scholarly journals Effect of Gilsonite Use on Storage Stability of Styrene-butadiene-styrene Modified Bitumen

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkut Yalcın ◽  
Muhammed Ertuğrul Çeloğlu ◽  
Mustafa Akpolat ◽  
Özge Erdoğan Yamaç ◽  
Taner Alataş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Storage Stability ◽  
Performance Level ◽  
Asphalt Pavements ◽  
Modified Bitumen ◽  
Rotational Viscometer ◽  
Rich Phase ◽  
Modified Binders ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) polymer is one of the most preferred additives to improve performance in hot mix asphalt pavements. The storage instability, in other words, the separation of a polymer-rich phase from the bitumen-rich phase in the course of storage and transportation is one of the prevalent problems in SBS modified bitumen. The present study attempted to obtain modified bitumen at the same performance level with the SBS modified bitumen, but stable with respect to the storage stability. For this purpose, both SBS and American Gilsonite (AG) were used in modified bitumen production. It was determined that modified bitumen at the same performance level was obtained with the use of 5 % SBS or 18 % AG in bitumen modification. It was also determined that the performance levels of the modified bitumen obtained with the use of 2 % SBS + 13 % AG, 3 % SBS + 10 % AG and 4 % SBS + 6 % AG were similar. Additionally, 2 %, 3 % and 4 % SBS modified bitumen were used for the assessment of storage stability properties of the SBS modified binders. These 8 different modified bitumen samples were tested for storage stability based on the EN 13399 standard. Penetration, softening point, rotational viscometer, bending beam rheometer, and dynamic shear rheometer tests were conducted on the samples. Based on all conducted tests, it was determined that more stable binders were obtained with the use of AG and SBS in terms of storage stability compared to solely SBS modified bitumen.

scholarly journals Improving Storage Stability and Physicochemical Performance of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene Asphalt Binder Modified with Nanosilica

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (21) ◽  
pp. 8968
Author(s):  
Nonde Lushinga ◽  
Liping Cao ◽  
Zejiao Dong ◽  
Cyriaque O. Assogba
Keyword(s):  
Storage Stability ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Asphalt Binder ◽  
Fatigue Cracking ◽  
Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Creep Recovery ◽  
Modified Binders ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

Due to storage stability drawbacks of polymer-modified bitumen (PMB), this study investigated the storage stability and physicochemical performance of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) asphalt binders (herein PMB) modified with Silicone surface-treated nanosilica (SNS). Dosages 0% (control), 1.5%, 3% and 5% SNS powder were added to PMB to prepare modified binders. Hot storage, Viscosity, Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fluorescence Microscopy (FM), Linear Amplitude Sweep (LAS), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR), and Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H-NMR) tests were conducted using modified binders. The study found that adding nanosilica powder to PMB improved storage stability, increased viscosity and complex modulus, and reduced rutting of binders. However, this bitumen modification was not beneficial to fatigue cracking. The performance improvement was because of the interaction between the polymer and nanosilica, creating a new polymer-nanosilica network which lowered the dynamics around the SNS particles, thereby reducing phase separation. Further, the Silicone Si–O–Si backbone bond present in SNS modified asphalt binder reduced temperature sensitivity thereby preventing thermal degradation at high storage temperature. Nanosilica modified binders presented well-dispersed nanosilica particles in the asphalt matrix. The modification mechanism was predominantly physical. Overall, the study concluded that nanosilica improves storage stability, rutting, and morphology of PMB binders.

Enhanced Performance of LDPE/SBS Blend Modified Asphalt through Dynamic Vulcanization

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guangtao Gao ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Yinxi Zhang ◽  
Kang Sun
Keyword(s):  
Triblock Copolymer ◽  
Storage Stability ◽  
Dynamic Shear ◽  
Dynamic Vulcanization ◽  
Rotational Viscometer ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

A blend of a Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and a Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) was mixed with an asphalt, and a storage-stable modified asphalt was prepared by dynamic vulcanization. The vulcanization characteristics of this LDPE/SBS blend-modified asphalt were studied using a strain-controlled rheometer. The vulcanization of the SBS in the blend-modified asphalt resulted in a marked increase in the torque. In addition, the physical properties of the LDPE/SBS blend-modified asphalt containing even a small quantity of sulfur were improved compared to the modified asphalt without sulfur. The storage stability of the LDPE/SBS blend-modified asphalt was also improved by the addition of sulfur. The rheological properties of the LDPE/SBS blend-modified asphalt before and after adding sulfur were characterized using a dynamic shear rheometer and a rotational viscometer.

The modification of bitumen with styrene–butadiene–styrene, ethylene vinyl acetate and varying the amount of reactive ethylene terpolymer

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 241-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyfullah Keyf
Keyword(s):  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Softening Point ◽  
Elastic Recovery ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Modified Bitumen ◽  
Penetration Index ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

In this article, 50/70 penetration grade TUPRAS bitumen was modified. Reactive elastomeric terpolymer (Elvaloy RET; DuPont Company), ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) and styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) polymers were used in bitumen modification. Set hours of the tests were applied to samples taken from the obtained modified bitumen mixture. Varying amount of reactive ethylene terpolymer with weight ratios of 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, 2.0% and 2.5% were introduced to the mixture of raw bitumen with 1.0% SBS and 1.0% EVA. Penetration, penetration index, softening point, ductility and elastic recovery tests were performed with these modified bitumen and raw bitumen. The samples of raw bitumen and modified bitumens of 2.0% Elvaloy RET, 1.0% SBS and 1.0% EVA were investigated by means of IR spectroscopy. The raw bitumen was modified with SBS, EVA and RET, and it was determined that penetration and ductility values were decreased while penetration index, softening point and elastic recovery were increased. The purpose of this study is to research the improving properties of 50/70 penetration grade–modified bitumen used in highways of Turkey. The most important characteristics (such as softening point, penetration and % elastic recovery) of new polymer-modified bitumen (NPMB) containing 2.5% EVA, 1% RET and 1% SBS were compared with eight different types of polymer-modified bitumens in Turkey (TPMB). NPMB provided all required parameters (softening point, penetration and % elastic recovery) for five different types of TPMBs (TPMB 70-16, TPMB 70-22, TPMB 76-16, TPMB 76-22 and TPMB 82-16).

Compatibility and Storage Stability of Asphalt Binder Modified by Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS) Graft Copolymer

2021 ◽  
Vol 1036 ◽  
pp. 459-470
Author(s):  
Hong Gang Zhang ◽  
Qiang Huai Zhang ◽  
Xue Ting Wang ◽  
Hua Tan ◽  
Li Ning Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Triblock Copolymer ◽  
Storage Stability ◽  
Asphalt Binder ◽  
Solubility Parameters ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Sbs Modified Asphalt ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

A styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer (SBS) was grafted with an unsaturated polar monomer (monomer A) composed of maleic anhydride (MAH) and methoxy polyethylene (MPEG) via a ring-opening reaction after epoxidizing styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock copolymer (ESBS). The microscopic changes of SBS before and after grafting has been characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectrum (FT-IR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The results revealed that the monomer A was successfully grafted on SBS backbone, and the maximum graft ratio (GR) was 20.32%. To verify the compatibility between SBS and asphalt, solubility parameters and surface free energy (SFE) of SBS, grafted SBS and asphalt were measured. It was found that the solubility parameter and SFE of grafted SBS were closer to asphalt compared with SBS. It also has been confirmed from storage stability that the temperature susceptibility of grafted SBS modified asphalt was reduced in compare with SBS modified asphalt binder. As consequence, the use of grafted copolymer can be considered a suitable alternative for modification of asphalt binder in pavement.

scholarly journals Evolution of Rheological Behaviors of Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene/Crumb Rubber Composite Modified Bitumen after Different Long-Term Aging Processes

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 2345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yangsheng Ye ◽  
Gang Xu ◽  
Liangwei Lou ◽  
Xianhua Chen ◽  
Degou Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Crumb Rubber ◽  
Modified Bitumen ◽  
High Speed Railway ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

In this study, a new type of composite modified bitumen was developed by blending styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and crumb rubber (CR) with a chemical method to satisfy the durability requirements of waterproofing material in the waterproofing layer of high-speed railway subgrade. A pressure-aging-vessel test for 20, 40 and 80 h were conducted to obtain bitumen samples in different long-term aging conditions. Multiple stress creep recovery (MSCR) tests, linear amplitude scanning tests and bending beam rheometer tests were conducted on three kinds of asphalt binders (SBS modified asphalt, CR modified asphalt and SBS/CR composite modified asphalt) after different long-term aging processes, including high temperature permanent deformation performance, resistance to low temperature thermal and fatigue crack. Meanwhile, aging sensitivities were compared by different rheological indices. Results showed that SBS/CR composite modified asphalt possessed the best properties before and after aging. The elastic property of CR in SBS/CR composite modified asphalt improved the ability to resist low temperature thermal and fatigue cracks at a range of low and middle temperatures. Simultaneously, the copolymer network of SBS and CR significantly improved the elastic response of the asphalt SBS/CR modified asphalt at a range of high temperatures. Furthermore, all test results indicated that the SBS/CR modified asphalt possesses the outstanding ability to anti-aging. SBS/CR is an ideal kind of asphalt to satisfy the demand of 60 years of service life in the subgrade of high speed railway.

The effects of base binder and styrene–butadiene–styrene structure on rutting resistance of polymer–nanocomposite asphalt mixture

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 256-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Delaviz Bayekolaei ◽  
Koorosh Naderi ◽  
Fereidoon Moghadas Nejad
Keyword(s):  
Asphalt Mixture ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposite ◽  
Asphalt Mixtures ◽  
Asphalt Binders ◽  
Rutting Resistance ◽  
Modified Asphalt ◽  
Modified Binders ◽  
Styrene Butadiene Styrene ◽  
Styrene Butadiene ◽  
Butadiene Styrene

In recent years, the use of nano materials for improving various mechanical and performance-related properties of polymer-modified asphalt binders has been growing rapidly. However, few researches investigated the effects of base binder and styrene–butadiene–styrene (SBS) structure on rutting resistance of polymer-nanocomposite-modified asphalt mixtures. This study investigated the effect of polymer–nanocomposite modification, using two different penetration grade asphalt binders and two types of SBS, on rutting properties of asphalt mixtures. Rheological properties of modified binders, Marshall stability, resilient modulus, and rut depth in wheel-tracking tests were used to evaluate the rutting performance of the modified binders and mixtures. The results indicated that both base binder type and SBS structure had significant effect on rutting resistance of polymer-nanocomposite-modified asphalt mixtures.

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