A review on polymers additives in flexible pavement
Authors :- Supriya Mahida, Yogesh U. Shah, Sangita Sharma, and Prakash Mehta
Publication :- Journal of Materials Science (2023)
Globally, the plastic manufacture developed plastic from many years due to the extensive utilization of the plastics in various sectors. The constant interest of the use of plastic creates huge plastic wastes which need a proper solution to dispose the plastic wastes which indirectly or directly participate to the environment problems. Taking into the account sustainability and eco-friendly aspects, there has been an increase in the importance in the utilization of the plastic wastes in the construction industries. Many researchers are focused on the use of polymer-modified bitumen since from decades. Earlier, mixing of virgin polymer was added in bitumen to enhance its properties for road construction in addition to a high temperature was considered but adding recycled polymer in bitumen almost possesses similar improved results for the performance of the pavement with respect to pure polymers. This paper is state of art about the application of polymers in bitumen pavement. In this review paper, a significant study on the benefits and history of utilizing pure and waste polymer in bitumen is conferred by survey of application of polymer in bitumen to enhance the characteristics of bitumen pavement.