Valorization of Agricultural Wastes into Environmentally Sustainable Asphalt Binders
Caputo P. Gargiulo V. Calandra P. Loise V. Cimino L. Clemente C. Kenzhegaliyeva A. Ongarbayev Y. Oliviero Rossi C. Pochilskj M. Gapinski J. Alfè M.
September 2025Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
Molecules
2025#30Issue 17
The use of solid products deriving from the pyrolysis of wastes as potential substitute of traditional binders in asphalt preparation is investigated with the final goal of reducing production costs, preserving non-renewable resources, and promoting an effective resource use as well as recovery and recycling procedures, thus implementing a regenerative circular economy approach. Char derived from the pyrolysis of agricultural and aquaculture wastes has been explored as a novel alternative additive for asphalt production. Different feedstocks were used for the preparation of biochar by pyrolysis. The produced char samples, after an in-depth chemical and structural characterization, have been implemented in the preparation of asphalt mixtures, with their potential use as a binder evaluated by performing conventional rheological tests. To evaluate the potential anti-aging effect of char as an additive, bituminous formulations containing 3 to 6 wt.% char were subjected to short-term simulated aging using the Rolling Thin-Film Oven Test (RTFOT) method. The resulting mechanical properties were then assessed. The results indicate that the all the tested char samples have limited modifying properties towards the gel-to-sol transition temperature. Among the samples, lemon peel-derived char (LP-char) showed superior antioxidant properties against bitumen oxidative aging. This study suggests that certain chemical characteristics can serve as predictive indicators of antioxidant activity in biochars produced from biomass pyrolysis.
biochar , bitumen modifier , valorization , waste biomass
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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies, University of Calabria, Rende, 87036, Italy
CNR-STEMS, National Research Council, Institute of Sciences and Technologies for Sustainable Energy and Mobility, Napoli, 80125, Italy
CNR-ISMN, National Research Council, Institute for the Study of Nanostructured Materials, Montelibretti, 00010, Italy
Department of Physics, University of Naples “Federico II”, Napoli, 80126, Italy
Laboratory of Petrochemical Processes, Institute of Combustion Problems, Almaty, 050012, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, 050040, Kazakhstan
Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, 62-614, Poland
Department of Chemistry and Chemical Technologies
CNR-STEMS
CNR-ISMN
Department of Physics
Laboratory of Petrochemical Processes
Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
Faculty of Physics
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