Atasağun, N. High-Temperature Rheological Properties and Storage Stability of Bitumen Modified with The Char Produced from Co-Pyrolysis of Different Wastes. Sustainability2023, 15, 8119.
Atasağun, N. High-Temperature Rheological Properties and Storage Stability of Bitumen Modified with The Char Produced from Co-Pyrolysis of Different Wastes. Sustainability 2023, 15, 8119.
Atasağun, N. High-Temperature Rheological Properties and Storage Stability of Bitumen Modified with The Char Produced from Co-Pyrolysis of Different Wastes. Sustainability2023, 15, 8119.
Atasağun, N. High-Temperature Rheological Properties and Storage Stability of Bitumen Modified with The Char Produced from Co-Pyrolysis of Different Wastes. Sustainability 2023, 15, 8119.
Abstract
By enhancing the bitumen properties with the additives produced from wastes not only can be improved the performance of flexible pavements but also can be contributed to the environment. This research aims to produce a novel pyrolytic char from different wastes and to investigate the usability of this char as an additive in bitumen. In this study, firstly, the pyrolytic char was produced from co-pyrolysis of three different wastes including waste paper cups, polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wastes. Properties of the char were determined by using CHN (carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses. The high temperature rheological properties of binders were evaluated by using DSR (dynamic shear rheometer), RV (rotational viscometer), softening point and penetration tests. Additionally, specific gravity, storage stability, high temperature performance grades (PG) and temperature susceptibilities of binders were determined. Test results showed that this pyrolytic char enhanced the high temperature properties of neat bitumen by increasing softening point, viscosity, rutting resistance and high temperature PG. And, it can be said that the bituminous binder modified with this pyrolytic char had a good storage stability when it was used at 8% ratio in neat bitumen.
Keywords
modified bitumen; co pyrolysis; char; viscosity; storage stability; wastes
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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