Premium
Rheology and microstructure of functionalized polymer‐modified asphalt
Author(s) -
Rojas J. M.,
Hernández N. A.,
Manero O.,
Revilla J.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.28953
Subject(s) - viscoelasticity , rheology , materials science , epoxy , composite material , polymer , microstructure , emulsion , asphalt , particle size , deformation (meteorology) , particle (ecology) , chemical engineering , oceanography , engineering , geology
Abstract Viscoelastic and morphological properties of functionalized‐polymer‐modified asphalt, FPMA, have been described as function of number of epoxy groups presented in the functionalized polymer. At low temperatures, simple viscoelastic models can predict the elastic response of FPMA at short times and its viscous behavior at long times. The increase of epoxy groups yielded an increase on activation energy for viscous deformation of FPMA, and so, on its resistance to irreversible deformations under strain cycles. From ambient to higher temperatures, emulsion model can predict rheological properties of FPMA because they behave as viscoelastic emulsions. Modification of relaxation spectrum for FPMA due to the presence of a polymer network was not as strong as in normal PMA, thus, the rheological behavior of FPMA was found similar to systems having weak networks. However, the network became stronger as the number of epoxy groups was increased. This trend was verified by morphology of FPMA. Emulsion‐like structure was observed for all FPMA but differentiating each other by the polymer particle size. It was also observed that increase on epoxy groups, polymer particle size in the FPMA decreased, and higher stability at 180°C of FPMA was observed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010