EAGER: Using Nonmetals Separated from E-Waste and Waste Plastic Bags in Improving the Mechanical Properties of Asphalt Materials

“这项奖励是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。”这个EAGER项目的目的是研究利用从电子垃圾（如电脑、显示器、键盘、相机、电视等）和废弃塑料袋（如杂货袋）中分离出来的非金属来改善沥青材料机械性能的可能性。电子垃圾和废弃塑料袋是有潜力用于沥青材料的回收材料。研究工作包括将非金属分离物和废塑料袋粉碎成粉末和颗粒，在实验室中将粉末状聚合物和颗粒混合，对选定的沥青材料进行改性，并对改性沥青的机械性能进行评价。通过其综合研究和教育计划，该项目将促进对基础设施材料的发现和理解，同时促进教学、培训和学习——影响未被充分代表的高中学生和教师、本科生和研究生，以及来自行业和政府的专业人士。该项目将通过改善交通系统和降低基础设施成本直接造福社会。该项目还与历史悠久的黑人卡内基博士/研究密集型公共机构杰克逊州立大学合作。

"This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5)."The objective of this EAGER project is to investigate the possibility of improving the mechanical properties of asphalt materials with the use of nonmetals separated from E-waste (e.g., computers, monitors, keyboard, cameras, TVs, etc.) and waste plastic bags (e.g., grocery bags). E-waste and waste plastic bags are recycled materials that have potential to be used in asphalt materials. The research work will include shredding of the non-metallic separations and waste plastic bags into powders and particles, mixing the powder-like polymers and particles to modify selected asphalt materials in the laboratory, and evaluation of the mechanical properties of the modified asphalt.Through its integrated research and educational plan, this project will advance discovery and understanding of infrastructural materials, while promoting teaching, training, and learning - impacting underrepresented high school students and teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and professionals from industry and the government. This project will directly benefit society through improved transportation systems and lower infrastructure costs. The project also leads to collaborative efforts with a historically black Carnegie doctoral/research intensive public institution, Jackson State University.