Based on the thiol-ene radical addition
reaction, the branched
hydroxyl functionalized modified styrene-butadiene-styrene triblock
copolymer (SBS-g-OH) was prepared. According to chemical structure
characterization, the order of reactivity proved that 1,2-vinyls had
a priority to react with 2-mercaptoethanol (MCH) at a low functionalization
degree of SBS-g-OH. A novel reaction kinetics model was set up to
describe the addition reaction between MCH and 1,2-vinyls; then the
effect of reaction time, temperature, and initial concentration ratio
of MCH to 1,2-vinyls on functionalization degree of SBS-g-OH were
investigated. Subsequently the performances of modified asphalt were
investigated, where the softening point, ductility, and needle penetration
of SBS-g-OH modified asphalt were almost equal to that of SBS modified
asphalt, while the dispersibility of polymer in asphalt and storage
stability of modified asphalt had been improved obviously using SBS-g-OH
with an appropriate functionalization degree.