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By plotting the percentage of carbon particles separated from the vulcanizate versus the stress applied to the sample during extension, Hess et al. determined the stress at which the arbitrary quantity of 20% of the black had been separated from the matrix. This stress was indicated as the adhesion index. It appears (Fig. 12) that blacks of higher structures are associated with an increase of the adhesion index, i.e., with an enhancement of filler-elastomer interactions. 

The modification of bitumen with SBS copolymer powder was done using the mechanochemically devuicanized GRT (Zhu et al., 2009). The penetration index, softening point, 5°C ductility, aging behavior, and rheological properties of bitumens modified by 8,10, and 12 wt.% GRT/SBS mixtures were measured. In comparison with the bitumen modified by incorporation of 5.5 wt.% SBS alone, the majority of properties of the blends were improved, except their penetration. Rheological properties indicated that at high temperatures 10 wt.% GRT/SBS-modified bitumen was better than SBS-modifled bitumen. The SEM observation of the fractured surfaces showed that bitumens mixed with the GRT/SBS powder had a better interfacial adhesion with matrix than with SBS alone. 

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