The environmental, social and economic sustainability of our infrastructure network is clearly of paramount importance to the roadengineering sector as well to society at large. Sustainable road materials and reduced transport of those materials therefore play a significant role. Cold mix asphalt (CMA) emulsion technology could be one of the better options for the road industry to explore more ...

During the hot application of bitumen-containing materials, e.g. in road paving or roofing, fumes are emitted that contain traces of polycyclic aromatic compounds (PACs). Although worker's exposure to these fumes is low, it might lead to health problems. For studying DNA adduct formation as a consequence of inhalation of bitumen fumes we developed and validated an inhalation system (a dynamic f...

Cold recycling of reclaimed asphalt (RA) is a promising technique to build or maintain roads, combining performance and environmental advantages. Although this has been extensively used worldwide, there no unique internationally-shared method characterize cold recycled mixtures. The previous work the RILEM TC 237-SIB TG6 successfully attempted different RA sources with both traditional paramete...

This study investigates removing ash and pyrite sulphur from bitumen by column flotation process. Central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) was applied for modeling and optimization of the percentage of ash and pyrite sulphur removal from bitumen. The effects of five parameters namely the amounts of collector and frother agents, particle size, wash water rate and feed...

Moisture in bitumen and at the bitumen-aggregate interface affects cohesive adhesive properties of asphalt mixtures, which are critical for service performance durability pavements. This paper aims to investigate kinetics thermodynamics moisture transport various temperatures relative humidity different types. Transport models introduced study mechanisms. A parameter optimization approach combi...

Sediments and rocks recovered in CRP-2/2A coring operations contain relatively little organic matter (average TOC=0.28%) and very small amounts of solvent-soluble organic matter. Because Early Oligocene sediment included significant amounts of coal detritus, TOC values are higher in Early Oligocene rocks than in younger rocks. TOC values are highest in the fine-grained rocks deposited as part o...

1190 www.thelancet.com/oncology Vol 12 December 2011 In October, 2011, 16 experts from nine countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to reassess the carcinogenicity of bitumens and their emissions, and of some N-heterocyclic and S-heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). These assessments will be published as Volume 103 of the IARC Mo...

In order to improve the viscoelasticity of bitumen, several modifiers were compounded with it, including SBS, reclaimed rubber powder, tackifier, plasticizer, and oil stabilizer, produce High-viscosity High-elastic Modified Bitumen (HVE-MB). The various physical rheological properties bitumen evaluated using a number factors, such as dynamic viscosity at 60 °C, elastic recovery, penetration, so...

Bitumens fumes contain polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAC). There is a possibility of long-term health effects following chronic exposure by inhalation or skin contamination in asphalt road pavers and highway maintenance workers. Epidemiological and experimental studies on this topic are reviewed and the possible causes of cancer discussed with a primary focus on heterocyclic polyaromatic compo...