Evaluation of Asphalt Binder Rejuvenators for Use in Recycled Asphalt
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2021-08-01
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Edition:Final Report 02/26/19-08/25/21
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Abstract:This research evaluated the effectiveness of bio-based and petroleum-based rejuvenators in restoring the properties of asphalt binder blends and mixtures containing high content of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). The rheological and chemical evaluation of binder blends included rotational viscosity, Superpave Performance Grading (PG), Multiple Stress Creep Recovery (MSCR), and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The binder results indicated that the addition of RAP up to 50% of binder replacement to a PG 58-34 base binder resulted in increased cracking susceptibility after long-term aging, as indicated by the Glover-Rowe (G-R) parameter results. The addition of rejuvenators decreased the stiffness of the recycled asphalt binder blends and thus, improved the cracking susceptibility after long-term aging. This improvement was found as rejuvenator product dependent, and was usually influenced by the RAP content of each recycled asphalt binder blend.
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