Manufacturing Terminal and Field Bitumen-Tyre Rubber Blends: The Importance of Processing Conditions

Abstract

No-agitation Tyre Rubber Modified Bitumens (TR-MBs), also known as “terminal blends” or “field-blends”, are quite new technologies leading to bituminous binders similar to polymer modified bitumens in terms of both rheology and needed efforts during paving operations. Their manufacturing, as well as other TR-MBs, is strongly dependent on the selected processing variables as well as on the chosen materials. This study presents a literature review to provide an overview of the TR-MB technologies which focuses on the influence of processing conditions on the modification process, storage stability and overall properties of the final bitumen - tyre rubber blends.