Thermodynamic Properties of Aggregate Coated by Different Types of Waste Plastic: Adhesion and Moisture Resistance of Asphalt-Aggregate Systems
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 35, Issue 8
Abstract
The utilization of acidic aggregates in hot-mix asphalt (HMA) is often inevitable due to the limited supply of locally available aggregates, posing a potential threat of moisture damage to asphalt pavements. In this regard, the use of urban waste plastic to coat the low-quality aggregates is a promising way to improve the moisture resistance. This study fundamentally evaluated the compatibility between asphalt and plastic-coated aggregate by measuring surface energy, and for the first time compared the effects of different types of waste plastic including high-density polyethylene (HDPE), low-density polyethylene (LDPE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and polypropylene (PP). The plastic-coating significantly altered the chemistry of aggregate surface by increasing the nonpolar components and reducing the polar components. Such changes remarkably increased the dry adhesion energy between asphalt and aggregate and enhanced the wettability of aggregate. For the acidic aggregates, the polymeric treatment could decrease the value of wet adhesive, which indicated the debonding tendency in the presence of water was reduced. Finally, the energy ratios of the asphalt-aggregate combinations significantly increased by the surface pretreatment, which proved the effect of waste plastic coating on improving the moisture damage resistance of asphalt mixtures. By comparison, the HDPE coating was the most effective way to enhance the compatibility with asphalt, followed by PP and LDPE coatings. The PVC and PET coatings were investigated as the least effective way. This study cannot only contribute to the potential large-scale utilization of waste plastic but also remove the obstacles of using large quantities of acidic natural aggregate in asphalt pavements.
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Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Received: Sep 24, 2022
Accepted: Jan 20, 2023
Published online: May 31, 2023
Published in print: Aug 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Oct 31, 2023
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