Laboratory Evaluation of Waste Cooking Oil–Based Bioasphalt as Sustainable Binder for Hot-Mix Asphalt

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, approximately 3 billion gallons of waste cooking oil are collected annually from restaurants and fast food establishments in the United States. Waste cooking oil can be polymerized to produce asphalt. The objective of this study is to evaluate the laboratory performance (fatigue, rutting, thermal cracking, and moisture susceptibility) of waste cooking oil–based bioasphalt in hot mix asphalt (HMA). Both binder and HMA performance tests were carried out by blending the bioasphalt with conventional asphalt and the results are analyzed. The bioasphalt used in this study was provided by United Environmental and Energy, LLC, New York. The bioasphalt was produced from waste cooking oil after undergoing the thermochemical process. The specific gravity of the bioasphalt is 1.54. The three petroleum-based asphalt binders used in the research are PG 58-28, PG 76-22, and PG 82-16. The aggregate type is basalt.

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• Authors:
  • Wen, Haifang
  • Bhusal, Sushanta
  • Wen, Ben
• Conference:
  • Alternative Binders for Sustainable Asphalt Pavements
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2012-1-22 to 2012-1-22
• Publication Date: 2012-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 49-60
• Monograph Title: Alternative Binders for Sustainable Asphalt Pavements: Papers from a Workshop
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: E-C165
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bituminous binders; Fatigue (Mechanics); Hot mix asphalt; Laboratory tests; Rutting; Thermal degradation; Waste products (Materials)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bio-oils; Bioasphalt; Moisture susceptibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Materials; Pavements; I23: Properties of Road Surfaces; I31: Bituminous Binders and Materials; I35: Miscellaneous Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01444769
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 30 2012 4:18PM