compositions which comprise said binder. In addition, a method is disclosed for reducing the amount of bitumen of petroleum origin in said compositions.
1. A binder of vegetable origin comprising:
65% to 85% of a plasticizing fraction comprising a modified tall-oil pitch;
15% to 35% of a structuring fraction comprising a modified vegetable resin;
the % being % by weight relative to the weight of the binder
wherein the modified vegetable resin is a phenolic terpene resin or a fortified-rosin ester,
the fortified-rosin ester being a modified vegetable resin obtained by esterification reaction of a polyol with a fortified rosin,
the fortified rosin being a modified vegetable resin obtained by chemical reaction of Diels-Alder type of a rosin with a compound selected from acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, sorbic acid, maleic acid, or anhydride forms thereof,
the polyol esterifying the fortified rosin being selected from pentaerythritol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, glycerol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, neopentyl glycol, and mixtures thereof.
2. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein the modified tall-oil pitch is obtained by esterification of tall-oil pitch with an alcohol, a polyol or a mixture thereof, or by thermal decarboxylation of tall-oil pitch.
3. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein the modified tall-oil pitch has a residual acidity of less than 40 milligrams of KOH per gram of modified tall-oil pitch.
4. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein the modified vegetable resin has a softening point above 120° C.
5. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein the modified vegetable resin has a residual acidity of less than 80 milligrams of KOH per gram of modified vegetable resin.
6. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein said binder has a ring-and-ball temperature of from 30 to 58° C.
7. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein said binder has a needle penetrability at 25° C. of from 30 to 300 tenths of one mm.
8. A binder according to claim 1 , wherein the plasticizing fraction further comprises an oil.
9. A leakproofing membrane composition comprising:
the binder of vegetable origin according to claim 1 ;
a polymer;
a filler;
optionally an additive.
10. A soundproofing membrane composition wherein it comprises:
the binder of vegetable origin according to claim 1 ;
a filler;
optionally a polymer;
optionally an additive.
11. A liquid sealing system composition comprising:
the binder of vegetable origin according to claim 1 ;
a solvent or polymerizable plasticizer;
an additive;
a prepolymer;
optionally a filler.
12. An asphalt mix coating composition or asphalt coating composition comprising:
the binder of vegetable origin according to claim 1 ;
a polymer;
a filler and/or aggregates;
optionally an additive.
13. A primer, varnish, mastic or adhesive composition comprising:
the binder of vegetable origin according to claim 1 ;
solvent;
an additive;
optionally a polymer;
optionally a filler.
14. A binder emulsion composition comprising:
the binder of vegetable origin according to claim 1 ;
a surfactant;
a polymer;
water;
optionally an additive.