Investigating the pavement performance and aging resistance of modified bio-asphalt with nano-particles

PLoS One. 2020 Sep 4;15(9):e0238817. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238817. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

Bio-asphalt binders have been proposed as replacements for traditional asphalt binders, owing to advantages such as environmental protection, low costs, and abundant resources. However, a limitation of bio-asphalt binders is that their high-temperature performance is not suitable for pavement construction. In recent years, nano-particles have been widely used to improve the pavement performance of asphalt binders, particularly the high-temperature performance. Thus, the nano-particles might also provide a positive modified effect on the high-temperature performance of bio-asphalt binders. Based on this, five types of nano-particles including SiO2, CaCO3, TiO2, Fe2O3, and ZnO are selected for the preparation of modified bio-asphalt binders, using different dosages of nano-particles and bio-oil. The high- and low-temperature performances, aging resistance, workable performance, and water stability of the nano-modified bio-asphalt binders and mixtures are investigated. The results reveal that, the high-temperature performance and aging resistance of the nano-modified bio-asphalt binders and mixtures are improved at increased nano-particle dosages, whereas their low-temperature performance is slightly weakened. The effects of the nano-particles on the workable performance and water stability are insignificant.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium Carbonate
  • Cold Temperature
  • Construction Materials*
  • Ferric Compounds
  • Hot Temperature
  • Hydrocarbons / chemistry*
  • Metal Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry
  • Silicon Dioxide

Substances

  • Ferric Compounds
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Silicon Dioxide
  • asphalt
  • Calcium Carbonate

Grants and funding

1. Jiaolong Ren: National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 51808326. www.nsfc.gov.cn The funder provide the fund to support manuscript for publication. 2. Yuanyuan Wang: National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 51808084. www.nsfc.gov.cn The funder provide the fund to support manuscript for publication. 3. Siyuan Wang: National University Student Innovation Program of China under grants 201910433060. http://www.moe.gov.cn/s78/A08/ The funder provide the fund to support manuscript for publication.