Molecular Modeling of Nanostructured Additives to Asphaltic Materials

Abstract

First of all, I thank Almighty God for his love, his favor, his grace, his goodness, and the power he put in me so I may achieve this project.• I would like to express my sincere thanks to my supervisor Prof. Dr. Caetano Rodrigues Miranda for giving me this research topic, for his support, suggestions, encouragement, and the scientific knowledge provided throughout my work.• My special thanks go to Dr. Alexsandro Kirch for the suggestions and reviews he has provided for this work. I thank all my labmates at the SAMPA group for their support and the nice time we have spent together.• I express my deepest thanks to my parents Fowé Jean Pierre Marie and Donjeu Cécile, my fiancé Sop Sidzé Sylvain Landry, my kids Djouédjong Gloria Priscille and Fowé Humilde, my sisters and brothers Alida, Ninon, Elvira, Frederic, Zita, Boris, Christian, and my nephew and nieces for their moral and psychological support, and their unconditional love.• I acknowledge the NanoPetro workstations on the Josephson Cluster for the computational time provided. I would like to acknowledge to CNPq and CAPES funding agencies for their financial support throughout my research.• I express my grateful acknowledge the African Institute for Mathematical Science (AIMS) -Cameroon that has given me the first opportunity of interacting with scientists from the various continent and to conduct my goal toward an international research level.• Finally, I deeply thank the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) for the deep knowledge provided for my career and the great opportunities given to me and which has led me to meet my supervisor without whom I will have not to carry out my Ph.D. at the prestigious University of Sao Paulo.