Biochar as construction materials for achieving carbon neutrality

Y Zhang, M He, L Wang, J Yan, B Ma, X Zhu, YS Ok… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar is a waste-derived material that can sequester carbon at a large scale. The
development of low-carbon and sustainable biochar-enhanced construction materials has …

A comprehensive review of biochar utilization for low-carbon flexible asphalt pavements

NSA Yaro, MH Sutanto, NZ Habib, A Usman, JM Kaura… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
A large amount of biomass waste is produced globally, and its production and improper
management are major environmental issues. Pavement industries consume large amounts …

Iron-rich biochar to adsorb volatile organic compounds emitted from asphalt-surfaced areas

M Mousavi, S Aldagari, MS Crocker… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
This study introduces iron-rich biochar to selectively adsorb some volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) emitted from asphalt-surfaced areas. Adsorption and retention of VOCs …

Effect of Waste-Oil regenerant on diffusion and fusion behaviors of asphalt recycling using molecular dynamics simulation

J Wang, Q Li, Y Lu, S Luo - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
In field asphalt hot recycling project, the diffusion and fusion of virgin and aged asphalt
generates the weak interface under stress concentration. In this study, the representative …

Multi–scale observation of oxidative aging on the enhancement of high–temperature property of SBS–modified asphalt

C Yu, K Hu, Q Yang, Y Chen - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This study employed a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to investigate the rheological
and aging characteristics based on dynamic shear rheology experiments, fluorescence …

Biochar removes volatile organic compounds generated from asphalt

X Zhou, TB Moghaddam, M Chen, S Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emission not only cause the environmental pollution,
but also severely threaten human health as they are known to be toxic and carcinogenic …

Oxidation and polymer degradation characteristics of high viscosity modified asphalts under various aging environments

G Sun, X Zhu, Q Zhang, C Yan, W Ning… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
High viscosity modified asphalt (HVMA) was the core material to build ecological permeable
pavement, while it was prone to aging, which limited its applications for urban sustainability …

Effects of pyrolysis parameters on physicochemical properties of biochar and bio-oil and application in asphalt

X Zhou, TB Moghaddam, M Chen, S Wu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Adoption of renewable energy sources such as biomass has been increasing worldwide. In
this study, fast pyrolysis as an acceptable and viable method to get renewable bio-oil and …

Recycling fish scale powder in improving the performance of asphalt: A sustainable utilization of fish scale waste in asphalt

S Lv, L Hu, C Xia, MB Cabrera, Y Guo, C Liu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Limited non-renewable resources and deteriorating ecological environment have
emphasized the significance of the effective utilization of biomaterials. Many studies have …

Effects of biochar on the chemical changes and phase separation of bio-asphalt under different aging conditions

X Zhou, G Zhao, S Wu, S Tighe, D Pickel… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-asphalt replaced petroleum-asphalt for paving asphalt pavements, which is a
technology with a wide range of application prospect. This work is aimed at improving the …