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Analysis of Bitumen and PmB Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy

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Physicochemical characterization of bitumen and polymer modified bitumen has been a research subject for the last decades. Various microscopic and spectroscopic techniques have been used to unravel the bitumen microstructure and to establish the link to its chemical composition. Over the years, the usage of bitumen has risen. This is particularly true for polymer modified bitumen (PmB) which has primarily been blended with styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) polymers. Since there is a demand for homogeneous blending and an overall quality control, suitable methods need to be developed. Fluorescence spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy were found useful tools to achieve these goals. This paper focuses on the analysis of a 160/220 pen-graded base bitumen and SBS modified bitumen. Complementary analysis of specific surfaces enables a better understanding of chemical composition (spectroscopic information) and microstructure (microscopy).

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  1. Institute of Materials Chemistry, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

    Johannes Mirwald & Hinrich Grothe

  2. Institute of Transportation, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria

    Bernhard Hofko, Daniel Maschauer & Daniel Steiner

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Correspondence to Hinrich Grothe .

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  1. Empa, Dübendorf, Switzerland

    Lily D. Poulikakos

  2. Braunschweig Pavement Engineering Center, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Augusto Cannone Falchetto

  3. Braunschweig Pavement Engineering Center, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Niedersachsen, Germany

    Michael P. Wistuba

  4. Institute of Transportation, Technische Universität Wien, Vienna, Wien, Austria

    Bernhard Hofko

  5. Kraton Chemical B.V., Almere, The Netherlands

    Laurent Porot

  6. University of Lyon, Vaulx en Velin, France

    Hervé Di Benedetto

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Mirwald, J., Grothe, H., Hofko, B., Maschauer, D., Steiner, D. (2019). Analysis of Bitumen and PmB Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy and Microscopy. In: Poulikakos, L., Cannone Falchetto, A., Wistuba, M., Hofko, B., Porot, L., Di Benedetto, H. (eds) RILEM 252-CMB Symposium. RILEM 252-CMB 2018. RILEM Bookseries, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00476-7_22

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