Porous microcapsules with controlled diffusion of rejuvenating agents for asphalt self-healing
Grant: FONDECYT Postdoctoral Research Project 3200227
Funding Agency: National Research and Development Agency (ANID), Chile
Principal Investigator: Erik Alpizar-Reyes
Sponsor Investigator: Jose Norambuena-Contreras
Project duration: 2020 to 2023 (36 months)
The main objective of this project is to synthesize and characterize porous microcapsules from biological source with controlled diffusion mechanisms of rejuvenating agents for optimal self-healing asphalt.