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Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 6Sustainable Production of Aging-Resistant Bitumen: Waste Engine Oil Modification(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021) Gökalp, İslam; Uz, Volkan EmreUsing waste engine oil (WEOIL) within bituminous binders might be one of the most energy-efficient and sustainable means of producing aging-resistant bitumen due to the antioxidative properties of WEOIL. In this paper, the use of WEOIL to obtain aging-resistant bitumen and its optimum rates for short and long terms were investigated. In this regard, a base bitumen was modified with WEOIL in certain rates ranging from 1% to 5% by weight of bitumen. Then base and oil-modified bitumen samples were subjected to aging. To define the changes in rheological properties of bitumen based on rutting, fatigue, and thermal cracking resistance, dynamic shear and bending beam rheometer tests were performed on each sample. Furthermore, an aging index (AI) analysis was performed for both the short- and long-term aging conditions to express the effect of WEOIL on aging resistance of the bitumen. According to the AI analysis, short-term-aging-resistant bitumen is obtained by adding 3.5% WEOIL to the base bitumen, while a 5.8% contribution rate is required to avoid the long-term aging effect. Moreover, the increase in rate of WEOIL content improved the low-temperature cracking resistance. Consequently, utilizing WEOIL for production of aging-resistant bitumen can provide environmental and economic benefits based on conservation of natural resources and waste recycling.Article Citation - WoS: 28Citation - Scopus: 31Sustainable Recovery of Waste Vegetable Cooking Oil and Aged Bitumen: Optimized Modification for Short and Long Term Aging Cases(Elsevier, 2020) Uz, Volkan Emre; Gökalp, İslamBitumen ages in the short and long-term due to environmental conditions. As the bitumen ages, it loses its original properties and flexibility. Hardened bitumen causes certain distresses in pavement that may endanger traffic safety and reduce travel comfort. Bitumen is one of recoverable material, however some techniques may not be ecological due to considerable energy, time, and cost. On the other hand, recovering of aged bitumen might be eco-friendlier, energy-efficient, and economic by using bio-based waste materials such as waste vegetable cooking oils (WVCO). In this perspective, this paper was established on the idea of sustainable recovery of aged bitumen and WVCO. Base bitumen was aged in case of short-term (ST) and long-term (LT) in laboratory condition and modified with WVCO ranging from 2 to 10% by weight of bitumen. To determine the effect of WVCO modification on aged bitumen conventional and rheological test methods were utilized. To find the optimum rate of WVCO for full recovery of aged bitumen, an index called Pure Rejuvenation Index (PRI) was specified and applied for each test results. It can be concluded from PRI analyses that WVCO can be used as rejuvenator to recover aged bitumen and approximately 3% and 6% of WVCO are required for ST and LT aged bitumen cases, respectively. However, different test methods yield different optimum rates of WVCO for ST and LT aged bitumen. Recovering of WVCO and aged bitumen by using together may provide environmental protection and conservation of resources.