Articles in International Journals:

Advancements in Phase Change Materials in Asphalt Pavements for Mitigation of Urban Heat Island Effect: Bibliometric Analysis and Systematic Review”  (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23187741 )

Smart Asphalt Mixtures: A Bibliometric Analysis of the Research Trends (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13081396 )

Photocatalysis of functionalised 3D printed cementitious materials”. Journal of Building Engineering (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106373 )

Mitigation of Urban Heat Island Effects by Thermochromic Asphalt Pavement Thermosensitive Asphalt Pavements (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings13010035);

Effect of Iron-Doping on the Structure and Photocatalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal13010058);

Special Issue: Functionalized and Smart Asphalt Mixtures via the Modification/Application of Nano/Micromaterials. (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12101533);

Evaluation of band gap energy of TiO2 precipitated from titanium sulphate. (hyperlink: . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2022.414008);

Use and misuse of the Kubelka-Munk function to obtain the band gap energy from diffuse reflectance measurements. (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2021.114573);

Assessing the potential of application of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of deposited soot on asphalt pavement surfaces. (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128859);

Applied Optics in the Development of Smart Asphalt Mixtures.  (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226613021);

Development of photocatalytic 3d-printed cementitious mortars: Influence of the curing, spraying time gaps and tio2 coating rates (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11090381);

Review and analysis of advances in functionalized, smart, and multifunctional asphalt mixtures (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111552);

Assessing the potential of application of titanium dioxide for photocatalytic degradation of deposited soot on asphalt pavement surfaces (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128859);

Photocatalytic performance of textiles coated with titanium dioxide-reduced graphene oxide system for degradation of crude petroleum under similar solar irradiation (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06849-3);

Asphalt Binder “Skincare”? Aging evaluation of an asphalt binder modified by nano-TiO2 (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12101678);

Functionalization of Smart Recycled Asphalt Mixtures: A Sustainability Scientific and Pedagogical Approach (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/su14010573);

Physicochemical and Rheological Properties of a Transparent Asphalt Binder Modified with Nano-TiO2 (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10112152);

Smart, Photocatalytic and Self-Cleaning Asphalt Mixtures: A Literature Review (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9110696);

Photocatalytic asphalt mixtures: semiconductors’ impact in skid resistance and texture (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2019.1624398);

Photocatalytic asphalt pavement: the physicochemical and rheological impact of TiO2 nano/microparticles and ZnO microparticles onto the bitumen (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2018.1453371);

Assessment of photocatalytic, superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties on hot mix asphalts coated with TiO2 and/or ZnO aqueous solutions (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.106);

Visible Light Induced Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Industrial Effluents (Rhodamine B) in Aqueous Media Using TiO2 Nanoparticles (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/4396175);

The evaluation of the thermal behaviour of a mortar based brick masonry wall coated with TiO2 nanoparticles: An experimental assessment towards energy efficient buildings (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.06.006);

Synthesis of iron-doped TiO2 nanoparticles by ball-milling process: the influence of process parameters on the structural, optical, magnetic, and photocatalytic properties (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-014-8453-3);

Development of photocatalytic asphalt mixtures by the deposition and volumetric incorporation of TiO2 nanoparticles (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.09.005).

Extended Abstracts:

Safe driving: smart, self-cleaning, and thermochromic road paints to alert drivers to iced surfaces, at 19th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials (ANM), Aveiro, Portugal (27-29/07/2022);, Aveiro, Portugal (27-29/07/2022);

Promising asphalt pavements for cold regions: A review on superhydrophobic asphalt mixtures by scientists from Europe and America, at 19th International Conference on Advanced Nanomaterials (ANM), Aveiro, Portugal (27-29/07/2022);, Aveiro, Portugal (27-29/07/2022)

Papers in Conferences:

Pavimentos Rodoviários Termosensitivos: Funcionalização com Termocápsulas para Mitigação dos Efeitos de Ilha de Calor, at 10º Congresso Rodoferroviário Português (CRP), Lisbon, Portugal (5-7/07/2022) (hyperlink: https://10crp.crp.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/paper_18.pdf);

Funcionalização de Mistura Betuminosa usando Pulverizações Sucessivas para Fotocatálise, at 10º Congresso Rodoferroviário Português (CRP), Lisbon, Portugal (5-7/07/2022) (hyperlink: https://10crp.crp.pt/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/paper_11.pdf);

Considerations involving the determination of the band gap energy by diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, at 5th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP), Guimarães, Portugal (18-22/07/2022);

Reducing the impact of the sunlight in urban areas using asphalt mixtures with phase change materials: a review in Scopus in the last three years, at 5th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP), Guimarães, Portugal (18-22/07/2022);

Thermochromism Applied to Transportation Engineering: asphalt roads, color, and road markings, at 5th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP), Guimarães, Portugal (18-22/07/2022);

Optical, structural, morphological and chemical properties of doped TiO2 nanoparticles with FeCl3, at 5th International Conference on Application of Optics and Photonics (AOP), Guimarães, Portugal (18-22/07/2022);

Applied Optics in the Development of Smart Asphalt Mixtures, at European Optical Society Annual Meeting (EOSAM), Porto, Portugal (12-16/09/2022) (hyperlink: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202226613021);

Are there new ways to improve the asphalt mixtures’ surface functions? For sure! By functionalization process, at 9th Symposium on Pavement Surface Characteristics (SURF), Milan, Italy (12-14/09/2022);

Mapping the Evolution of the World Literature on Smart Asphalt: A Bibliometric Analysis, at International Symposium of Asphalt Pavements (ISAP), Costa Rica (25-27/10/2022);

Misturas Asfálticas Inteligentes: Mito ou Realidade?, no 36º Congresso de Pesquisa e Ensino em Transportes (ANPET), Fortaleza, Brasil (08-12/11/2022).

Diagonóstico de Emissões de Poluentes Atmosféricos na Produção de Misturas Asfálticas, no 36º Congresso de Pesquisa e Ensino em Transportes (ANPET), Fortaleza, Brasil (08-12/11/2022).

Photocatalytic and smart asphalt mixtures: a brief overview at the International Society for Optical Engineering (2019).

Incorporation of steel slag and reclaimed asphalt into pavement surface layers at Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities III (2019).

Doctoral Theses:

Ecological, photocatalytic, superhydrophobic and self-cleaning asphalt pavement surfaces, Iran Gomes da Rocha Segundo (2022). Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Joaquim Carneiro.

Master Theses:

Aplicação de soluções anti-gelo em pavimentos rodoviários, Luís Duarte Lopes Moreira (2022). Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Iran Rocha Segundo;

Desenvolvimento de revestimento antigelo, fotocatalítico e autolimopante para pavimentos flexíveis com o uso de nano e micromateriais, Jaffer Bressan Borinelli (2019).  Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Joaquim Carneiro;

Avaliação das Capacidades Fotocatalítica, Superhidrofóbica e Autolimpante de Misturas Betuminosas Funcionalizadas com TiO2 e ZnO, Iran Gomes da Rocha Segundo (2018). Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Joaquim Carneiro;

Avaliação do Impacto da Água e do Tráfego nas Capacidades Fotocatalítica e Autolimpante de Misturas Betuminosas Funcionalizadas com TiO2, Sérgio Manuel Batista Oliveira (2017).  Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Joaquim Carneiro;

Avaliação do desempenho Fotocatalítico de camadas betuminosas superficiais de pavimentos, Cristiano André da Silva Ferreira (2016). Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Iran Rocha Segundo;

Alteração das características superficiais de camadas asfálticas de pavimentos com nanopartículas e micropartículas: Estudo de envelhecimento, Elisa Alexandra Lages Dias (2013). Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Joaquim Carneiro;

Desenvolvimento de revestimentos termosensitivos baseados em microcápsulas para aplicação em pavimentos rodoviários, Pedro David Cardoso (2012). Supervisors: Elisabete Freitas e Joaquim Carneiro;

Desenvolvimento de Argamassas Ecoeficientes: Capacidade Autolimpante, Filipa Daniela Pereira Fernandes (2011).  Supervisors: Joaquim Carneiro e Vasco Teixeira.