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Effect of different waste plastic modifiers on conventional asphalt performance: optimal preparation parameters determination and mechanism analysis

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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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This research was funded by the Rising Tech Star Project of Shaanxi Department of Science and Technology (No. 2019KJXX-035), Science and Technology Project of Shaanxi Department of Transportation (Nos. 19-10K and 19-28K), and Key Research and Development Projects in Shaanxi Province (No. 2022SF-328).

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  1. School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, **’an University of Science and Technology, **’an, 710054, China

    Haibin Li, Gongxin Hao, Lichang Zhou, Guijuan Zhao & Yongfei Zhang

  2. Shaanxi Transportation Holding Group Co., Ltd., **’an, 710064, China

    Sirui Wang

  3. School of Material Science and Engineering, Chang’an University, **’an, 710064, China

    Ahmed Abdulakeem Temitope

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H. L.: methodology, validation, writing—original draft, and conceptualization. G. H.: investigation, writing—review and editing, and conceptualization. L. Z.: investigation and methodology. S. W. validation and conceptualization. G. Z.: supervision and validation. Y. Z.: methodology and conceptualization. A. A. T.: methodology and resources. All the authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

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Li, ., Hao, G., Zhou, L. et al. Effect of different waste plastic modifiers on conventional asphalt performance: optimal preparation parameters determination and mechanism analysis. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 89910–89926 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-28559-w

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