Scientific Journal of Frontier Chemical Development

June 2014, Volume 4, Issue 2, PP.14-21

A Review for Application of Asphalt Modifiers

Qinqin Zhang 1, Tiezhu Wang 2, Yansheng Yang 3, Weiyu Fan 4, #, Yumin Wu 1
1. College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
2. Petrochina karamay petrochemical company, karamay 834000, P. R. China
3. Research Center of Beijing Municipal Road & Brige Building Material Group Co.LTD, Beijing 100176, P. R. China
4. College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Qingdao 266555, P. R. China
#Email: fanwyu@upc.edu.cn

Abstract
This paper is a review of research that has been carried out on the asphalt modifiers for road paving and maintenance applications.
The application status of elastomers, thermoplastic polymers and thermoplastic elastomers, notably the specific polymers that are
used widely including styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), are
elaborated. Many studies have shown that, if one modifier is grafted with a monomer or blended with the other modifier, an
improved performance can be achieved when it is used for modifying the asphalt. From an application point of view, various
modifiers with higher performance and used for chemical modification upon asphalt would be developed in China.
Keywords: Modifier; Modified Asphalt; StyreneButadieneStyrene; StyreneButadiene Rubber; Ethylene Vinyl Acetate

1 2 3 4 1
1. 266042
2. 834000
3. 100176
4. 266555

--(SBS)(SBR)(EVA)

[1]

[2]
75%
15% 10%[3]

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[4](SBS)(SBR)

PE SBS EVA
SBS PEEVA SBS PE PE+SBS
SBS [5]

1.1

SBS/(SEBS)(SIS)
SBS [6]

2001 Becker [3]SBS

Sengoz [7] SBS EVA
EVA SBS 5%
5%SBS
SBS EVA
Kk [8] SBS SBS
SBS

SBS -80
100 [9]SBS

[10-13]

SBS
1[14]
Lu Isacsson[15] SBS
SBS SBS
SBS Masson [16]
SBS Lu SBS /
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(S/B) SBS 2 Masson SBS S/B

SBS
SBS S/B

1 SBS

SBS SBS

SBS SBS

SBS
SBS
SBS SBS
[17-19] 5m
SBS Fu [20-22]
SBS SBS
[23] SBS
SBS[24]
SBS SBS
2003 SBS 50%[25]
3.5%
5 12cm 118cm
46 58.8Cai [26] SBS
40% SBS SBS
SBS SBS
SBS

Polacco [27] SEBS

4%
SEBS SBS

1.2

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 SBR CR(SIR)(EPOM)
(ABR)[11]
SBR
30%
SBR
[28]SBR
[29][30]
SBR Zhang [31]
SBR(PPA)PPA SBR
[32]PPA
SBR PPA
SBR
SBR SBS
SBS SBS
[5]

[32-36]

SBR

1.3

(PE)EVA

PEEVA EVA
EVA [37]
EVA 6
[38] EVA EVA
[39]
Krutko [40] SBS EVA

1.4

1 2
[20]
SBS [41]

[42,43]

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kk [44]
35% 13%

/
TLA

1
2000
[45][46]

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