Gilsonite is black hard resin and brittle that occurs as asphalt complexes in boarder of Turkey and Iraq.Gilsonite ore composed mainly of NSO compounds with subordinate saturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. Gilsonite powder is commonly added to drilling mud, and it is also used in asphalt paving, roofing, construction paper, paint, ink, explosives, carbon electrodes, and various fuels
Surface ore dikes range from several millimeters to more than 5 meters thick, with some stretching up to 39 kilometers, but most are less than 5 kilometers. These dikes intersect lower Eocene to Oligocene extension fractures caused by oil shale overpressure.
ATDM, founded in Turkey, owns and manufactures lump and powder rock in various mesh sizes. Fluid Loss Control (FLC) additives for oil well drilling mud control filtrate and stabilize holes in high-temperature, high-pressure (HTHP) oil wells. ATDM also makes bitumen modifiers that improve asphalt performance and stability. These modifiers are used in roof coating, building product coating, and road sealcoat crack sealing processes.
Micronized Gilsonite powder achieves a 200 mesh, and natural asphalt granules range from 10 to 70 mesh
Gilsonite drilling fluid as fluid loss control additives , shale inhibitor , filtration
We have a lot of different types of drilling fluid HTHP gilsonite because we are the biggest company in Turkey that sells gilsonite-bitumen and fluid loss control additives. Some are additives that stop fluid loss during shale inhibition, filtration control, and borehole stabilization. Each has its own set of qualities that make it useful for a different purpose. We send goods straight from the mine to over 90 countries around the world by ships, trucks, trains, and even small planes. There are different ways to package our products, such as in 50-pound or 25-kilogram multi-paper bags on pallets, bulk containers, jumbo bags, and micronized powder with a size range of 200 to 600 mesh.
We promise a consistent supply of products that are custom-made and offered in multiple packaging options. Drills use a variety of compounds, including our refined gilsonite, to cement and reduce fluid leakage. We manufacture it using a proprietary solvent extraction technology. Prior to final packaging, we do thorough mesh size checks, maintain a moisture level of approximately 1.5%, divide the particles into certain categories, and store them in large concrete silos. We will keep the goods in our covered storage room until we send them out. Our laboratories conduct extensive quality checks throughout production and accompany each order with an analysis proof to ensure it satisfies the standards.
Gilsonite in primer , mastic and enamel
Gilsonite is compatible with coating material, petroleum resin and oil, pitch and bitumen mixture, vegetable oil, and decreases material cost. It is homologue with most of the materials used in the paint, varnish, primer, mastic, enamel, and enamel industries, and at the same time is highly resistant to acid and alkali materials.
Uses of Gilsonite natural asphalt in paving and mix with asphalt
Natural asphalt is used as performance-enhancing agents for modified paving mixes to achieve higher performance grades (PG) and incorporate into an asphalt blend with no need for high shear mulling as in the case with some other modifiers.
The use of SBS (styrene-butadiene-styrene) polymers may be partially or totally replaced by, or complemented by, the presence of Gilsonite-modified bitumen. It can have higher stability, reduced deformation, reduced temperature susceptibility, and increased resistance to water stripping as compared to non-modified asphalts.
Using natural asphalt as an asphalt modifier is challenging because it is solid, making it harder to handle and incorporate into viscous bitumen.
On the other hand, a wide variety of polymers have been used as additives in bitumen compositions. For example, copolyrners derived from styrene and conjugated dienes, such as butadiene or isoprene, are particularly useful since these copolyrners have good solubility in bitumen compositions and the resulting modified bitumen compositions have good theological properties.
Using as ink stabilizer
Advantage of Gilsonite in ink: Improves run ability of printing inks in case of low ink supply Reduces water absorption of offset printing inks Improves emulsification properties Avoids scrumming Improves printing properties of metal effect inks Gilsonite prevents clotting by adhering to molecules and moving them past each other, it is giving ink a smoother flow. Gilsonite, large molecules made from chains of basic repeating units, are excellent stabilizers.
Gilsonite, with a particle size of 200 meshes, is an odorless and soluble powder in CS2 with softening point of 145C. Crude Gilsonite is not commercially marketable. Pulverized Gilsonite, or its dust, is highly volatile, so we put it in sacks as a safety measure. Derived from the surface-active fraction of petroleum, it is widely used in the ink industry to improve dye receptivity and stabilize and varnish the color of printing ink.
Gilsonite in foundry
Gilsonite is releasing gas and this gas is much higher than other normal additive which helps to release the mold easy. One of cost factors of foundry is is sand additive which Gilsonite can reduce this cost. It is unique foundry sand additive and produced for the foundry industry.An organic sand additive, it is consistently more pure than other sand additives. When used as foundry additive in cores and molds Gilsonite effectively reduces surface defects and improves the quality of the castings.
The material’s excellent flow properties allow it to require less resin to achieve the required mold core bond strength. Foundries select lustrous carbon-carrying carbonaceous additives and anti-scabbing agents as essential additives. Mixed with the sand, a suitable bonding agent additive is indispensable for any foundry. The mixture is dry and developed strength and plasticity of the foundry sands and to make the aggregate suitable for molding. The term “sand casting” can also refer to a casting produced via the sand casting process.
Use in coating and paint
Coating and painting with this material provide a high-quality finish that is brilliant and durable, making it ideal for exterior surfaces such as metal and composition roofs, fire escapes, storage tanks, piping, structural steel, and all types of iron. It can also be used on concrete, masonry, or metal sidewalls. Gilsonite coatings and paints are a blend of Gilsonite and oil-based solvent, offering excellent protection from water, sunlight, and snow.processing to sulfonated asphalt and pellets.
Our company is producer of sulfonated asphalt by Gilsonite also liquid cargo which is emulsion shape and modified gilsonite and widely using in drilling fluids. Sulphonated asphalt disperses the solid the solid expansion of drill chips.