Determination of Paraffin Wax Content by Distillation

Procedure for determining the paraffin wax content of bitumen and bituminous binder

Consisting of a distillation unit with a 100 ml distillation flask with cork stopper, 100 ml Erlenmeyer flask with a bored cork stopper, glass vessel, gas burner, support stand and adjustable table; liquid cooling bath with sockets for external cooling unit or adding directly in the bath with solid carbon dioxide, cover for accommodate: 3 test tubes Ø38×160 mm 29/32 with wash bottle, 3 test tubes Ø38×160 mm with a spout and bored cork stopper, two openings one for insertion for solid carbon dioxide and one for insertion of thermometer; filtration unit with a 500 ml suction flask, 500 ml glass wash bottle, funnel Ø70×200 mm and vacuum manometer with valve