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"The system that is created through the carbonyte process is predisposed to do a lot of things that a normal asphalt sealcoat can't do, with the target being an engineered composite that corrects potential deficiencies in asphalt systems," Rayner says.

He says Raynguard heats the asphalt, then adds Bitusperse during the emulsification process. The Bitusperse deposits small ceramic particles within the asphalt particle while it's still hot. He says that when the asphalt cools the molecules retain the ceramic particles, which he says is referred to as pre-nucleating the asphalt particles.

"That process and those ceramic particles allow further enhancement of the properties of the asphalt," Rayner says.

Additives and minerals are added, and all that cross-links within the material.

"You end up with a sealer that has balanced ion charges - an equal number of positive and negative ions - and that balance maintains suspension of the asphalt, aggregate, and minerals without the use of artificial thickeners and without the use of paper fibers."

He says once the sealer is applied to the pavement, the water begins evaporating, upsetting the ion balance.