Green roads ahead: a critical examination of bio-bitumen for sustainable infrastructure

Y Zhang, P Ding, L Zhang, X Luo, X Cheng… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Non-renewable nature and continuously increased consumptions of bitumen is a serious
challenge for the development of infrastructure, especially for the constructions and …

Bio-modified rubberized asphalt binder: A clean, sustainable approach to recycle rubber into construction

L Lyu, J Pei, D Hu, G Sun, EH Fini - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper introduces a hybrid utilization of scrap tires and bio-oil made from biomass waste
to create bio-modified rubberized asphalt for use in roadway construction. This in turn …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoscale evolution of rubber-oil modified asphalt binder after thermal and UV aging

L Lyu, J Pei, NA Burnham, EH Fini… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal oxidation and ultraviolet exposure cause complex micro-scale chemical changes in
asphalt binders, leading to severe deterioration of pavements. The aging-induced evolution …

Phenol-rich bio-oils as free-radical scavengers to hinder oxidative aging in asphalt binder

F Pahlavan, A Lamanna, KB Park, SF Kabir… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study examined the capability of phenol-rich bio-oils to improve the durability of
bituminous composites by hindering oxidative aging in asphalt binder. Bio-oils derived from …

Effects of pyrolysis parameters on physicochemical properties of biochar and bio-oil and application in asphalt

X Zhou, TB Moghaddam, M Chen, S Wu… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adoption of renewable energy sources such as biomass has been increasing worldwide. In
this study, fast pyrolysis as an acceptable and viable method to get renewable bio-oil and …

Effects of biochar on the chemical changes and phase separation of bio-asphalt under different aging conditions

X Zhou, G Zhao, S Wu, S Tighe, D Pickel… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-asphalt replaced petroleum-asphalt for paving asphalt pavements, which is a
technology with a wide range of application prospect. This work is aimed at improving the …

Durability of rubberized asphalt binders containing waste cooking oil under thermal and ultraviolet aging

L Lyu, J Pei, D Hu, EH Fini - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermal oxidation and ultraviolet exposure contribute to major changes in the
physicochemical and rheological properties of asphalt binder, leading to the deterioration of …

Cleaner asphalt production by suppressing emissions using phenolic compounds

F Pahlavan, A Gholipour, T Zhou… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Asphalt-paved surfaces have been reported as an important and long-lasting potential
source of emissions of a complex mixture of volatile organic compounds into the …

Effects of ultraviolet exposure on physicochemical and mechanical properties of bio-modified rubberized bitumen: Sustainability promotion and resource conservation

T Zhou, SKF Kabir, L Cao, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Promoting the use of scrap tire rubber and bio-modifiers in outdoor construction such as
road pavements requires an in-depth understanding of their resistance to solar radiation …

Investigating aging properties of bitumen modified with polyethylene-terephthalate waste plastic

S Aldagari, SF Kabir, EH Fini - Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper examines the merits of using recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in
bitumen to improve short and long-term aging of bituminous composites used in roadway …