{"id":169808,"date":"2025-11-04T07:29:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/?p=169808"},"modified":"2025-10-29T12:57:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T11:57:04","slug":"new-biochar-enhanced-cement-could-lock-away-more-carbon-dioxide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/new-biochar-enhanced-cement-could-lock-away-more-carbon-dioxide\/","title":{"rendered":"New biochar-enhanced cement could lock away more carbon dioxide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

A research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly improve its ability to capture and store carbon dioxide while strengthening the material itself.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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Investigation of the CO2<\/sub> adsorption behavior of alkali-modified biochar components in cement composites \u00a9 Binglin Guo, Ping Ye, Huyong Qin, Cheng Wang, Yang Liu, Yuyang Chen, Pengfei Bian, Di Lu, Lei Wang, Tongsheng Zhang, Weiping Zhao, Binggen Zhan & Qijun Yu<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Cement production is one of the world\u2019s largest sources of CO\u2082 emissions. Finding cost-effective ways to store carbon directly in building materials could help reduce the industry\u2019s environmental footprint. In the new study, scientists explored how modifying biochar, a porous carbon-rich material made from plant waste, can make cement more sustainable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers produced biochar by heating corn straw at different temperatures and separated its main component, called sedimented particles. Both the original and separated biochar samples were treated with an alkali solution to enhance their structure and tested for CO\u2082 adsorption. The team then mixed these biochars into cement at various proportions to evaluate their effects on strength and carbon capture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The results revealed that the sedimented particles had a greater ability to trap CO\u2082 than untreated biochar, and that alkali modification further improved this capacity by refining the material\u2019s microscopic pore structure. Biochar produced at 500 \u00b0C performed the best overall, combining strong adsorption ability with improved cement performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When added to cement, the CO\u2082-saturated modified biochar made the material denser and stronger, particularly at a one percent replacement level. The study also showed that the biochar captures CO\u2082 primarily through physical adsorption, which occurs quickly and efficiently under normal conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to enhancing mechanical strength, incorporating biochar reduced the total carbon footprint of the cement mixtures. The researchers concluded that the right combination of biochar type, treatment, and dosage can help transform ordinary cement into a carbon-storing material without compromising performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis work provides new insight into using biochar as a sustainable additive that supports carbon neutrality in the construction sector,\u201d said lead author Binglin Guo<\/strong>. \u201cBy improving both strength and carbon sequestration, biochar-modified cement offers a practical step toward greener building materials.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Guo B, Ye P, Qin H, Wang C, Liu Y, et al. 2025. Investigation of the CO2<\/sub>\u00a0adsorption behavior of alkali-modified biochar components in cement composites.\u00a0Biochar X<\/em>\u00a01: e006\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/www.maxapress.com\/article\/doi\/10.48130\/bchax-0025-0004<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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About Biochar X <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Biochar X<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>is an open access, online-only journal aims to transcend traditional disciplinary boundaries by providing a multidisciplinary platform for the exchange of cutting-edge research in both fundamental and applied aspects of biochar. The journal is dedicated to supporting the global biochar research community by offering an innovative, efficient, and professional outlet for sharing new findings and perspectives. Its core focus lies in the discovery of novel insights and the development of emerging applications in the rapidly growing field of biochar science.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly improve its ability to capture and store carbon dioxide while strengthening the material itself. Cement production is one of the world\u2019s largest sources of CO\u2082 emissions. Finding cost-effective […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":169831,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","nova_meta_subtitle":"Researchers develop alkali-modified biochar to boost carbon capture and cement strength","footnotes":""},"categories":[5572,17143],"tags":[12738,12430,10744,21452,15692,10416,10743],"supplier":[27126,2663,13963],"class_list":["post-169808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bio-based","category-recycling","tag-biochar","tag-buildingmaterial","tag-carboncapture","tag-carbonstorage","tag-cement","tag-circulareconomy","tag-useco2","supplier-hefei-university-of-technology","supplier-south-china-university-of-technology","supplier-zhejiang-university"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169808"},{"taxonomy":"supplier","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/renewable-carbon.eu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/supplier?post=169808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}