Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 325, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126793
Keywords
RAP; Blending process; Mobilization rate; Diffusion; FTIR; SEM/EDS
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- Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province [KYCX21_0496]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [B210202050]
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This study investigates the mobilization stage of reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) binder and the diffusion stage of virgin binder in the blending process between RAP and virgin binder. A blending chart relating RAP binder content to carboxyl index (CI) of blended binder was established using Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The diffusion of virgin binder was studied using the tracing method. The results showed that the proposed indicators can comprehensively evaluate the blending efficiency between RAP binder and virgin binder.
With the extensive application of hot recycling technology in maintenance of asphalt pavement, there is a concern on the blending between reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) binder and virgin binder. Two main stages, viz. the mobilization stage of RAP binder and the diffusion stage of virgin binder, in the blending process between RAP and virgin binder are investigated in this study. In order to quantify the mobilization rate of RAP binder, a blending chart relating RAP binder content to carboxyl index (CI) of blended binder was established by using Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR). The effects of RAP particle size, RAP temperature and mixing sequence were taken into account in laboratory experiment. The diffusion of virgin binder was studied by using the tracing method. Cobaltous (Co) naphthenate solution as a tracer was blended with the virgin binder. Based on the distribution of Co element in RAP binder detected by scanning electron microscope equipped with energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM/EDS), an index was proposed to quantify the diffusion degree of virgin binder. The obtained results showed that the proposed indicators could well reflect the variation of mobilization rate and diffusion degree under different test conditions and can be used to comprehensively evaluate the blending efficiency between RAP binder and virgin binder.
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