Bio-Oils as Asphalt Bitumen Rejuvenators

Amir Tabaković; Dave van Vliet; Kirsten Roetert-Steenbruggen; Greet Leegwater

doi:10.3390/engproc2023036027

Engineering Proceedings (Jul 2023)

Bio-Oils as Asphalt Bitumen Rejuvenators

Amir Tabaković,
Dave van Vliet,
Kirsten Roetert-Steenbruggen,
Greet Leegwater

Affiliations

Amir Tabaković: Netherlands Organization for Applied Research (TNO), Department of Building Materials and Structure, Unit Mobility and Built Environment, NEXT Delft, Molengraaffsingel 8, 2629 Delft, The Netherlands
Dave van Vliet: Netherlands Organization for Applied Research (TNO), Department of Building Materials and Structure, Unit Mobility and Built Environment, NEXT Delft, Molengraaffsingel 8, 2629 Delft, The Netherlands
Kirsten Roetert-Steenbruggen: Netherlands Organization for Applied Research (TNO), Department of Building Materials and Structure, Unit Mobility and Built Environment, NEXT Delft, Molengraaffsingel 8, 2629 Delft, The Netherlands
Greet Leegwater: Netherlands Organization for Applied Research (TNO), Department of Building Materials and Structure, Unit Mobility and Built Environment, NEXT Delft, Molengraaffsingel 8, 2629 Delft, The Netherlands

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023036027
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 36, no. 1
p. 27

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Bitumen rejuvenators are used to improve or restore the physical and mechanical performance of aged bitumen. Traditional bitumen rejuvenators are a product of crude oil. As crude oil production declines and the environmental and financial costs of crude oil increase, there is an urgent need to identify more environmentally sustainable bitumen rejuvenator alternatives. Bitumen rejuvenators generated from biological sources offer an environmentally friendly and economically viable alternative to the crude oil-based bitumen rejuvenators. This paper describes a study wherein microalgae oil was used as an aged bitumen rejuvenator. The chemical, physical, and mechanical effects of microalgae oil on 70/100pen aged bitumen were investigated. The results indicate that microalgae oil has the potential to be used as an aged bitumen rejuvenator.

Published in Engineering Proceedings

ISSN: 2673-4591 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering machinery, tools, and implements
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/engproc

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