A SCIENTIFIC PROJECT ON THE MODIFICATION OF PETROLEUM BITUMEN HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AT YESSENOV UNIVERSITY
A research group of faculty members from the Faculties of Engineering and Science and Technology, as well as researchers from the Research Institute and manufacturing organizations, is implementing the scientific project "Modification of petroleum bitumen with rubber and technical waste" planned for 2023-2025.
According to the project leader, Ph.D., Associate Professor Anar Akkenzheeva, the project is aimed at studying and developing a technology for modifying oil-road bitumen with rubber waste to improve the physico-chemical characteristics of road bitumen and for waste recycling and disposal.
"A devulcanized rubber crumb was obtained for use in bitumen modification, the composition and structure of simple and devulcanized rubber crumb were studied. The time and temperature of the bitumen modification process and the optimal amount of rubber crumbs were determined. The structure of samples of rubber-bitumen binders has been studied," the scientist said.
The research team notes that in Mangystau, one of the main tasks of the region is to solve an environmental problem such as pollution of specially protected areas and territories with rubber waste.
Young scientists, undergraduates of the educational program "Chemical Technology of organic substances" are involved in the implementation of the scientific project. As a result of the project, two articles have been published in highly rated journals included in the first quartile of the Scopus database.

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