Evaluation of physical,rheological, and structural properties of vulcanized EVA/SBS modified bitumen |
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| Authors: | Zhenliang Jiang Changbin Hu Said M Easa Xiaoyan Zheng Yu Zhang |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada;3. College of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, People's Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | In this study, the performance and modification mechanism of EVA (ethylene‐vinyl‐acetate) modified (EM), EVA/SBS (Styrene‐Butadiene‐Styrene) modified (ESM), and EVA/SBS/sulfur modified (ESSM) bitumens were evaluated. The physical, rheological, morphological, and structural properties were determined before and after aging, and compared with those of base bitumen. These properties were evaluation using conventional physical methods, Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, optical microscopy, dynamic shear rheometer, and bending beam rheometer, respectively. The results showed that sulfur was useful in bitumen, EVA, and SBS modification by forming a vulcanized crosslinking polymer network. The vulcanization improved most of the physical properties of ESM bitumen, especially high‐ and low‐temperature performance, and toughness and tenacity (previously not evaluated in the literature). Meanwhile, vulcanization improved the compatibility between polymers and bitumen and increased the aging resistance of ESM bitumen. Vulcanization reactions took place without new functional groups being presented in the infrared spectrum. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134, 44850. |
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| Keywords: | EVA physical rheological SBS structural vulcanize |
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