Performance Improvement Effect of Asphalt Binder Using Pyrolysis Carbon Black

• Published in: Materials Vol. 15; no. 12; p. 4158
• Main Authors: Lee, Kwanho, Kim, Seongkyum
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 11.06.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: asphalt binder; Asphalt pavements; Binders (materials); Carbon; Carbon black; creep stiffness; Decomposition; Deformation effects; dynamic shear modulus; Experiments; fatigue; Fatigue cracking; Flash point tests; Fracture mechanics; Laboratory tests; Low temperature; Low temperature resistance; Manufacturers; Payback periods; Pyrolysis; pyrolysis carbon black; Recycling; Rheometers; Room temperature; Rubber; Softening; Softening points; Temperature; Tires; Viscoelasticity; Viscometers; Viscosity
• ISSN: 1996-1944; 1996-1944
• DOI: 10.3390/ma15124158

The generation of waste tires is rapidly increasing. Waste tire pyrolysis is an alternative to waste tire recycling. The main substances extracted in the waste tire pyrolysis method include oil, carbon black, and iron. In this study, carbon black from the pyrolysis of waste tires was used to modify and improve the permanent deformation properties of the asphalt binder, and 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of pyrolysis carbon black by weight were mixed in raw asphalt, which is called AP-3 and AP-5. Laboratory tests, such as the softening point test, flash point test, rotational viscometer test, dynamic shear rheometer test, and bending beam rheometer test, were carried out. The use of pyrolysis carbon black increased the softening point and rotational viscosity at 135 °C. When using 15% PCB for AP-3 and 10% PCB for AP-5, the performance improvement effect of the resistance to permanent deformation was significant. The use of pyrolysis carbon black decreased fatigue at room temperature and improved the resistance of low-temperature cracking up to −12 °C but gave poor results at −18 °C.