The Rheological Properties of Trinidad Asphaltic Materials Blended with Waste Cooking Oil

The influence of waste cooking oil (WCO) on the performance characteristics of asphaltic materials indigenous to Trinidad, namely, Trinidad Lake Asphalt (TLA), Trinidad Petroleum Bitumen (TPB), and TLA : TPB (50 : 50) blend, was investigated to deduce the applicability of the WCO as a performance enhancer for the base asphalt. The rheological properties of complex modulus (G∗) and phase angle (δ) were measured for modified base asphalt blends containing up to 10% WCO. The results of rheology studies demonstrated that the incremental addition of WCO to the three parent binders resulted in incremental decreases in the rutting resistance (decrease inG∗/sinδvalues) and increases in the fatigue cracking resistance (decrease inG∗sinδvalue). The fatigue cracking resistance and rutting resistance for the TLA : TPB (50 : 50) blends were between those of the blends containing pure TLA and TPB. As operating temperature increased, an increase in the resistance to fatigue cracking and a decrease in the rutting resistance were observed for all of the WCO modified asphaltic blends. This study demonstrated the capability to create customized asphalt-WCO blends to suit special applications and highlights the potential for WCO to be used as an environmentally attractive option for improving the use of Trinidad asphaltic materials.

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Effect of Waste Engine Oil and Waste Cooking Oil on Performance Improvement of Aged Asphalt

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app9091767 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. 1767 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Haibin Li ◽

Bo Dong ◽

Wenjie Wang ◽

Guijuan Zhao ◽

Ping Guo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Rheological Properties ◽

Waste Cooking Oil ◽

Engine Oil ◽

Asphalt Binders ◽

Cooking Oil ◽

Waste Engine Oil ◽

Physical Chemical ◽

Pavement Recycling ◽

Aged Asphalt ◽

Cyclic Utilization

In order to explore the applicability of waste engine oil and waste cooking oil used in aged asphalt, the effect of waste engine oil and waste cooking oil on aged asphalt recycling was studied through the analysis of the improvement of its physical, chemical, and rheological properties. Six aged asphalt binders with different aging times were obtained by indoor test simulation using the Thin Film Oven Test at 163 °C. Then, waste engine oil and waste cooking oil with five different dosages were added to investigate improvement performances. The results clearly demonstrated that waste engine oil and waste cooking oil could soften and recover the work ability of aged asphalt effectively. Furthermore, the physical, chemical, and rheological performances of six aged asphalts could be improved to normal level of virgin asphalt if the content of waste engine oil or waste cooking oil was suitable. The rheological properties of aged asphalt with waste cooking oil had better improvement than that with waste engine oil. Overall, the good applicability would provide waste oil a much wider service range in asphalt pavement recycling field. It also provided a method of developing new rejuvenating agent with the two waste oils to achieve complex synergism effect. Moreover, it realized the waste cyclic utilization and environmental protection.

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