Rejuvenator use

100% Recycled Hot-Mix Asphalt and the use Rejuvenators

Summary of the doctorate research by Martins Zaumanis

Update: This webpage summarizes my PhD research. Since then I have done a lot of new research. Please visit the publications section to read the newest articles.

Publications from my PhD work

Determining optimum rejuvenator addition location in asphalt production plant. Construction and building materials 198: 368-378. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.239

Surface nanomechanical properties of bio-modified reclaimed asphalt binder, DOI: 10.1080/14680629.2019.1691042

Aging effect on rheology and cracking behaviour of reclaimed binder with bio-based rejuvenators. Journal of Cleaner Production, 189: 88-97. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.305

100% Recycled Hot Mix Asphalt: A Review and Analysis, (2014), Resour Conserv Recy 92: 230-245

Influence of Six Rejuvenators on the Performance Properties of Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) binder and 100% recycled asphalt mixtures, (2014), Cons Build Mat 71: 538-550

Determining optimum rejuvenator dose for Asphalt Recycling Based on Superpave Performance Grade Specifications, (2014), Cons Build Mat 69: 159-166

Evaluation of Different Recycling Agents for Restoring Aged asphalt Binder and Performance of 100% Recycled Asphalt, (2014), Mater Struct

Rheological, microscopic, and chemical characterization of the rejuvenating effect on asphalt binders, (2014), Fuel 135: 162-171

Evaluation of Rejuvenator's Effectiveness with Conventional Mix Testing for 100% Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Mixtures, (2013) Transp Res Rec 2370 (1): 17-25

Finite element modeling of rejuvenator diffusion in RAP binder film – simulation of plant mixing process, RILEM symposium 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, 06.12-14.2013

Research team during my PhD

Martins Zaumanis - principal researcher

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

jeckabs@gmail.com

Advisors

Rajib Mallick - academic adviser

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

rajib@wpi.edu

Robert Frank - industry adviser

RAP Technologies (http://raptech.us)

Bobfrank@RapTech.us

Assistants:

Ryan Worsman

Grace Howard

Rachel Kennedy

Melissa Samaroo

Sarah Cote

Nicholas Rice

Andrea Caprio

Myo Han Latt