PT BUTON ASPHALT INDONESIA (BAI)

Prominent Producer of Natural Asphalt

The Asbuton (Buton Asphalt)

Asbuton is the name of ROCK ASPHALT from BUTON
ISLAND South East Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Naturally occurred from the ground
Consist of high quality natural bitumen (20%) and
limestone (80%)
Two type of Asbuton : Kabungka (Hard) and Lawele (Soft)

Lawele
Lawele
Kabungka
Kabungka
Bau bau

BUTON ASPHALT INDONESIA (BAI)

on Buton island, Indonesia

PT KARYA MEGAH BUTON

Mining operations

LAWELE MINE

PT PUTINDO BINTECH
Mining operations

KABUNGKA MINE

Asbuton
Asbuton Properties
Properties
TheBitumen
TheBitumen
Asbuton

TLA

Penetration25oC,100gr,5
sec.
SofteningPoint,oC

0 4

79.5

93 99

SpecificGravity

1.05

1.39 1.44

FlashPoint,oC
Asphalten,%
NitrogenBases,%

225
51.32
5.61

33 37

Asbuton
Asbuton Properties
Properties
TheMineral
TheMineral
% passing
Kabungka
sieve
opening
Asbuton
number (micron)
4
4750
100
8
2360
99
16
1180
92
30
600
84
50
300
69
100
150
48
200
74
38
37
30
10
3

Compound
CaCO3
MgCO3
CaSO4
CaS
Water
SiO2
Al2O3 + Fe2O3
Residue

Range
81,62 - 85,27
1,98 - 2,25
1,25 - 1,70
0,17 - 0,33
1,30 - 2,15
6,95 - 8,25
2,15 - 2,84
0,83 - 1,12

ImprovingBitumenQualitywith
Asbuton
Research shows that the addition of
ASBUTON into Conventional Asphalt or Oil
Asphalt mixture can highly improve the
bitumen quality
The improved properties are:
Increased Softening Point
Improved Adhesion

RoleofAsbuton MineralinAsphalt
Mixture
Mineral asbuton, which mostly consist of LIMESTONE,
will act as a FILLER.
Fillers roles in Asphalt Mixture:
As an binder extender
To make the binder more stiff
Stiffer Binder in turn will make the mixture more resistance to
permanent deformation
Recent test on SUPERPAVE (West Track Full Scale Test)
shows that amount filler is important for coarse mix. Lack of
filler will cause premature rutting to Coarse Mix.

ASBUTON
is
is Asphalt
Asphalt Modifier
Modifier with
with dual
dual roles
roles

As a Bitumen Improver
As a High Quality Filler

Buton Rock Asphalt, or simply BRA, is

processed buton asphalt (Asbuton) so that the
bitumen is emerged from the minerals surface
and become an
ACTIVE binder
BRA

Aggregate

ApplicationofBRA
BRA is used in many asphalt mixture types such as:
-Asphalt Concrete
-Hot Rolled Sheet
-Stone Mastic Asphalt
Positioned as a Wearing Course, Binder Course or
Asphalt Base Course
Applications dose of BRA is 2% to 10%
For Hot Mix or even Cold Mix (using cutback)
Mixture Design: No change as conventional asphalt
concrete

BRAgoesdirectlytopugmillviafillersiloorfillerelevator.
Easyhandling.Noextraequipmentneeded
SCREENS:
decide on screens
efficiency
lessen the quantity of
oversize/overflow

AGGREGATES INPUT:
Water content:
decide temp heating of the drier
GRADATION DAN
ABSORPTION:
decide on bitumen content

ENERGY
heat the bitumen
up to140 Celsius
MIXER:
decide on mixing
time ->
production
capacity

ENERGY
heat the
aggregates up
to180 Celsius

TypicalAggregateGradationfor
AsphaltConcretewithBRA
Combined Gradation
(0.45 power chart)

#200

#50 #30

0.075

0.3 0.6

#16

#8

#4

3/8"

1/2"

3/4"

1"

1 1/2"

2,36

4,75

9,5

12,5

19,0

25,0

37,5

2"

100,00
90,00
80,00
70,00
60,00
50,00
40,00
30,00
20,00
10,00
0,00
1,18

50,0

PerformanceofBRA
Softening Point of Bitumen
80
67

Softening Point (celsius)

70
59.3

60
50

53.9
48.2

40
30
20
10
0
0%

10%

15%

BRA content by mass

10% + filler

PerformanceofBRA
Dynamic Stability
7000
5727.3

pass/mm

6000
5000
4000

3315.8

3000
2000
1000
0
AC

AC + 10% BRA

Gorontalo : Isimu Paguyaman (2006)

DlmKotaPalangkaRaya
KalimantanTengah

PasuruanJawaTimur(2006)

PROJECTLIST

Jawa Timur

Jateng (2008)

Pasuruan
Pasuruan Pilang (Pantura)2006

Glonggong Giriwoyo

Kejayan Purwosari (2006)

Gempol Pasuruan (2008)

Ngawi (2008)
Madiun (2008)

SulawesiTenggara(20072008)

Banyuwangi (2007)

Mataompana Todang
Bambaeya Simpang Kasipute

Gorontalo (20062008)
Isimu Paguyaman

Labundoua Pure Maligano

Paguyaman Pel.Anggrek

Maliganon Labuan

Atinggola Kwandang

Gorontalo Tuladaa

Buton
Baubau Mataompana

Bajulmati Ketapang (Bts.Kab.Banyuwangi)

Purwokerto
BatasJabar Karang Pucung

Padangan Ngawi

Purbalingga
Karang Pucung Wangon

Mantingan Ngawi

Sukoharjo

Kendari
Wolo Lausua

SulawesiTengah

Akses Bandara Kendari

Wuawua

Palu
Wosu Bungku (2007)

Ampibabo Kasimbar (2008)

Kolonodale
Tomota Bateleme Kolonodale (2007)

KalimantanTimur (2008)

Poso

Balikpapan
Kademan Kuaro

KalimantanTengah

Tompira Wosu (2007)

Palangkaraya (2006)
Jalan ImamBonjol,Arut,S.Parman,A.Yani

PangkalanBun(2008)

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