Aging properties and aging mechanism of activated waste rubber powder modified asphalt binder based on rheological properties and micro-characterization

doi:10.1007/s11709-023-0938-1

Front. Struct. Civ. Eng.

2023, Vol. 17

Issue (4) : 625-636 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-023-0938-1

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Aging properties and aging mechanism of activated waste rubber powder modified asphalt binder based on rheological properties and micro-characterization

Peipei KONG¹, Gang XU¹, Liuxu FU¹, Xianhua CHEN¹(

), Wei WEI²

¹. School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China
². School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China

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Abstract

The research and development of high-performance pavement materials has been intensified owing to the demand for long-life pavements. This study is performed to develop a novel pavement material using waste rubber powder, waste lubricating by-product (LBP), and asphalt. Subsequently, the aging properties and aging mechanism of activated waste rubber powder modified asphalt (ARMA) are investigated based on its rheological properties and micro-characterization. The rheological results show that, compared with waste rubber powder modified asphalt (RMA), ARMA offers a higher aging resistance and a longer fatigue life. A comparison and analysis of the rheological aging parameters of ARMA and RMA show that LBP activation diminishes the aging sensitivity of ARMA. The micro-characterization result shows that the aging of ARMA may be caused by the fact that LBP-activated waste rubber powder is more reactive and can form a dense colloidal structure with asphalt. Therefore, the evaporation loss of asphalt light components by heat and the damage to the colloidal structure by oxygen during the aging process are impeded, and the thermal-oxidative aging resistance of ARMA is improved.

Keywords rubber powder modified asphalt aging mechanism rheological characterization

Corresponding Author(s): Xianhua CHEN

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^* These authors contributed equally to this work.

Just Accepted Date: 10 February 2023 Online First Date: 19 May 2023 Issue Date: 25 June 2023

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Peipei KONG,Gang XU,Liuxu FU, et al. Aging properties and aging mechanism of activated waste rubber powder modified asphalt binder based on rheological properties and micro-characterization[J]. Front. Struct. Civ. Eng., 2023, 17(4): 625-636.

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Tab.1 Physical properties of LBP

Tab.2 Main technical specifications of waste rubber powder

Fig.1 Preparation procedures of ARMA/RMA.

Tab.3 Technical specifications of 70# asphalt, ARMA, and RMA

Fig.2 (a) Complex modulus and (b) phase angle of ARMA and RMA vs. frequency at 60 °C.

Fig.3 (a)

G *

/sinδ and (b)

G *

·sinδ values of ARMA and RMA vs. frequency at 60 °C.

Fig.4 LAS parameters: (a) damage intensity and (b) fatigue life of ARMA and RMA with different aging levels.

Fig.5 Changes in rheological aging index before and after ARMA and RMA aging: (a)

G A I ∗

; (b) P_AI; (c) R_AI; (d) F_AI; (e) C_AI.

Fig.6 (a) Saturate content; (b) aromatic content; (c) resin content; (d) asphaltene content of 70# asphalt, RMA, and ARMA with different aging degrees.

Tab.4 FT-IR absorption peaks of ARMA and RMA

Fig.7 (a) FT-IR spectra of ARMA and RMA with different aging degrees; (b) regional FT-IR spectra of ARMA and RMA with different aging degrees.

Fig.8

C A I ′

, S_AI, and B_AI values of modified asphalt under different aging conditions.

Fig.9 Thermal aging mechanism of (a) RMA; (b) ARMA.

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