Advances in Sustainable Asphalt Pavement Technologies
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Transportation and Future Mobility".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 September 2025 | Viewed by 541
Special Issue Editors
2. Department of Civil, Constructional and Environmental Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Rome, Italy
Interests: transportation infrastructure; civil engineering; road engineering; asphalt materials; life cycle assessment (LCA)
Interests: road infrastructure; railway and airport infrastructure; modeling techniques for civil engineering
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Environmental pollution and energy consumption in the asphalt pavement construction industry have recently garnered global interest among researchers, particularly due to the decrease in resources and energy reserves. Despite its widespread use worldwide, asphalt pavement is associated with significant pollutant emissions, including Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and Greenhouse Gases (GHGs). In addition, the production of asphalt pavement involves considerable consumption of fossil fuels to heat the asphalt binder and aggregate the mixture to the required temperature.
The National Asphalt Pavement Association has advocated a zero carbon emissions goal for the road industry by 2050, promoting a shift toward cleaner energy, renewable fuels, and alternative resources. The concept of sustainable asphalt pavement should be integrated into the entire process of road engineering planning, construction, operation, and maintenance. Thus, the development of sustainable asphalt pavement technologies is crucial for enhancing cost-effectiveness and minimizing environmental impact.
A series of innovative research has been carried out on hot issues such as the development of low-carbon pavement materials, sustainable pavement design theory and evaluation standards, life cycle assessments (LCAs) of asphalt pavements, the green transformation of construction equipment and technology, the efficient recycling of solid waste materials, and so on.
This Special Issue will fully demonstrate the latest original research and review results on the sustainability improvement and green low-carbon application of asphalt pavement technology and will summarize the cutting-edge dynamics and key technologies in this field, promoting sustainable and future progress in the theoretical and technological innovation of transportation infrastructure.
Dr. Ling Xu
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Loprencipe
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- asphalt
- sustainablity
- pavement engineering
- life cycle assessment
- recycling
- environmentally friendly
- energy reuse
- low-carbon technology
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