Abstract
Asphalt nanocomposites were prepared by mixing nanoparticles of calcium carbonate with a solution of bitumen in xylene in the presence of a solution of polymer in xylene. Calcium carbonate nanoparticles were obtained by wet milling and their characterization was performed by dynamic light scattering (DLS). The polymers used were either polyacrylate type and polystyrene homopolymers or copolymer of polyacrylate-polystyrene type synthesized by solution process. Asphalt nanocomposites prepared were characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The results indicate a close behaviour of nanocomposite based on polyacrylate and polystyrene homopolymers and polyacrylate-polystyrene copolymer. Keywords: asphalt nanocomposites, calcium carbonate, dynamic mechanical analysis