Feasibility of Using Alternative Asphalt Binders for Sustainable Pavements
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
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Interests: pavement engineering
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Interests: sustainable development; construction; civil engineering; materials; building materials; construction materials; sustainable construction; cement
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Dear Colleagues,
Asphalt is a petroleum-derived material which is employed as a binder for mixtures in highway pavements. In recent years, due to the restriction of petroleum, higher price, and the undesirable effect on the environment, there has been an unceasing demand to find efficient, cost-effective, and environmentally-friendly alternative binders to substitute asphalt. The main topics of the issue will be regarding the use of alternative asphalt binders for bituminous mixtures. The alternative binders can be totally or partially derived from bio-based materials. The bio-based materials can be bio-oils, additives, waste materials, etc. According to the percentage of virgin asphalt mass replacement, alternative binders can be used as an alternative for asphalt (75–100% virgin asphalt mass replacement); as an extender (10–75% virgin asphalt mass replacement); and as an asphalt modifier (<10% virgin asphalt mass replacement).
The following are some of the topics proposed for this Special Issue:
- Pavement engineering;
- Sustainable pavements;
- Alternative asphalt binders;
- Use of bio-based materials as alternative asphalt binders:
- Plant based and recycled oils (soybean, corn, cornstone, cane, etc.);
- Biomass-manure;
- Lignin;
- Microalgea or algal biomass;
- Use of polymer, plastic, and tire rubber as alternative asphalt binders.
We hope you will contribute your high-quality research, and we look forward to reading your valuable results.
Prof. Ignacio PérezProf. Ana R. Pasandín
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Pavement engineering
- Asphalt binders
- Sustainable pavements.
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