Living Materials Laboratory:
Project
Project:
Novel Agar-Based Binder Materials for Use in Flexible Pavement Applications
Current Challenge
Research Goal
The primary objective of this project is to contribute to the advancement of direct alternative materials for petroleum-based for petroleum-based asphalt binders. Highly concentrated mixtures of agar hydrogels (i.e., 10% agar) possess similar viscoelastic and temperature-dependence properties when compared to conventional petroleum-based binders (e.g., bitumen, tar) which may make agar well-suited as an alternative binder for pavement applications.
Sponsor
Colorado Department of Transportation