Analysis and evaluation of possibilities for the use of warm mix asphalt in Lithuania/Siltojo maisymo asfalto misiniu naudojimo Lietuvoje analize ir vertinimas/ Silto asfalta maisijumu izmantosanas iespeju Lietuva analize un novertejums/Sooja asfaltsegu kasutusvoimaluste analuus ja hindamine Leedus.
Vaitkus, Audrius ; Cygas, Donatas ; Laurinavicius, Alfredas 等
1. Introduction
At the beginning of 19th century due to the expanding economic
activities the structure of the atmosphere has started to slowly change.
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has started to rapidly
increase. Climate warming is caused by different gases exhausted into
the environment. The countries having signed the Kyoto Protocol entered
into commitment to reduce by various measures the amount of hazardous
gases exhausted into the atmosphere. One of these measures--to promote
reforms in economic sectors, where greenhouse gases are emitted and to
reduce emissions. This measure is also aimed at the road building sector
and production of asphalt mixtures. Construction of asphalt roads is
divided into three stages related to the use of asphalt: production of
asphalt mixture, placement and compaction. The largest amount of
hazardous materials is emitted into the environment during asphalt
production: solid particles, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulphur
dioxide, formaldehyde, vanadium pent oxide and volatile organic
compounds. The amount of hazardous emissions is directly related to the
asphalt mixture production temperature and the fuel consumed by the
plant to reach the required asphalt temperature.
Discussions on the reduction of asphalt production temperature as
of the measure to save energy and reduce the amount of hazardous
materials are not new. The idea to save energy and reduce emissions in
asphalt industry has been discussed for decades. In 1956, Dr. Ladis H.
Csanyi, Proffessor of the Iowa State University realized a potential of
foam bitumen for the production of cold mix asphalt (CMA) binders. The
company Mobil Oil Australia acquired patent rights to the Csanyi's
invention and modified the original process by replacing fumes with cold
water. From then the process of foam bitumen became more practical
(Muthen 1998). Jenkins et al. (1999) introduced a new process--the use
of half warm mix asphalt (HWMA) with foam bitumen. They discussed and
investigated possible advantages of heating aggregates to the
temperature, higher than the ambient but lower than 100[degrees]C before
adding foam bitumen (Jenkins et al. 1999). Europe and Australia called
their attention to the warm mix asphalt (WMA) mixtures in 2000. Several
years later the North America also became interested in the WMA
mixtures.
Functionality of the WMA technology is based on the reduction of
asphalt binder viscosity within the limits of certain temperature. A
lower viscosity allows to fully coat aggregates with bitumen at a lower
temperature than needed for mixing the hot mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures.
There are different technologies and different additives for the
production of WMA mixtures. The number of investigations to put
different technologies into practise is also different. Some
technologies (additives) have been studied very thoroughly, they are
used in commerce, whereas the others have got no comprehensive data. In
recent years many experimental laboratory researches have been carried
out and the test sections have been constructed by using the WMA
technologies. In 2008, in Omsk (Russia) an experimental research was
implemented with the aim to reduce the compaction temperature of asphalt
mixtures. To lower the production and laying temperature of asphalt
mixtures the chemical additives Cecabase RT Bio and Cecabase RT 945 were
used (Nekrasova et al. 2008). Hurley and Prowell (2006) made a
laboratory research to reduce the production temperature of HMA with the
help of Asphamin, Sasobit and Evotherm asphalt additives (Hurley,
Prowell 2006). In his scientific study Kristjansdottir (2006), has
generalized possibilities of laying the WMA mixtures under cold climatic
conditions. Between the most suitable Icelandic conditions the following
technologies (additives) were mentioned: WAM Foam, Aspha-min and Sasobit
(Kristjansdottir 2006). Tusar et al. (2008) have generalized the results
of the research of test sections constructed from lower temperature HMA
mixtures in Slovenia. The research was focused on the road sections
where asphalt pavement layers were laid from the WMA mixtures produced
using Aspha-min and Sasobit technologies (Tusar et al. 2008). Brosseaud
and Saint Jacques (2008) have described the use of asphalt mixtures of
lower working temperatures in France. They singled out the HWMA and WMA
production technologies (Brosseaud and Saint Jacques 2008; Harder et al.
2008). The use of WMA additives Sasobit, Evotherm and Aspha-min and
their effect on asphalt properties have been analyzed by many scientists
(Butz 2008; You, Goh 2008; Hurley, Prowell 2008). On the basis of the
research of Diefenderfer et al. (2008) it is stated that the physical
and mechanical properties of WMA with Sasobit additive are better than
with Evotherm additive and are close to the properties of HMA
(Diefenderfer et al. 2007, 2008). In his research Butz (2008) has
determined that Sasobit additive up to 3% by mass of bitumen is suitable
to reduce the production temperature of crushed stone mastic and mastic
asphalt mixtures. This amount of additive does not increase bitumen
sensitivity to cold (Butz 2008). Many of scientific investigations
conclude that the use of WMA technologies apparently reduces emissions
of greenhouse gases and bitumen fumes. Scientists are looking forward
for new durable road building materials and their mixes (Cygas et al.
2008, Radziszewski et al. 2007) and analyze depth of frozen ground
affected by road climatic conditions and their changes (Jukneviciute,
Laurinavicius 2008). Now there is a demand on WMA research in Lithuania.
2. Classification of asphalt mixtures according to the production
temperature
Asphalt mixtures according to their mixing temperature and energy
consumed for the heating process of materials are divided into:
--cold mix asphalt (CMA)--asphalt mixture produced at an ambient
temperature using bitumen emulsion or foam;
--half warm mix asphalt (HWMA)--asphalt mixture produced at a
temperature below water vaporization;
--warm mix asphalt (WMA)--asphalt mixture produced at a temperature
range of 120[degrees]C to 140[degrees]C;
--hot mix asphalt (HMA)--asphalt mixture produced at a temperature
range of 150[degrees]C to 180[degrees]C in relation with the used
bitumen.
According to Asphalt Institute in USA, WMA is a modified HMA
mixture that is produced, placed and compacted at a 10-40[degrees]C
lower temperature than the conventional HMA mixture. WMA could be
described as the asphalt mixture produced at a 20-40[degrees]C lower
temperature than the HMA but at a higher temperature than the water
boiling temperature (D'Angelo et al. 2008). Technologies used to
reduce the mixing temperature of HMA mixtures from 20[degrees]C to
40[degrees]C in Europe are used to be called Warm Mix Asphalt (WMA). For
the description of WMA the term "Low Temperature Asphalt" is
sometimes used.
Conventional HMA mixtures are mixed at a temperature range of
140[degrees]C to 180[degrees]C and compacted from 160[degrees]C to
120[degrees]C. Temperature of the HMA has a direct impact on binder
viscosity as well as compaction. With the decreasing temperature of HMA
mixture the binder of asphalt mixture becomes thicker, more resistant to
deformation and, thus, more poorly compacted. Finally, the binder
becomes so hard that compaction is impossible. For the HAM this
temperature is about 80[degrees]C.
3. Warm mix asphalt (WMA) technologies
There are four world-wide WMA production technologies. The
comparison data is given in Table 1:
1) foam bitumen technology when bitumen foam is caused by water.
Foamed bitumen is produced by spraying water into the heated bitumen or
by adding moist fine mineral aggregate into asphalt mixture: WAM-Foam;
Terex WMA System; Double-Barrel Green; LEA--Low Energy Asphalt; LEA-CO;
EBE; EBT; LEAB; Ultrafoam GX; Lt Asphalt;
2) foam bitumen technology when bitumen foam is caused by adding
natural or synthetic zeolite into the asphalt mixture during asphalt
production: Aspha-Min--synthetic zeolite; Advera WMA Zeolite--synthetic
zeolite; natural zeolite--a mineral sold in many countries of the world;
3) technology of organic additives to reduce bitumen viscosity.
Additives are introduced into the asphalt mixer together with mineral
materials: Sasobit--Fischer-Tropsch synthesis wax; Asphaltan B; Licomont
BS 100--Fatty Acid Amides;
4) technology of chemical additives to reduce bitumen viscosity.
Additives are mixed with bitumen before batching the bitumen into the
asphalt mixer: Iterlow T; Rediset; Cecabase RT; Evotherm; Revix or
Evotherm 3G.
4. Experimental laboratory research of WMA mixtures
Experimental research of WMA mixtures was carried out in summer
2008 by the Road Research Laboratory of Dept of Roads of Vilnius
Gediminas Technical University. Two-type asphalt mixtures were selected
for the research purposes. To reduce the asphalt mixture production
temperature two technologies were used: foam bitumen where bitumen foam
is caused by adding natural or synthetic zeolite into the asphalt
mixture during its production (Aspha-min zeolite and natural zeolite)
and chemical additives to reduce bitumen viscosity (Iterlow T. Cecabase
RT Bio chemical additives). Asphalt mixtures for the laboratory research
were selected in a way that one of them would represent the mixtures
used for roads with normal load. the other--with heavy (special) load.
For the roads with heavy load the asphalt mixture AC 11 VS was selected
produced from granite materials. For the roads with normal load the
asphalt mixture AC 16 PD was selected produced from crushed dolomite and
gravel. The aim was to evaluate the dependency of physical and
mechanical properties of the same grade asphalt mixture, produced from
different mineral materials, on the additive used. All the mixtures were
produced from the bitumen 70/100. Chemical additives were added to
improve cohesion properties between mineral materials and bitumen. For
producing the asphalt mixture AC 16 PD (with crushed gravel) the
cohesion additive Gripper L was used, for the mixtures AC 11 VS (with
crushed granite) and AC 16 PD (with crushed dolomite)--Iterlene IN/400L.
Of each grade of asphalt mixture 8 mixtures of identical grading and
bitumen content were mixed with a different amount of additives. The
reference asphalt mixture (without additives) was mixed and compacted at
150[degrees]C and 120[degrees]C. Asphalt mixtures with additives were
mixed and compacted at 120[degrees]C. Based on TRA ASPHALT 08 the
compaction temperature of the asphalt samples AC 16 PD and AC 11 VS
(bitumen 70/100) is 145 [+ or -] 5[degrees]C. Systemized data of
experimental laboratory research is given in Table 2. The following
physical and mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures were identified:
--flow and stability (LST EN 12697-34+A1:2007);
--asphalt max density (LST EN 12697-5+A1:2007);
--asphalt bulk density (lST EN 12697-6+A1:2007);
--air voids content (LST EN 12697-8:2006).
Analysis of the research results showed that there is no clear
dependency between the amount of additives and the physical and
mechanical properties of asphalt mixture. Having studied how the
stability index of asphalt mixtures varies depending on the amount of
additive and the compaction temperature, one could notice that a lower
scattering of results is between 0.2% and 0.3% of additive. Stability of
the asphalt mixture AC 16 PD with Aspha-min and natural zeolite at
120[degrees]C is significantly increasing, when the amount of additive
is 0.3% by mass of the mixture. In this case, stability is higher than
that of the reference asphalt mixture compacted at 150[degrees]C. The
highest stability of the asphalt mixture AC 16 PD with Cecabase RT Bio
additive is also reached, when the amount of additive is 0.3% by mass of
bitumen. Stability of the asphalt mixture AC 11 VS compacted at
120[degrees]C is decreasing with the increasing amount of both additives
Iterlow T as well as Cecabase RT Bio (Fig. 1a).
The identified index of flow of asphalt mixtures depending on the
compaction temperature and the amount of additive is the least varying
at 0.3% amount of additive. The index of flow of the asphalt mixture AC
16 PD with all the used additives is increasing when the amount of
additive exceeds 0.3%. Dependency of the index of flow of the asphalt
mixture AC 11 VS on the amount of additive is very similar with both
additives Iterlow T and Cecabase RT. The index of flow of this mixture
has the nearest value to that of the index of flow of the reference
mixture, when the amount of additive varies from 0.2% to 0.3% (Fig. 1b).
Distribution of the average bulk density values of asphalt mixtures
depending on the amount of additive is given in Fig. 1c.
Analysis of the distribution of the average values of physical and
mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures mixed and investigated in the
laboratory shows that the most optimum amount of additives allowing to
reduce the asphalt production and placement temperature is:
--aspha-min and natural zeolite--0.3% by mass of the asphalt
mixture;
--Iterlow T and Cecabase RT Bio--0.3% by mass of bitumen.
[FIGURE 1 OMITTED]
Analysis of the distribution of the average values of physical and
mechanical properties of asphalt mixtures mixed and investigated in the
laboratory shows that the most optimum amount of additives, allowing to
reduce the asphalt production and placement temperature, is:
--aspha-min and natural zeolite--0.3% by mass of the asphalt
mixture;
--Iterlow T and Cecabase RT Bio--0.3% by mass of bitumen.
Further, the dependency is given to physical and mechanical
properties of the asphalt mixture AC 16 PD on the type of additive, its
amount and the mixing temperature. Distribution of the average stability
values of the asphalt mixture AC 16 PD depending on the temperature and
the type of additive shows that (Fig. 2a).
--stability of the asphalt mixture AC 16 PD produced at 120
[degrees]C decreases from 10% to 23% if compared to the stability of the
mixture produced at 150[degrees]C;
--the use of additives to reduce the production temperature of
asphalt mixture allows achieving the same stability as of the reference
mixture produced at 150[degrees]C.
[FIGURE 2 OMITTED]
Distribution of the average flow values of the asphalt mixture AC
16 PD, depending on the temperature and the type of additive, shows that
the flow of the reference mixture produced at 120[degrees]C with and
without additives differs only slightly (Fig. 2b). With the exception of
the asphalt mixture produced at 120[degrees]C with natural zeolite
additive the average flow value of which is by 20% lower than of the
reference mixture.
Distribution of the average values of air voids content of the
asphalt mixture AC 16 PD depending on the temperature and the type of
additive shows that the air voids content of this mixture produced at
120[degrees]C with and without additives is higher than that of the
reference mixture. However, the average values of air voids content do
not exceed the limit values of TRA ASPHALT 08 (Fig. 2c).
5. Advantages and disadvantages of the WMA technologies
It could be reasonably stated that in the production process of WMA
mixtures emissions of hazardous materials (greenhouse gases) are
significantly lower than that in HMA mixtures. Laying of asphalt
pavements in half- or fully-closed sites, e.g. in tunnels, makes a
negative impact on the road workers' health, since the exhausted
smoke and fumes are cleared away much slower than in an open area; thus,
concentration of hazardous materials within the working zone increases
several times. In these cases, lower emissions of WMA mixtures would be
a considerable advantage. On the basis of the analysis of scientific
researches here are the expected values for reducing hazardous emissions
in the production of WMA mixtures:
--reduction of C[O.sub.2] by 30-40%;
--reduction of S[O.sub.2] by 35%;
--reduction of VOC (volatile organic compound) by 50%;
--reduction of CO by 10-30%;
--reduction of N[O.sub.x] by 60-70%;
--reduction of dust by 20-25%.
Reduced fuel consumption is another advantage of WMA mixtures.
Measurements of these mixtures show up to 40% lower fuel costs, if
compared to HWA mixtures. Reduction of fuel costs is directly dependent
on the production temperature of WMA mixtures. The magnitude of this
advantage depends on the type of fuel used in the production process and
on fuel prices. These prices in Lithuania are relatively high and has
been continuously rising, therefore, this advantage could be very
important for the Lithuanian road building companies involved in asphalt
mixture production. On the basis of the review of scientific
investigations it could be stated that lower fuel consumption for
producing WMA mixtures has not been estimated as one of the main
advantages of these mixtures.
Advantages in the production and use of WMA mixtures according to
the largest benefit are as follows:
1) improvement of working conditions for asphalt workers, reduction
in the emissions of fumes;
2) reduction in the hazardous emissions (greenhouse gases);
3) improvement of asphalt paving conditions:
--asphalt pavement can be laid at a lower temperature--extended
asphalt paving season;
--asphalt mixture can be transported for longer distances;
--more easy to mechanically process asphalt pavements and to reach
the required compaction degree;
--more soon opening to traffic--shorter paving time;
4) possibility to add to the asphalt mixture by 50% and more of
Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP);
5) reduction in fuel consumption.
Disadvantages in the production and use of WMA mixtures are related
to an insufficient degree of their investigation and a relatively short
duration of its use. Some additional disadvantages could be stated:
6) based on the results of many researches, the physical and
mechanical properties of WMA mixtures are worse than those of HMA
mixtures. The properties of WMA mixtures differ from the technology
used;
7) rise in the price of asphalt mixture due to the technological
costs of WMA;
8) longer asphalt mixing cycle due to adding some additives (not
for all technologies);
9) necessary modification of asphalt plant (not for all
technologies);
10) insufficient cohesion between bitumen and mineral materials due
to an excessive moisture of mineral materials. It is necessary to use
additives to improve cohesion between bitumen and mineral materials.
6. Conclusions and recommendations
The recommended optimum amount of additives allowing to reduce the
temperature of asphalt production and placement is: Iterlow T and
Cecabase RT Bio--0.3% by mass of bitumen; Aspha-min zeolite and natural
zeolite--0.3% by mass of asphalt mixture. With the use of this amount of
additives the best stability of asphalt mixture produced at
120[degrees]C was identified.
On the basis of laboratory researches, it could be stated that WMA
mixtures produced at a temperature of 120[degrees]C with the additives
Iterlow T. Cecabase RT Bio. Aspha-min and natural zeolite have a lower
stability by Marshall and higher air voids content than HMA mixtures of
the same type.
Depending on the technology and output, the use of WMA technologies
irrespective of the reduction in energy (fuel) costs rises the price of
asphalt mixture from 0.5% to 7.0%, if compared to the production of HMA
mixtures.
The WMA technologies allow using the Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
(RAP). The of RAP for the production of WMA mixtures reduces water
sensitivity of mineral materials (mixture) since the particles of RAP
are right away coated with bitumen.
It is recommended on the selected roads of Lithuania to construct
experimental asphalt pavement sections using the WMA technologies;
during construction and after the opening to evaluate
physical-mechanical and operational indices of pavements as well as WMA.
DOI: 10.3846/1822-427X.2009.4.80-86
Received 15 January 2009; accepted 02 June 2009
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Audrius Vaitkus (1), Donatas Cygas (2), Alfredas Laurinavicius (3),
Zigmantas Perveneckas (4)
(1,2,3) Dept of Roads, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University,
Sauletekio al. 11, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania E-mails: (1)
akml@ap.vgtu.lt; (2) dcyg@ap.vgtu.lt; (3) alfla@ap.vgtu.lt
(4) Lithuanian Road Administration under the Ministry of Transport
and Communications E-mail: zigmantas.perveneckas@lra.lt
Table 1. Comparison data of the WMA technologies
Asphalt
production
temperature
(or
reduction
Technology or Amount of ranges),
additive Manufacturer additive [degrees]C
Foam bitumen technology, when bitumen foam is caused by water
WAM Foam Shell (UK) and 2-5% water by 100-120
Kolo-Veidekke mass of hard
(Norway) binder
Terex WMA system Terex (USA) ~2% water by mass 130
of bitumen
Double-- Astec Industrines ~2% water by mass 116-135
Barrel Green (USA) of bitumen
LEA--Low Energy LEA-CO (France) 3% water <100
asphalt introduced with
fine sand
LEAB Royal BAM Group Foam bitumen with 90
(Netherlands) a special
additive (0.1% by
mass of bitumen)
LT Asphalt Nynas Foam bitumen with 90
(Nynas Low (Netherlands) hydrophilic
temperature additive the
asphalt) amount of which
0.5-1.0% by mass
of bitumen
Foam bitumen technology, when bitumen foam is caused by adding
natural or synthetic zeolite
Aspha-Min Eurovia GmbH 0.3% by mass of (20-30)
(Germany) the mixture
Advera WMA PQ Corporation 0.25% by mass of 120
Zeolite (USA) the mixture
Technology of organic additives to reduce bitumen
viscosity
Sasobit Sasol Wax 2.5-3.0% by mass (20-30)
International of bitumen
Asphaltan B Romonta GmbH 2.0-4.0% by mass (20-30)
(Germany) of bitumen
Licomont Bs 100 Clariant 3.0% by mass of (20-30)
(Switzerland) bitumen
Technology of chemical additives to reduce bitumen viscosity
Iterlow T Iterchimica 0.3-0.5% by mass 120
(Italy) of bitumen
Rediset Akzo Nobel 2% by mass of (30)
(Netherlands) bitumen
Cecabase RT CECA (France) 0.3-0.5% by mass (30)
of bitumen
Evotherm MeadWestvaco 0.5% by mass of 115
(USA) bitumen emulsion
Emulsion contains
70% of bitumen
Revix or MeadWestvaco -- (30-40)
Evotherm 3G (USA)
Table 2. Systemized data of experimental laboratory research
of asphalt mixtures.
Amount of WMA
Additive additive in
Asphalt for bitumen
mixture Bitumen cohesion WMA additive (in mix), %
Iterlow T
AC 11 VS 0.1 0.2
(granite)
Cecabase RT Bio
Iterlene 0.1 0.2
IN/400L
Iterlow T
AC 16 PD 70/100 0.1 0.2
(dolomite)
Cecabase RT Bio
0.1 0.2
Aspha-min
(0.1) (0.2)
AC 16 PD Gripper L Natural zeolite
(gravel) (0.1) (0.2)
Amount of
WMA
Additive additive in
Asphalt for bitumen
mixture Bitumen cohesion WMA additive (in mix), %
Iterlow T 0.0
AC 11 VS 0.3 0.4
(granite)
Cecabase RT Bio 0.0
Iterlene 0.3 0.4
IN/400L
Iterlow T 0.0
AC 16 PD 70/100 0.3 0.4
(dolomite)
Cecabase RT Bio 0.0
0.3 0.4
Aspha-min (0.0)
0.3 0.4
AC 16 PD Gripper L Natural zeolite (0.0)
(gravel) (0.3) (0.4)
Amount of WMA
Additive additive in
Asphalt for bitumen
mixture Bitumen cohesion WMA additive (in mix), %
Iterlow T
AC 11 VS 0.5 0.6
(granite)
Cecabase RT Bio
Iterlene 0.5 0.6
IN/400L
Iterlow T
AC 16 PD 70/100 0.5 0.6
(dolomite)
Cecabase RT Bio
0.5 0.6
Aspha-min
(0.5) (0.6)
AC 16 PD Gripper L Natural zeolite
(gravel) (0.5) (0.6)
Additive Mixing
Asphalt for temperature,
mixture Bitumen cohesion WMA additive [degrees]C
Iterlow T 150 120
AC 11 VS 120
(granite)
Cecabase RT Bio 150 120
Iterlene 120
IN/400L
Iterlow T 150 120
AC 16 PD 70/100 120
(dolomite)
Cecabase RT Bio 150 120
120
Aspha-min 150 120
120
AC 16 PD Gripper L Natural zeolite 150 120
(gravel) 120