Synthesis and Characterisation of Alginate-Based Capsules Containing Waste Cooking Oil for Asphalt Self-Healing

This paper presents the synthesis and characterisation of biopolymeric capsules for asphalt self-healing. A sodium alginate biopolymer extracted from the cell wall of brown algae was used as the encapsulating material to contain Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) as a potential encapsulated rejuvenating agent...

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Main Authors: Jose Norambuena-Contreras, Jose L. Concha, Luis E. Arteaga-Pérez, Irene Gonzalez-Torre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-03-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2739