Spanish research team using waste plastic asphalt

Valencia, Spain - Spain Plastics Institute of Technology (AIMPLAS) announced that the use of scrap tires and waste plastics developed a more durable , more sustainable asphalt mixes .

This new co-production of asphalt and Acciona Infraestructuras AIMPLAS Highway Administration and the Community of Madrid , to provide coordinated by the University of Cantabria .

Spain Valencia AIMPLAS is a nonprofit research association , to " technology partner with companies in all areas of identity and plastics-related cooperate cooperation through projects and technical services , custom integration and personalized solutions ."Sellotape


The institute said that they used the original waste, tires, mainly polypropylene caps, polyethylene and polystyrene packaging hanger , laying the M-300 national highway leading to the Alcalade Henares ( near Madrid ) entrance section 1.35 miles pavement.Masking tape


Project partners in the past 18 months to study the performance of this road that the new asphalt road construction meet the technical standards , they also said that this contains a mixture of polymer waste is more than the traditional mix withstand deformation. When the cracks of this mix is much better performance , especially at high temperatures encountered and traffic congestion.Washi tape


Its hardness, resistance to fatigue compared to the general end of life tires have not dropped , and even increased. The institute said that , so this mixture can withstand greater traffic loads, improve the structural capacity of the pavement.

Project officials said tests showed that all of the polymer material in the technical and economic feasibility studies have shown " very good ."Wholesale masking tape