A comparative review of hot and warm mix asphalt technologies from environmental and economic perspectives: towards a sustainable asphalt pavement

A Milad, AM Babalghaith, AM Al-Sabaeei… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The environmental concerns of global warming and energy consumption are among the
most severe issues and challenges facing human beings worldwide. Due to the relatively …

A comprehensive review of warm-mix asphalt mixtures: mix design, construction temperatures determination, performance and life-cycle assessment

N Liu, L Liu, M Li, L Sun - Road Materials and Pavement Design, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The paper provides a review of mix design, construction temperature determination,
performance and life-cycle assessment (LCA) of WMA mixtures. The mix design of WMA …

[HTML][HTML] Kraft lignin as a bio-based ingredient for Dutch asphalts: An attributional LCA

C Moretti, B Corona, R Hoefnagels, M van Veen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the last decade, lignin has received much attention as a feedstock to produce bio-based
products. This study investigates the potential benefits of using lignin to mitigate the …

Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from recycled asphalt pavement production

MR Gruber, B Hofko - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
With the growing impact of climate change, there is an increasing need and obligation to
reduce the responsible greenhouse gases (GHG) in road construction as well. Using life …

On the road again! An economic and environmental break-even and hotspot analysis of reclaimed asphalt pavement and rejuvenators

B Moins, D Hernando, M Buyle, C France… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Using reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP) can help the asphalt industry to lessen its
environmental and economic impact. Although literature shows that rejuvenators are …

LCA of different construction choices for a double-track railway line for sustainability evaluations

C Celauro, A Cardella, M Guerrieri - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The international commitment to achieve carbon neutrality in the next few decades has
oriented human activities towards the preservation of natural and non-renewable resources …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of olive pomace and SBS modified bitumen to the performance characteristics

F Özel, MT Deniz, Mİ Yüce - Case Studies in Construction Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the applicability of olive pomace (OP) waste, a biomass waste, in
bitumen modification. The OP modification was compared with styrene butadiene styrene …

[HTML][HTML] How char from waste pyrolysis can improve bitumen characteristics and induce anti-aging effects

V Gargiulo, M Alfe, G Ruoppolo, F Cammarota… - Colloids and Surfaces A …, 2023 - Elsevier
Modifying bitumens to improve their characteristics is one of the ways to increase road
pavement durability reducing maintenance costs and environmental issues. In this study the …

Energy technology assessment in managing sustainable energy transitions: A bibliometric analysis

JK Musango - Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy technology assessment is a systematic evaluation of energy technologies, making it
relevant in energy transition research. However, trends in energy technology assessment …

Comprehensive life cycle environmental assessment of preventive maintenance techniques for asphalt pavement

M Zheng, W Chen, X Ding, W Zhang, S Yu - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Preventive maintenance (PM) is regarded as the most economical maintenance strategy for
asphalt pavement, but the life cycle environmental impacts (LCEI) of different PM techniques …