Natural rubber as a renewable and sustainable bio-modifier for pavement applications: A review

AH Ansari, FM Jakarni, R Muniandy, S Hassim… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The increasing demand for non-renewable resources such as bitumen is a significant
problem in the pavement industry. Flexible pavement primarily relies on and consumes a …

A review of the feasibility of using crumb rubber derived from end-of-life tire as asphalt binder modifier

A Milad, AGF Ahmeda, AM Taib, S Rahmad… - Journal of Rubber …, 2020 - Springer
The use of recycled crumb rubber (CR) in asphalt pavements could be an essential step
towards ensuring a more sustainable future in addition to opening a new investment …

Mechanical performance of cup lump rubber modified asphalt mixtures incorporating polyphosphoric acid

AH Ansari, FM Jakarni, R Muniandy, S Hassim… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural rubber (NR) producing countries face rubber production and price fluctuations. NR
production's high cost and low market price have produced an extensive demand for …

Potential additives in natural rubber-modified bitumen: A review

NF Rohayzi, HYB Katman, MR Ibrahim, S Norhisham… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional bitumen pavement is no longer suitable for handling increasing loads and
weather variations, which cause road deterioration, Thus, the modification of bitumen has …

A Review of Rubberised Asphalt for Flexible Pavement Applications: Production, Content, Performance, Motivations and Future Directions

M Bilema, CW Yuen, M Alharthai, ZH Al-Saffar… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The crumb rubber (CR) recycled from waste tyres could be a viable alternative in achieving
green pavements that offer exciting new markets to global investors. Adding CR into flexible …

Properties of cup lump rubber modified asphalt binder

NM Azahar, NA Hassan, RP Jaya… - Road Materials and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Recently, the use of natural rubber polymer, such as cup lump rubber in asphalt, has
increased due to the fluctuation in natural rubber prices and the demand for modified …

Laboratory investigation of cup lump modified bitumen emulsion

SA Ghafar, MNM Warid, NA Hassan - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, bitumen emulsion in cold mix asphalt (CMA) has gained much attention
because of its economic and environmental benefits. However, cold mix asphalt faces some …

Effect of cup lump rubber as a sustainable bio-modifier on the properties of bitumen incorporating polyphosphoric acid

AH Ansari, FM Jakarni, R Muniandy, S Hassim… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
The growing demand for non-renewable resources is a significant problem these days, and
one such resource is bitumen, which is a prime component of flexible pavement. Thus …

Rheological and morphological characterization of cup lump rubber-modified bitumen with evotherm additive

S Abdulrahman, F Alanazi, MR Hainin… - Arabian Journal for …, 2023 - Springer
Natural rubber (NR) in the form of “cup lump” is used to significantly enhance the thermal
stability and elasticity of bitumen. Despite these benefits, the paving industry has raised …

Mechanical performance and global warming potential of unaged warm cup lump modified asphalt

S Abdulrahman, MR Hainin, MKIM Satar… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of natural rubber modified bitumen to improve pavement performance exist over a
century. However, few documented research explore its mechanical performance in warm …