为拓展生物炭在土木工程领域的应用,用生物炭代替部分水泥制作生物炭水泥土。采用室内变水头渗透试验和扫描电镜(scanning electron microscope,简称SEM)试验,分析不同生物炭掺量和养护龄期等条件下的渗透特性规律及其作用机制,寻找最...为拓展生物炭在土木工程领域的应用,用生物炭代替部分水泥制作生物炭水泥土。采用室内变水头渗透试验和扫描电镜(scanning electron microscope,简称SEM)试验,分析不同生物炭掺量和养护龄期等条件下的渗透特性规律及其作用机制,寻找最佳生物炭掺量。渗透试验结果表明,随着生物炭掺量的增大,水泥土渗透系数先减小后增大,并在生物炭替代水泥量为1%时试样渗透系数最小。另外,随着龄期的增加,水泥土渗透系数非线性减小,其中生物炭对水泥土早期的渗透性影响最大。细观分析发现,生物炭在水泥土中并没有直接发生化学反应,生物炭之所以能提升水泥土的抗渗性能是由于生物炭填塞在土及水泥颗粒的孔隙中,使其更加密实。展开更多
Biochar from bio-waste pyrolysis presents excellent CO_(2) sequestration capacity.This study innovated the design of cement-bonded particleboards utilizing a substantial amount of 50-70 wt.%pre-soaked biochar to rende...Biochar from bio-waste pyrolysis presents excellent CO_(2) sequestration capacity.This study innovated the design of cement-bonded particleboards utilizing a substantial amount of 50-70 wt.%pre-soaked biochar to render the products carbon-negative.We investigated the roles of biochar in magnesium oxysulfate cement(MOSC)system and demonstrated good mechanical and functional properties of biochar cement particleboards.In the presence of biochar,the amounts of hydration products were enriched in the cement systems as illustrated by the thermogravi-metric analyses(TGA)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).We further incorporated supplementary cementitious materials(SCMs)and generated 5 Mg(OH)_(2)⋅MgSO_(4)·7H_(2)O(5-1-7)phase in the MOSC system.As a result,our designs of biochar particleboards satisfied the standard requirements for flexural strength(>5.5 MPa)and thickness swelling(<2%).Moreover,our biochar particleboards presented a low thermal conductivity as the biochar pores disrupted thermal bridging within particleboards.We illustrated that the high dosage ratio of biochar could significantly offset the CO_(2) emissions of the particleboards(i.e.,carbon-negative)via life cycle assessment.Noticeable economic profits could also be accomplished for the biochar particleboards.For instance,the 50BC-MOSC bonded particleboard(with 50 wt.%pre-soaked biochar as aggregate,50 wt.%MOSC as binder)with promising mechanical properties could store 137 kg CO_(2) tonne^(−1) and yield an overall economic profit of 92 to 116 USD m^(−3) depending on the carbon prices in different countries.In summary,our new designs of carbon-negative biochar particleboards could curtail carbon emissions in the construction materials and promote the realization of carbon neutrality and circular economy.展开更多
文摘为拓展生物炭在土木工程领域的应用,用生物炭代替部分水泥制作生物炭水泥土。采用室内变水头渗透试验和扫描电镜(scanning electron microscope,简称SEM)试验,分析不同生物炭掺量和养护龄期等条件下的渗透特性规律及其作用机制,寻找最佳生物炭掺量。渗透试验结果表明,随着生物炭掺量的增大,水泥土渗透系数先减小后增大,并在生物炭替代水泥量为1%时试样渗透系数最小。另外,随着龄期的增加,水泥土渗透系数非线性减小,其中生物炭对水泥土早期的渗透性影响最大。细观分析发现,生物炭在水泥土中并没有直接发生化学反应,生物炭之所以能提升水泥土的抗渗性能是由于生物炭填塞在土及水泥颗粒的孔隙中,使其更加密实。
基金the Hong Kong Green Tech Fund(GTF202020153)Alexander von Humboldt Foundation,Germany(AvH),and Open Project of State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization,Zhejiang University(ZJUCEU2022001).
文摘Biochar from bio-waste pyrolysis presents excellent CO_(2) sequestration capacity.This study innovated the design of cement-bonded particleboards utilizing a substantial amount of 50-70 wt.%pre-soaked biochar to render the products carbon-negative.We investigated the roles of biochar in magnesium oxysulfate cement(MOSC)system and demonstrated good mechanical and functional properties of biochar cement particleboards.In the presence of biochar,the amounts of hydration products were enriched in the cement systems as illustrated by the thermogravi-metric analyses(TGA)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).We further incorporated supplementary cementitious materials(SCMs)and generated 5 Mg(OH)_(2)⋅MgSO_(4)·7H_(2)O(5-1-7)phase in the MOSC system.As a result,our designs of biochar particleboards satisfied the standard requirements for flexural strength(>5.5 MPa)and thickness swelling(<2%).Moreover,our biochar particleboards presented a low thermal conductivity as the biochar pores disrupted thermal bridging within particleboards.We illustrated that the high dosage ratio of biochar could significantly offset the CO_(2) emissions of the particleboards(i.e.,carbon-negative)via life cycle assessment.Noticeable economic profits could also be accomplished for the biochar particleboards.For instance,the 50BC-MOSC bonded particleboard(with 50 wt.%pre-soaked biochar as aggregate,50 wt.%MOSC as binder)with promising mechanical properties could store 137 kg CO_(2) tonne^(−1) and yield an overall economic profit of 92 to 116 USD m^(−3) depending on the carbon prices in different countries.In summary,our new designs of carbon-negative biochar particleboards could curtail carbon emissions in the construction materials and promote the realization of carbon neutrality and circular economy.