Abstract
Abstract It is known that the microstructure of polymer-modified asphalts (PMA) depends strongly of the characteristics of the polymer. The modifier polymer improves the mechanical properties of pure asphalt when used in paved roads. In this work, asphalt is modified using reactive polymers obtained via functionalization of styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene (SEBS) copolymers in solution using various amounts of benzoil peroxide (BPO) as initiator and maleic anhydride (MAH). The resulting functionalized copolymer (SEBS-g-MAH) with variable amounts of grafting (variable reactivity) is blended with the asphalt at small contents (2–4 wt. %). The amount of MAH grafting was determined by FTIR, 1HNMR, GPC, DSC and by titration with KOH, and this amount is readily correlated with the improvement of the mechanical properties and thermal stability of the asphalt. In addition, the limit of the polymer-asphalt compatibility is determined for these systems.
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