RESEARCH ARTICLE
Compatibility Studies of Mixed Thermoplastic Rubber with Road Bitumen
Dmitry Makarov*, Damir Ayupov, Asia Murafa, Vadim Khozin
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2014Volume: 8
First Page: 124
Last Page: 129
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-8-124
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501408010124
Article History:
Received Date: 12/5/2014Revision Received Date: 22/7/2014
Acceptance Date: 22/7/2014
Electronic publication date: 11/7/2014
Collection year: 2014
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Abstract
This paper is devoted to the study of bitumen compatibility with mixed thermoplastic rubber designed for its modification which is three polymer mixture. Unlike most popular bitumen modifiers based on butadiene and styrene copolymers having unsaturated main chain, the proposed polymer is composed of components with saturated hydrocarbon main chain. Thus, the increased weather resistance is provided for the products and designs based on modified bitumen. The solubility of mixed thermoplastic rubber and its components separately is studied.