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Abstract
Calcium alginate capsules can release internal rejuvenator under cyclic loading to repair cracks and rejuvenate aged asphalt, thus being a promising preventive maintenance technology for asphalt pavement. However, this cyclic loading induced oil release pattern is passive and cannot ensure timely release of rejuvenator from the capsules at due time. In view of this, this paper prepared a kind of novel calcium alginate capsules that could release internal healing agent rapidly under microwave excitation. Calcium alginate/nano-Fe3O4 composite capsules were synthesized by sharp hole coagulation bath method. The morphology, mechanical strength, thermal stability and rejuvenator content of the capsules were characterized by a series of tests. Meanwhile, the surface temperature distribution and oil release ratio of the capsules under microwave irradiation were quantitatively analyzed. The results showed that the calcium alginate/nano-Fe3O4 composite capsules had obvious multi-chambers structure with rejuvenator encapsulated inside. The mechanical strength and thermal stability of the capsules meet the requirements of mixing and compaction of asphalt mixtures. Most importantly, the capsules could release internal rejuvenator under short time irradiation of low-frequency microwave. In short, the introduction of nano-Fe3O4 provided calcium alginate capsules an effective oil release capacity under microwave irradiation, which is expected to improve the self-healing ability of asphalt pavement containing capsules actively.
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