Preparation and properties of butyl reclaimed rubber modified asphalt
Asphalt was modified with butyl desulphurized rubber,so the butyl desulphurized rubber modi-fied asphalt was prepared.The pavement performance and microstructure of asphalt were analyzed by con-ventional physical parameters,high temperature rheology,fluorescence microscopy,Fourier infrared spec-troscopy and glass transition temperature.The results showed that with the increase of R-IIR content,the softening point,viscosity at 135 ℃ and viscosity at 175 ℃ of modified asphalt gradually increase,but the softening point begin to decrease when the content was greater than 35%,the optimum content of R-IIR is 35%based on the analysis of temperature sensitivity and storage stability;the addition of R-IIR greatly improves the stability of asphalt at high temperature;with the increase of the content,the dissolution of R-IIR in asphalt is a process from simple swelling to the formation of a rigid network structure.When the content is greater than 35%,R-IIR is unevenly dispersed and precipitated in asphalt;during the modifica-tion of asphalt by R-IIR,there are not only simple physical changes,but also chemical changes recombi-nation with asphalt after R-IIR crosslinking bond is broken;the glass transition temperature of asphalt is increased with the addition of R-IIR.