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ArticlePolymers2024

Evaluating Effectiveness of Multi-Component Waste Plastic Bags on Bitumen Properties: Physical, Rheological, and Aging.

Nioushasadat Haji Seyed Javadi, Soheil Heydari, Ailar Hajimohammadi

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Article in Polymers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 authors.

Nioushasadat Haji Seyed JavadiSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1057-8709
Soheil HeydariSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
Ailar HajimohammadiSchool of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-2013-0668

Funding

CRC-P Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) grant round 10 for this research.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study examines the applicability of an unknown composition waste plastic bag sample as bitumen modifier. The waste components were initially characterized to identify the type of plastics and the level of impurity. Asphalt binder performance was examined for rutting, thermal, and age resistance. The results revealed that the waste plastic bags, predominantly consisted of Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) and contained 6.1% impurities. The binder tests indicated that the waste plastic bags enhanced the rutting resistance of bitumen by one grade, with its modification more similar to LLDPE, rather than LDPE. The thermal degradation and aging properties of the modified binders demonstrated that the bitumen modified by the waste plastic bags exhibited slightly lower resistance to temperature and aging compared to virgin LDPE and LLDPE. This was attributed to the impurities contained in the waste plastic. In conclusion, the analyzed waste plastic bags proved to be suitable for use in binder modification, presenting a viable alternative to virgin LLDPE.

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asphalt bindercross-contamination of plasticsmodified bitumenpolyethylenewaste plastic bags

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PMID38932018
PMCPMC11207404

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