Properties and carbonization behavior of asphalt modified with the THF-soluble fraction of a coal liquefaction residue

ABSTRACTThis study focuses on the effects of the tetrahydrofuran-soluble fraction of direct coal liquefaction residue as a modifier to modify asphalt with formaldehyde. The properties and carbonization behavior of matrix asphalt and the modified asphalts were studied. The results indicate that the ductility properties of modified asphalts have been effectively improved. The morphology of modified asphalts without the addition of formaldehyde is a set of uniform distribution point, and it is converted from linear distribution to clustered distribution observed in fluorescence microscope images with the increase of the adding amount of formaldehyde.