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2018-01-01

Bitumen modified with recycled polyurethane foam for employment in hot mix asphalt

Betún modificado con espuma de poliuretano reciclada para empleo en mezclas bituminosas en caliente

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polyurethane foam, waste product, bitumen modifier, hot mix asphalt, polymer modified bitumen (en)
espuma de poliuretano, residuo, modificador de betún, mezcla bituminosa en caliente, betún modificado con polímeros (es)

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A wide variety of modifiers have been applied to bitumen in order to enhance their properties and performance. Among them, polymers have been mainly used. The aim of this paper is to assess the use of polyurethane foam waste as a bitumen modifier for hot mix asphalts. The polyurethane foam is a by-product of the manufacturing of polyurethane for thermal insulation. From a bitumen with a penetration grade of 50/70, various samples with percentages of waste material in weight ranging from 1% to 5% were produced and tested. Samples with 5% of waste material or more became rough and were refused due to their poor workability. A bituminous mixture with modified bitumen with a 4% of polyurethane was manufactured and compared with a sample with the same aggregates and original bitumen. Results in Marshall test showed that a mix with polymer modified bitumen yielded improvements in stability and a lower deformability. This result suggests that the employment of polyurethane foam waste is a promising bitumen modifier, contributing also to recycle waste materials.
Una gran variedad de modificadores se han aplicado al betún para mejorar sus propiedades y rendimiento. Entre ellos, los polímeros han sido principalmente utilizados. El objetivo de este artículo es evaluar el uso del residuo de espuma de poliuretano como modificador de betún en mezclas bituminosas en caliente. La espuma de poliuretano es un residuo que se obtiene durante la fabricación del poliuretano para aislamiento térmico. A partir de un betún de penetración 50/70, se fabricaron y analizaron varias muestras con porcentajes de residuo en peso entre el 1 y el 5 %. Las muestras con porcentajes del 5 % de residuo o superiores produjeron un material áspero y se descartaron debido a su poca trabajabilidad. Se fabricó una mezcla bituminosa con un 4 % de porcentaje de betún modificado con residuo de poliuretano y fue comparado con una muestra con los mismos áridos y el betún original. Los resultados en el test de Marshall mostraron que la mezcla con betún modificado provocaba un aumento en la estabilidad y una menor deformación. Estos resultados sugieren que el empleo de residuo de espuma de poliuretano es un prometedor modificador de betún, contribuyendo además al reciclado de materiales de desecho.

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Bitumen modified with recycled polyurethane foam for employment in hot mix asphalt. (2018). Ingeniería E Investigación, 38(1), 60-66. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v38n1.65631

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