Effect of Aromatic Petroleum Resin on Microstructure of SBS Modified Asphalt

Abstract

In this paper, aromatic petroleum resin (APR) was used as raw material. The fluorescence microscopic photography of styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymer (SBS) modified asphalt with different contents of APR was carried out, and the effect of APR on the dispersion of SBS modified asphalt was quantitatively studied. The nano-surface morphology of SBS modified asphalt with different APR contents was tested by atomic force microscope (AFM), and the effects of APR content on AFM nanoscale parameters such as roughness and maximum amplitude were analyzed. In addition, this paper also tested the basic technical indexes of SBS modified asphalt with different APR contents and revealed its improvement law on the pavement performance of SBS modified asphalt. The results show that the use of APR is beneficial to the shearing of SBS into smaller particles. The larger the amount of APR, the smaller the maximum particle size and average particle size of SBS in asphalt and the smaller the roughness and maximum amplitude of SBS modified asphalt. APR can improve the viscosity and low-temperature ductility of SBS asphalt to a certain extent. High-temperature storage stability is improved obviously; SBS modified asphalt mixed with APR has a more dense spatial cross-linking structure after thorough development. The research results are helpful to reveal the mechanism of APR improving the performance of SBS polymer asphalt.