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Development of Encapsulated Palm Oil Fractions for Controlled Release Rejuvenation of Bitumen

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posted on 2024-03-15, 08:31 authored by SHARON AI PING GOOI
Encapsulated rejuvenation with sunflower oil has been widely studied as a method to enhance the self-healing ability of bitumen. However, palm oil fractions, which are abundant in Malaysia, have yet to be investigated in-depth as rejuvenators. Hence, this study evaluates palm cooking oil, palm mid fraction, and palm stearin for their rejuvenating ability in bitumen. Calcium alginate, a popular encapsulation material, possesses sufficient compressive strength to resist traffic loading. However, its sponge-like behavior can result in premature rejuvenator release under stress. Therefore, the layered encapsulation method will be assessed in this work as a possible solution to control rejuvenator release.

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Campus location

Malaysia

Principal supervisor

Daniel

Additional supervisor 1

Lim Hui Peng

Additional supervisor 2

Chan Eng-Seng

Year of Award

2024

Department, School or Centre

School of Engineering (Monash University Malaysia)

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

Faculty

Faculty of Engineering

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