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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

The Road Performance, VOCs Emission Behavior, and Emission Mechanism of Rubber Powder/SBS-Modified Asphalt.

Xuyan Song, Shengsen Li, Menghao Wang, Pengcheng Shi, Fucheng Guo, Ziyang Zhang

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors.

Xuyan SongSchool of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China.
Shengsen LiSchool of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China.
Menghao WangSchool of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China.
Pengcheng ShiSchool of Civil Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215011, China.
Fucheng GuoSchool of Civil Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou 730070, China.ORCID 0009-0008-0534-4271
Ziyang ZhangSchool of Civil Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.

Funding

The Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China 25KJB580015The Natural Science Foundation Youth Project of the Jiangsu Provincial of China BK20250986
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To reduce volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions from rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt under high temperatures, the key road performance characteristics of asphalt modified with different proportions of rubber powder/SBS were investigated. The optimal rubber powder proportion was determined. The VOCs emission behavior of rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt before and after desulfurization was compared and analyzed using headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The VOCs emission mechanisms were revealed through microstructural testing. The results showed that the rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt exhibited good road performance with the optimal rubber powder content of 15%. As more rubber powder was added, the total VOCs emissions increased. Desulfurized rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt demonstrated superior performance in controlling harmful VOCs emissions. Undesulfurized rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt released more complex and toxic components compared to desulfurized rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt. The content of xylene was significantly higher than desulfurized rubber powder. Infrared spectroscopy analysis further validated the GC-MS results. Consistency in functional group changes was shown by both methods. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the original cross-linked network of the adhesive powder was disrupted by desulfurization treatment. Interfacial activity and dispersion of the particles were enhanced. This led to the establishment of a more stable structural system and a reduction in VOCs emissions. Therefore, road performance was ensured, and VOCs emissions were significantly reduced by desulfurized rubber powder/SBS modified asphalt. This expands the utilization rate of waste rubber powder and reduces its environmental pollution.

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emission mechanismmodified asphaltroad performancevolatile organic compoundswaste rubber powder

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PMID41374104
PMCPMC12692956

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