Recommendations for predicting the durability of asphalt concrete when using an inert gas environment

Analyzing the main scientific papers and conference materials of oil industry experts on the problem of bitumen aging, it can be concluded that the basic cause of aging is the very fact of oxidation at the stage of bitumen production. New GOST standards and advanced laboratory control technologies are pushing for the introduction of new technologies, but in the Russian reality it is almost impossible to abandon oxidized bitumen, which is taken as the main starting point. If we objectively consider this issue, the aging factors that occur during the preparation of the asphalt concrete mixture play a much more significant role in the aging of bitumen than the problem of its oxidation during the production of a binder. There are many scientific papers, as well as various ways to solve this problem. Major scientists both in our country and abroad have been working on the issue of bitumen aging, but the problem is still relevant today.