Environmental Benefits of Warm Mix Asphalt

51. RTU Studentu zinātniskās un tehniskās konferences materiāli 2010
Mārtiņš Zaumanis, Erik Olesen

WMA is a relatively new technology that allows significant lowering of the production and pavement temperature of conventional hot mix asphalt (HMA). It promises various benefits, but probably the most significant is the possibility to reduce carbon footprint of asphalt thus supporting the demands of Kyoto protocol for lowering greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.

Keywords
Warm Mix Asphalt, WMA, carbon footprint, emissions, CO2

Zaumanis, M., Olesen, E. Environmental Benefits of Warm Mix Asphalt. In: 51. RTU Studentu zinātniskās un tehniskās konferences materiāli, Latvia, Rīga, 22-22 April, 2010. Rīga: RTU Izdevniecība, 2010, pp.108-108. ISBN 978-9934-10-079-6.

Publication language
English (en)