scholarly journals Effects of Amorphous Poly Alpha Olefin (APAO) and Polyphosphoric Acid (PPA) on the Rheological Properties, Compatibility and Stability of Asphalt Binder

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 2458
Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Pei ◽  
Weiyu Fan

High production costs and poor storage stability have become important constraints in the manufacture of modified asphalt binder. To simplify the production process and reduce the production cost, amorphous poly alpha olefin (APAO) and polyphosphoric acid (PPA) were applied to prepare highly stable modified asphalt binder. The influence of APAO/PPA on the temperature sensitivity, rheological property, storage stability, compatibility and microstructure of neat binder were studied by rotational viscosity (RV), dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), bending beam rheometer (BBR) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The results show that the incorporation of APAO/PPA reduced the temperature sensitivity of neat binder. The combined effect of APAO/PPA contributed to the improvement in deformation resistance, which was evidenced by the increase in failure temperature and percent recovery. However, the compound modification of APAO/PPA decreased the binder’s low-temperature performance. APAO strengthened the fatigue resistance of the binder, while PPA reduced the anti-fatigue performance. Composite modified asphalt binder with superior storage stability could be prepared, which was confirmed by the desired Cole–Cole plots and fluorescence imaging. Furthermore, chemical and physical reactions occurred during the APAO/PPA modification process. Overall, 2 wt.% (weight percentage) APAO and 1.5 wt.% PPA are recommended for the production of modified asphalt binder with remarkable rheological performance and storage stability.

2014 ◽  
Vol 898 ◽  
pp. 350-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Dong Wu

The paper evaluate asphalt modified effects by PPA.The relationship of performance is compared between SBS modified asphalt and modified asphalt with different proportion SBS and different proportion PPA by tests such as the Penetration, Softening point, Ductility, viscosity and performance index of after aging RTFOT and after aging PAV. Results showed that 4%SBS and 1.5% PPA modified asphalt binder provided road performance as well as 5%SBS only binder. It is remarkable effect for improving road performance of PPA modified asphalt on high temperature, anti-aging, storage stability.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (17) ◽  
pp. 3679
Author(s):  
Juan Xie ◽  
Yongning Zhang ◽  
Yueming Yang ◽  
Yunlong Ma ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
...  

Poor storage stability is a key problem restricting the rapid development and wide application of rubber-modified asphalt binder, and activation of rubber has shown good prospects to solve this problem. In this study, two activation methods, coating by polyamide 6 and grafting by acrylamide, were introduced to treat crumb rubber. Then the activated rubber was added to base asphalt binder to prepare modified asphalt binder. The chemical structure and morphology of rubber powder before and after activation and of asphalt binder before and after modification were characterized by Fourier transformation infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The conventional and rheological properties and storage stability were analyzed to reveal the influence of activation method on the performance of asphalt binder. The results showed that after being activated, the surface of the rubber is loose and rough. A chemical reaction did not occur during activation by polyamide but occurred during activation by acrylamide. The activation of the rubber effectively improved the high- and low-temperature performance, and the softening difference decreased by 79.8%. This is because the interaction between rubber and asphalt binder was enhanced through activation of rubber, and grafting activation had better effect due to the chemical reaction between the basic amide groups of acrylamide and acid groups of asphalt binder.


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.


Bitumen modification is done to enhance the properties of bitumen related to elasticity, temperature susceptibility, softening point etc. This research intends to assess the effects of natural rubber latex (NRL) in liquid form as a bitumen modifier. Conventional tests, temperature susceptibility and phase separation due to hot storage were investigated using two separate mixing speeds of 1200 and 1300 revolution per minutes (rev/min). Morphology due to the addition of NRL has also been explored utilizing Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). NRL was incorporated into the bitumen by weight of the binder for the modification at three different amounts (i.e. 3%, 5% and 6%). Based on the softening point, penetration value, temperature susceptibility and storage stability the latex-modified asphalt binder were analyzed. Results of the investigation showed that owing to enhancement in viscoelastic properties, the latex-modified asphalt binder will not undergo phase separation during hot temperature storage. Meanwhile, a uniform dispersed network was indicated by the morphological analysis with the presence of three phases of para, peri and cata. It can be deduced from the results obtained that the latex-modified asphalt binders will perform better in terms of softening point, penetration value and susceptibility due to temperature.


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