Abstract
The typical treatment of waste plastics has become a global environmental problem. In light of recent developments, waste plastics used as asphalt modifiers offer an efficient approach to solve this problem. This paper studied the effects of three kinds of waste plastic-modified asphalts (WPMA), with polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) as their respective modifiers, on the conventional asphalt performance. Furthermore, an orthogonal experimental design (OED) was used to determine the preparation parameters of WPMA. Thereafter, thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were employed to expound the mechanism of WPMA. It was then subsequently ascertained that the optimum preparation parameters of PP-modified asphalt (PPMA) and PE-modified asphalt (PEMA) were 170 °C, 3000 rpm, and 30 min, while the optimum preparation parameters of EVA-modified asphalt (EVAMA) were 180 °C, 3000 rpm, and 30 min. In addition, WPMA displayed better high-temperature performance and are inherently more suitable for pavement in high-temperature regions. Ultimately, this study will effectively solve the disposal of waste plastic and promote the research and application of WPMA in the future.
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