Storage Stability of Waste Tire Pyrolytic Char–Modified Asphalt Binders: Rheological and Chemical Characterization

Author(s):  
Abhinay Kumar ◽  
Rajan Choudhary ◽  
Ankush Kumar
PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248465
Author(s):  
Abhinay Kumar ◽  
Rajan Choudhary ◽  
Ankush Kumar

Pyrolysis has gained a strong interest in recent times for sustainable treatment and recovery of energy-rich products from different wastes including plastic. Waste plastic pyrolytic char (PPC) generated as a carbonaceous by-product in the pyrolysis process, is gaining attention as an asphalt binder modifier. Adequate thermal storage stability is an essential requirement for a modified asphalt binder to ensure that the composite offers integrity and homogeneous properties during its storage, handling and transportation in the field. The objective of this study was to evaluate and characterize the thermal storage stability properties of PPC modified binders. PPC modified asphalt binders were fabricated and evaluated at multiple dosages of sulfur as a cross-linking agent. In addition to the conventionally used softening point difference (SPD), characterization of thermal storage stability was attempted using rheology-based separation indices (SIs) derived through temperature sweep, frequency sweep, and multiple stress creep and recovery (MSCR) tests. These rheological SIs were based on complex modulus (G*), Superpave rutting parameter (G*/sin δ), Shenoy rutting parameter (SRP), zero shear viscosity (ZSV), and MSCR Jnr (at three stress levels 0.1, 3.2 and 10 kPa). Two formulations of each rheology-based separation index were studied: (1) ratio, and (2) maximum-average difference formulations. The temperature and frequency dependencies of rheological SIs were also evaluated. Further, the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to characterize storage stability by comparing the chemical functionalities of the PPC modified binders. A 0.3% dosage of sulfur was found to produce the best results considering all SPD, rheology-based SIs and FTIR. Principal component analysis showed that the ratio and maximum-average formulations had similar contributions to the first principal component accounting for more than 99% of the variability.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 3073
Author(s):  
Abbas Mukhtar Adnan ◽  
Chaofeng Lü ◽  
Xue Luo ◽  
Jinchang Wang

This study has investigated the impact of graphene oxide (GO) in enhancing the performance properties of an asphalt binder. The control asphalt binder (60/70 PEN) was blended with GO in contents of 0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, and 2.5%. The permanent deformation behavior of the modified asphalt binders was evaluated based on the zero shear viscosity (ZSV) parameter through a steady shear test approach. Superpave fatigue test and the linear amplitude sweep (LAS) method were used to evaluate the fatigue behavior of the binders. A bending beam rheometer (BBR) test was conducted to evaluate the low-temperature cracking behavior. Furthermore, the storage stability of the binders was investigated using a separation test. The results of the ZSV test showed that GO considerably enhanced the steady shear viscosity and ZSV value, showing a significant contribution of the GO to the deformation resistance; moreover, GO modification changed the asphalt binder’s behavior from Newtonian to shear-thinning flow. A notable improvement in fatigue life was observed with the addition of GO to the binder based on the LAS test results and Superpave fatigue parameter. The BBR test results revealed that compared to the control asphalt, the GO-modified binders showed lower creep stiffness (S) and higher creep rate (m-value), indicating increased cracking resistance at low temperatures. Finally, the GO-modified asphalt binders exhibited good storage stability under high temperatures.


2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (7-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Nazrul Hakimi Ibrahim ◽  
Nur Izzi Md. Yusoff ◽  
Norliza Mohd Akhir ◽  
Muhamad Nazri Borhan

This study was conducted to investigate the physical properties and storage stability of the 80/100 penetration grade asphalt modified with geopolymer. In this research, fly ash and alkali activators, namely sodium silicate (Na2SiO3) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH), were used as geopolymer components. The penetration, Ring and Ball softening point, ductility, and viscosity tests were conducted to determine the physical properties of geopolymer modified asphalt (GMA). Five samples of asphalt binders with varying percentages of geopolymer, namely 0, 3, 5, 7 and 9%, by weight of asphalt binder were studied. Results show that geopolymer has good compatibility with asphalt binder. The addition of geopolymer into asphalt binder resulted in improved permanent deformation resistance of the modified binder compared to that of the conventional asphalt. In conclusion, geopolymer could be considered as a potential alternative in the modification of the properties of asphalt binder.


2021 ◽  
Vol 106 ◽  
pp. 102822
Author(s):  
Ashiru Sani ◽  
Khairul Anuar Shariff ◽  
Mohd Rosli Mohd Hasan ◽  
Tomohiro Ando ◽  
Hiroki Imai

Author(s):  
Hussain U. Bahia ◽  
Huachun Zhai ◽  
Andres Rangel

In a recent survey of users and producers of modified asphalts, stability and short-term aging were two of the main concerns regarding the use of modified asphalts. In an NCHRP project, a concentrated effort was put into development of revised or new testing procedures to better characterize the nature of modified asphalt and to solve some of the difficulties with using existing aging procedures developed for neat asphalts and modified asphalts. Three main procedures have been proposed to complement the existing Superpave procedures: the laboratory asphalt stability test, for measuring the storage stability of asphalt binders; the particulate additive test, for separation of particulate additives; and the modified rolling thin film oven test for short-term aging. The background behind the development of these test methods is explained, and typical data collected for a number of modified asphalts are presented. The results indicate that these tests show high promise in covering characteristics not covered by the current Superpave binder specifications and in solving some of the problems with the existing aging methods. The results also indicate that the behavior of modified binder can be very complex and that the method of data interpretation is very critical.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Saeed Fatemi ◽  
Jafar Bolouri Bazaz ◽  
Seyed Ali Ziaee

Asphalt mixes encounter different distress during the life cycle of asphalt pavements, among which rutting and fatigue failure are prominent. Moreover, the addition of environmentally friendly modifiers into the asphalt binder to increase the performance of asphalt mixes has been a challenging phenomenon for researchers. Calcium lignosulfonate (CL) is a waste material that is a by-product of the wood industry. In this paper, the impact of the calcium lignosulfonate on the rutting and fatigue performance of the asphalt binder was investigated. For this purpose, the Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) was utilized to run the Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR) test and evaluate G ∗ /sinδ and G ∗ ·sinδ indices for the asphalt binder containing different percentages of CL. The elastic recovery test was also conducted on the asphalt binder. In order to analyze the thermal storage stability of CL-modified asphalt binders, the storage stability test was considered. The Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope test showed that using CL as a binder modifier makes the texture of the asphalt binder spongy and porous. The conventional test results indicated that increasing the CL amount in the asphalt binder led to an increase in the stiffness of the asphalt binder. The rheological test results showed that the rutting resistance of the asphalt binder improved by adding up to 15% of the CL powder; however, the fatigue performance and the elasticity of the asphalt binder declined by increasing the CL content in the asphalt binder. The storage stability test revealed that the dispersion of CL in the asphalt binder was uniform; moreover, the presence of CL in the asphalt binder could not adversely affect the thermal storage stability of the modified asphalt binder.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Esraa J Al-mousawi ◽  
Rashaa H Al-Rubaee ◽  
Ammar A Shubber

Recently, polymer -nanocomposites were used to manufacture durable asphalt mixtures to replace the polymer modified binder, because of the remarkable properties and unique features of nanomaterials compared to conventional materials, such as their wide surface area and small dimensions, making it possible to be utilized as an additive for asphalt paving. Nanosilica particles (NS) are one of the latest minerals which likely integrate useful characteristics, such as huge surface area, good distributions, high absorption levels, high stability, and a high level of purity. Therefore, this paper is interested in studying the characteristics of nanocomposite-polymer modified asphalt. In laboratory work, a pure asphalt 60-70 penetration grade, has been modified separately with waste polypropylene polymer (WPP), and nanosillica composite polypropylene (NS/WPP) at different concentrations. As a result, two modified binders: waste polypropylene polymer- modified asphalt (WPP-MA), and nanosillica composite polypropylene modified asphalt (NSCPMA) were obtained. Traditional asphalt binder tests were performed for pure and modified binders such as penetration, ductility, flash and fire point test, softening point, and rotational viscosity. Also, storage stability test has been conducted to ensure the storage stability of binders at high temperatures. The results showed an improvement in physical properties and increase in mixing and compaction temperature due to the increase in stiffness of (NSCPMA). The results also indicated that the nanosillica composite polypropylene modified asphalt binders have good storage stability at high temperatures.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolong Zou ◽  
Aimin Sha ◽  
Biao Ding ◽  
Yuqiao Tan ◽  
Xiaonan Huang

To investigate the effects of nanoparticle content, storage time, and storage temperature on the storage stability of asphalt binders modified by nanoparticles, hot tube storage tests, softening point tests, and dynamic-shearing rheometer (DSR) tests were adopted to evaluate the properties of two kinds of nanotitanium dioxide (TiO2) modified asphalt binders. A statistical one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test was employed to analyze the effects of those variations on the storage stability of the nano-TiO2 modified asphalt binders. The results indicated that the softening point, the failure temperature, the dynamic-shear viscosity, and G⁎/sinδ of the binders increased with nanoparticle content. The storage stability of the binders decreased with nanoparticle content. The impact of storage time on the storage stability of the binders was remarkable when the storage time was more than 48 h. Moreover, the storage stability of the binders at low temperatures was better than that at high temperatures. Based on the one-way ANOVA, the size of nanoparticle had little influence on the storage stability of the nano-TiO2 modified asphalt binders in this study. Reducing the nanoparticle size cannot effectively enhance the storage stability of the nanoparticle modified asphalt binder due to the agglomeration of nanoparticle.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guocheng Su ◽  
Jiangmiao Yu ◽  
Mijash Vaidya

Breaking waste tires into crumb and adding it to asphalt as modifier to prepare asphalt rubber (AR) is an effective method to solve the waste tire problem and improve the performance of matrix asphalt. The modified asphalt has better high and low temperature performance. However, the segregation of the crumb rubber modifier (CRM) causes storage instability of the AR. At present, studies have been conducted that improving the solubility of the CRM or adding some macromolecular polymer can improve the storage stability of the AR. However, the structure and polarity of the CRM surface are rarely explored for its correlation with the storage stability of AR. In this paper, the surface structure and polarity of the CRMs was changed by four different reagents, and the properties of the ARs prepared by the CRM were measured to analyze the adhesion between the CRM and the asphalt. It is concluded that the CRM with rough porous and non-polar surface has higher storage stability due to the better interfacial adhesion, which provides a research direction for improving the storage stability of rubber asphalt.


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