Closing the Loop: Harnessing waste plastics for sustainable asphalt mixtures–A comprehensive review

PK Ashish, A Sreeram, X Xu, P Chandrasekar… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread production and consumption of plastics is a pressing global issue that
requires multifaceted approaches and solutions. In terms of recycling, one of the ways to …

A comprehensive review on asphalt fume suppression and energy saving technologies in asphalt pavement industry

G Sun, W Ning, X Jiang, K Qiu, Z Cao, Y Ding - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the environmental issues of high energy consumption and high emissions of
asphalt fumes that are associated with hot mixing asphalt pavement construction, especially …

Review of fume-generation mechanism, test methods, and fume suppressants of asphalt materials

X Yang, G Wang, H Rong, Y Meng, X Liu, Y Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Asphalt pavements are widely used in road engineering owing to their good skid resistance,
ease of maintenance, and high driving comfort. However, large amounts of toxic fumes are …

Characteristics and assessment of volatile organic compounds from different asphalt binders in laboratory

B Zhou, G Gong, C Wang - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The high construction temperature of asphalt pavement will cause the volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) emission, which seriously affects the environment and the workers' …

Characterization of emissions from rubber modified asphalt and their impact on environmental burden: Insights into composition variability and hazard assessment

L Li, T Zhou, L Cao, J Zhou, Z Liu, Z Dong - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Rubber modified asphalt (RMA) is a promising avenue for recycling waste tires but faces
concerns over hazardous fumes emission during production and construction. This study …

Analysis of possible carcinogenic compounds in recycled plastic modified asphalt

YJ Boom, M Enfrin, S Grist, F Giustozzi - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The incorporation of recycled plastics in asphalt mixtures is getting a growing interest,
however, exposing recycled plastics to the high working temperatures of asphalt has posed …

Investigation on rheological characteristics of low-emissions crumb rubber modified asphalt

H Duan, C Zhu, H Zhang, S Zhang, F Xiao… - … Journal of Pavement …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Asphalt modified by microwave-treatment crumb rubber (CR-microwave) and that of
deodorant-addition crumb rubber (CR-deodorant) have low unfavorable or detrimental …

Performance of Oil-Absorbing organogel Polystyrene-Stearyl methacrylate as a fume suppressant of asphalt binder

M Han, Y Tan, Z Leng, F Zou, S Li, J Li… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hazardous fumes can be generated during the high-temperature construction of asphalt
pavement. Various fume suppressants have been developed, but many may compromise …

Fire-retarding asphalt pavement for urban road tunnels: a state-of-the-art review and beyond

X Jiang, H Zhu, Z Yan, F Zhang, X Huang, Z Leng… - Fire Technology, 2024 - Springer
With the rapid urbanization and development of metropolises, urban road tunnels have been
constructed at an increasing rate, significantly alleviating urban traffic pressure, and …

Chemical fingerprinting of volatile organic compounds from asphalt binder for quantitative detection

X Chang, Y Long, C Wang, Y Xiao - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Asphalt material is an irreplaceable material in road construction. However, it releases
VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds), which do cause pollution to the surrounding …