in any proportions in concentrations which may range from 55 to 75 by weight but preferably in a range from 60 to 70 by weight of the total composition of such initial asphalt emulsions water concentration may range from 20 to 50 by weight but preferably from 25 to 35 approximately by weight of the total composition of such initial asphalt emulsions compounds of utility in emulsifying said oily phase in the aqueous phase are those emulsifiers indicated by their respective manufacturers as being capable of forming water in oil emulsions of a cationic nature such as emulsifiers based on tetramines of fatty acids of animal or vegetable origin quaternary ammonium salts of fatty acids of animal or vegetable origin but preferably compounds based on polyamines or imidazolines of fatty acids or balanced mixtures of both at concentrations ranging from 0 5 to 2 0 by weight but preferably from approximately 0 9 to 1 5 by weight of the total composition of such initial asphalt emulsions to protonate and activate the emulsifiers based on amines comprising the compositions of the present invention the following acids are of utility industrial grade acetic acid industrial grade phosphoric acid food grade phosphoric acid or industrial grade monosodium orthophosphate in.