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Table 1 Mass Percentage and Molecular Number of Virgin, Short-Term Aged, and Long-Term Aged Asphalt [51]

From: Atomistic-scale investigation of self-healing mechanism in Nano-silica modified asphalt through molecular dynamics simulation

Fraction

Molecular

Label

Number in model

Virgin asphalt

Short-term aged asphalt

Long-term aged asphalt

Chemical formula

Mass fraction

Experimental data [64]

Chemical formula

Mass fraction

Chemical formula

Mass fraction

Saturate

Hopane

Squalene

Sa1

Sa2

4

4

C35H62

C30H62

10.7

10.6

C35H62

10.3

C35H62

C30H62

10.0

C30H62

Aromatic

DOCHN

PHPN

Ar1

Ar2

13

11

C30H46

C35H44

30.8

31.8

C30H44O

31.0

C30H42O2

C35H36O4

31.5

C35H40O2

Resin

Benzobisbenzothiophene

Pyridinohopane

Quinolinohopane

Thioisorenieratane

Trimethylbenzeneoxane

Re1

Re2

Re3

Re4

Re5

5

4

4

4

15

C18H10S2

C36H57N

C40H59N

C40H60S

C29H50O

41.9

37.3

C18H10OS2

41.9

C18H10O2S2

C36H53NO2

C40H55NO2

C40H56O3S

C29H48O2

41.4

C36H55NO

C40H57NO

C40H58O2S

C29H48O2

Asphaltene

Asphaltene-phenol

Asphaltene-pyrrole

Asphaltene-thiophene

As1

As2

As3

3

2

3

C42H54O

C66H81N

C51H62S

16.6

16.2

C42H50O3

16.8

C42H46O5

C66H67NO7

C51H54O5S

17.1

C66H73NO4

C51H58O2S