Birziklatutako poliuretano-aparraren erabilera nahaste bituminosoetan

Many substances have been used to modify bitumens with the aim of enhacing their properties and performance, but the most widely used are the polymers. Polyurethane foam is a waste product from themal insulation, which is frequently deposited in landfills. Waste polyurethane foam was selected as a possible bitumen modifier in bitumens to produce two differente bituminous mixes: hot mix asphalts with a B 50/70 bitumen and mastic asphalt with B 35/50 bitumen. Different quantities of polymer were added to the bitumens, from 1 % to 5 % in weight of the bitumen. In both bitumens it was shown that 5% or more of polymer made samples became rough and with low workability and, hence, they were discarded. Specimens of both bituminous materials were produced with 4% of polymer. The Marshall test showed that modified hot mix asphalt obtained improvements in stability and a lower deformation when compared to non-modified mixtures. Similarly, the modifed mastic asphalts showed lower identation values than non-modified samples, being able to be employed in road with heavy traffic. Consequently, the waste polyurethane foam resulted in a promising bitumen modifier that enhances bitumen properties.; Sustantzia asko erabili dira betuna eraldatzeko haien propietateak eta errendimendua hobetzeko helburuarekin, baina gehien erabiltzen direnak polimeroak dira. Poliuretano-aparra isolatze termikotik sortzen den hondakin-produktu bat da, normalean zabortegietan amaitzen dena. Hondakin poliuretano-aparra betun eraldatzaile gisa aukeratu zen betunak eraldatzeko bi nahaste bituminoso ezberdinak ekoizteko: beroan egindako nahastea B 50/70 motako betunarekin eta mastika bituminosoa B 35/50 motako betunarekin. Polimerozko (poliuretano-aparrezko) kantitate ezberdinak betunetan gehitu ziren, betunaren pisuaren % 1etik % 5era. Betun bietan ikusi zen %5a baino gehiagoko polimeroa sartzeak laginak zakar bihurtzen zituen langarritasun eskasarekin eta, horren ondorioz, baztertu ziren. Bi nahaste bitumin