Shell Bitumen FreshAir

March 31, 2021

Shell Bitumen offers a special additive for asphalt paving that reduces odour by 99% and specific gases (SOx, NOx) and particulate matter by 40% . This results in a more environmentally friendly product that positively impacts air quality for use in urban areas, asphalt plants and for workers paving.

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Shell Bitumen’s new technology cuts air-polluting emissions by 40%

Shell Bitumen has developed molecular technology that cuts 40% of air-polluting emissions -Kristina Smith reports Shell Bitumen is launching a new technology which drastically reduces the amount of harmful air pollutants produced when asphalt mixes are manufactured and laid on the roads. Called Shell Bitumen FreshAir, it reduces six of the seven pollutants produced by at least 40%. The seventh, ozone, is produced in too small an amount to measure changes. “The World Health Organisation has said that 90%