New evidence on the origin of ‘bee structures’ on bitumen and oils, by atomic force microscopy (AFM) and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM)

Investigation on evolution of bitumen composition and micro-structure during aging

(2020) Zuzhong Li et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Quantification of crystalline wax in asphalt binders using variable-temperature Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

(2020) Haibo Ding et al.   FUEL

The phenomenon of bitumen ‘bee' structures – bulk or surface layer – a closer look

(2020) Domenic Ganter et al.   International Journal of Pavement Engineering

Structural and chemical imaging analysis of bitumen

(2019) Xiaohu Lu et al.   Road Materials and Pavement Design

Morphology and kinetics of asphalt binder microstructure at gas, liquid and solid interfaces

(2019) A. RAMM et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Investigation of the bulk and surface microstructure of bitumen by atomic force microscopy

(2018) Johan Blom et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Correlated time-variation of bulk microstructure and rheology in asphalt binders

(2018) A. RAMM et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Structural and chemical analysis of bitumen using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS)

(2017) Xiaohu Lu et al.   FUEL

A study of the influence of the microstructure of one type of bitumen grade on the performance as a binder

(2016) Hartmut R. Fischer et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Asphalt emulsions formulation: State-of-the-art and dependency of formulation on emulsions properties

(2016) Mercado Ronald et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Investigating molecular interactions and surface morphology of wax-doped asphaltenes

(2016) Farideh Pahlavan et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Quantitative characterisation of asphalt’s composition–microstructure relationship based on atomic force microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy tests

(2016) Minghui Gong et al.   Road Materials and Pavement Design

Influence of waxes on adhesion properties of bituminous binders

(2015) Riccardo Lamperti et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Relation of chemical composition to asphalt microstructure – Details and properties of micro-structures in bitumen as seen by thermal and friction force microscopy and by scanning near-filed optical microscopy

(2015) Hartmut R. Fischer et al.   FUEL

Relation between bitumen chemistry and performance

(2015) Per Redelius et al.   FUEL

Optical characterization of temperature- and composition-dependent microstructure in asphalt binders

(2015) A. RAMM et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Microstructural properties of warm mix asphalt before and after laboratory-simulated long-term ageing

(2015) Ilaria Menapace et al.   Road Materials and Pavement Design

Newly observed effects of water on the microstructures of bitumen surface

(2014) Salomé dos Santos et al.   CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

The bitumen microstructure: a fluorescent approach

(2014) Florian Handle et al.   MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

The effect of aromatic interactions on the elasticity of bituminous binders

(2014) Hilde Soenen et al.   RHEOLOGICA ACTA

Temperature and thermal history dependence of the microstructure in bituminous materials

(2013) S.N. Nahar et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

On the investigation of the bulk microstructure of bitumen – Introducing two new techniques

(2013) H.R. Fischer et al.   FUEL

Adherence Energy of Asphalt Thin Films Measured by Force-Displacement Atomic Force Microscopy

(2013) Troy Pauli et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Surface wrinkling: the phenomenon causing bees in bitumen

(2013) Åsa Laurell Lyne et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE

Quantitative temperature-depending mapping of mechanical properties of bitumen at the nanoscale using the AFM operated with PeakForce TappingTMmode

(2013) H. FISCHER et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY

Laboratory investigation of bitumen based on round robin DSC and AFM tests

(2013) Hilde Soenen et al.   MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

On the microstructure of bituminous binders

(2013) Hartmut R. Fischer et al.   Road Materials and Pavement Design

Morphology of asphalts, asphalt fractions and model wax-doped asphalts studied by atomic force microscopy

(2011) A. T. Pauli et al.   International Journal of Pavement Engineering