Investigation of anti-aging of SBS modified bitumen containing surface organic layered double hydroxide

To improve the anti-aging ability of SBS modified bitumen (SMB), layered double hydroxide (LDH) organically modified by hexadecyltrimethoxysilane was prepared and utilized for the modification of SMB. According to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, hexadecyltrimethoxysilane has been grafted into LDH through chemical bonding. Compared with LDH, the hydrophilicity of organic LDH (OLDH) was obviously reduced, and OLDH possessed better dispersibility and stability in SMB, because of the decrease of hydroxyl and the introduced organo-functional groups on the surface of LDH. The addition of OLDH and LDH can ameliorate the high temperature behavior of SMB, especially OLDH. After aging, bitumen was oxidized and SBS was degraded, which resulted in the physical and rheological property deterioration of SMB. LDH can alleviate the destruction of aging on the performance and chemical structure of SMB. Furthermore, the improvement of LDH on the anti-aging ability of SMB has been further enhanced after hexadecyltrimethoxysilane organic modification.