Effect of Thermal Oxygen Aging on Rheological Properties and Chemical Structure of Lignin-Modified Asphalt
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 36, Issue 9
Abstract
In recent years, lignin has received increasing attention due to its wide availability, low cost, renewability, and potential for improving the performance of asphalt pavement. The purpose of this study is to investigate the rheological properties and microscopic mechanism of modified asphalt by using different types of lignin. The effects of different aging durations on the rheological properties, as well as the chemical and morphological changes of different lignin-modified asphalts, were analyzed using dynamic shear rheometer (DSR), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The results of the rheological tests demonstrated that the addition of lignin had a positive effect on the permanent deformation of the asphalt matrix and significantly improved the rutting resistance of the asphalt at high temperatures, with the most significant change observed in enzymatic lignin. The addition of lignin improves certain fatigue resistance and good fatigue life. The chemical test results indicate that lignin, as a blending agent, can compensate for the molecular weight changes caused by the aging of the matrix asphalt when degrading, maintaining a balanced distribution of molecular weight, which is the main mechanism of resistance to thermal oxidation aging of lignin-modified asphalt.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available in a repository online in accordance with funder data retention policies; some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
This research was funded by Science and Technology Planning Project of Yun Nan Science and Technology Department (Joint Agricultural Project) (Grant No. 202101BD070001-060); Science and Technology Project of Gui Zhou Highway Bureau (Grant No. 2021QLM06); and Yunnan Provincial Department of Education Science Research Fund Project (Grant No. 2023Y0773). Meng Cai: methodology; visualization; investigation; and writing–original draft. Cheng Cheng: project administration and writing–review and editing. Jianwei Luo: validation and formal analysis. Xi Ma: supervision and funding acquisition. Tao Wang: data curation and methodology. Xiaolong Li: conceptualization and writing–review and editing.
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Volume 36 • Issue 9 • September 2024
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Received: Nov 16, 2023
Accepted: Feb 2, 2024
Published online: Jun 19, 2024
Published in print: Sep 1, 2024
Discussion open until: Nov 19, 2024
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Aging (material)
- Asphalt pavements
- Chemical properties
- Chemistry
- Design (by type)
- Deterioration
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering mechanics
- Environmental engineering
- Infrastructure
- Load and resistance factor design
- Load factors
- Material mechanics
- Material properties
- Materials characterization
- Materials engineering
- Pavements
- Rheology
- Structural design
- Thermal properties
- Thermodynamics
- Transportation engineering
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