Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Highway and Traffic Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Environmental, Univesiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja 86400, Johor, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Geotechnics & Transportation, School of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Johor, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Building and Construction Engineering, Technical College of Mosul, Northern Technical University, Mosul 41001, Iraq
  • 4 School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University, Perth 6102, Australia
  • 5 Department of Engineering Management, College of Engineering, Prince Sultan University (PSU), Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
  • 6 Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bangi 43600, Selangor, Malaysia
Materials (Basel), 2021 Jun 23;14(13).
PMID: 34201413 DOI: 10.3390/ma14133482

Abstract

The reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) has become a moderately common practice in most countries; Hence, rejuvenating materials with RAP have earned publicity in the asphalt manufacturers, mainly due to the increasing raw material costs. In this study, the crumb rubber (CR) and waste frying oil (WFO) utilized as waste materials to restore the properties and enhance the rutting resistance of the RAP. Several physical, rheological, chemical properties of bituminous binders were tested. The result showed that the RAP bituminous binders incorporating WFO and CR decreased softening points and the increased penetration value; these translate to an increase in penetration index. Moreover, the viscosity of the WFO/CR combination reclaimed asphalt pavement binder showed better workability and stiffness, as well as a low storage stability temperature (less than 2.2 °C) with an acceptable loss upon heating. Without chemical reaction was observed between the waste-frying oil with the rubberized binder and the reclaimed asphalt pavement binder. Additionally, the WFO/CR rheological properties combined with the reclaimed asphalt pavement binder were comparable to the control sample. The incorporation of CR with WFO as a hybrid rejuvenator enhanced the rutting resistance. Therefore, the presence of WFO/CR has a considerable influence on the RAP binder properties while preserving a better environment and reducing pollution by reusing waste materials.

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