Status
In Progress
Material Class
Polymers
specific materials
Rubber
20-01-MM-4044

Enabling Cross-Industry Reuse of Comingled Waste Plastics as Quality Asphalt Modifier for Sustainable Pavement

NODE
Technical Thrust
Manufacturing Materials Optimization
Manufacturing & Process Control Technologies
project Members
T The university of tennessee knoxville logo
Paragon technical services inc logo
Oak ridge national laboratory logo
About

This project seeks to evaluate reactive feedstock pre-treatment and to develop real-time process measurements to increase post-consumer and post-industrial polyolefin film waste utilization.

PUBLICATIONS

December 1, 2021
Recycled Polyethylene and Crumb Rubber Composites Modified Asphalt with Improved Aging Resistance and Thermal Stability
Journal Article

Ma, Y., Wang, S., Zhou, H., Hu, W., Polaczyk, P., & Huang, B. (2022). Recycled polyethylene and crumb rubber composites modified asphalt with improved aging resistance and thermal stability. Journal of Cleaner Production, 334, 130102.

Pub. Info: Journal of Cleaner Production
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.130102

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