Offsetting anthropogenic carbon emissions from biomass waste and mineralised carbon dioxide
- Submitting institution
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University of Greenwich
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 26679
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/s41598-020-57801-5
- Title of journal
- Scientific Reports
- Article number
- 958
- First page
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- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- UNSPECIFIED
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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3
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This research was a collaboration between Indian government and University of Greenwich. Forestry and agriculture-derived biomass ashes were investigated for their reaction to carbon dioxide gas. The unique findings showed that biomass ashes can be mineralised to produce monolithic products including those containing the raw dried biomass with potential for use in construction. Furthermore, the ashes can substitute for Portland cement up to 10% w/w in hydraulic applications without strength loss, and a consequent significant associated carbon avoidance. In the novel close-process-loop approach, significant embodied carbon was sequestrated in light-weight construction products.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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