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- Title
Investigation of Ageing in Bitumen Using Fluorescence Spectrum.
- Authors
Tang, Ning; Yang, Yu-Li; Yu, Mei-Ling; Wang, Wen-Li; Cao, Shi-Yue; Wang, Qing; Pan, Wen-Hao
- Abstract
Bitumen ageing is a very complex process and poses a threat to the performance of pavements. In the present work, a fluorescence spectrophotometer was employed to research the change rule of components and the structure of bitumen after the ageing process. The Thin Film Oven Test (TFOT) and Ultraviolet (UV) light treatment were carried out as ageing methods. The properties and components of bitumen were tested before and after aging. The 2D and 3D fluorescence spectra of bitumen were analyzed. The vector of fluorescence peak was calculated for evaluating the ageing process. The results indicated that the ideal concentration of bitumen- tetrachloromethane solution was 0.1 g/L or smaller for avoiding the fluorescence quenching. The coordinates of fluorescent peak appeared “blue-shift” after ageing due to the change of aromatics. In addition, bitumen has already occurred serious ageing when the magnitude of a vector is more than 36.
- Subjects
BITUMEN; CARBON tetrachloride; FLUORESCENCE spectroscopy; FLUORESCENCE quenching; ULTRAVIOLET radiation
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2018, Vol 11, Issue 8, p1325
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma11081325