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Promoting internal curing in concrete by replacing sand with sustainable biochar
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Structural and Fire Engineering.ORCID iD: 0009-0005-3959-6803
School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm 100 44, Sweden.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Structural and Fire Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8316-9818
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Structural and Fire Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8682-876X
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2025 (English)In: Case Studies in Construction Materials, E-ISSN 2214-5095, Vol. 22, article id e04542Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Using biochar as a replacement for sand in concrete provides a sustainable solution to the ecological degradation and environmental pollution. This study investigates the use of biochar for internal curing when substituting sand in concrete. Various properties, including slump, mechanical strength, and hydration products, were assessed. The results show that prewetted biochar effectively preserves the slump of fresh concrete. The prewetted biochar provides internal curing by extending the hydration process, resulting in a 56 % increase in the duration between the first and third hydration peaks at the 100 % replacement level. This extended hydration process reduced the amount of unhydrated cement clinkers and enhanced the development of Calcium Silicate Hydrate (C-S-H) and CaCO₃, indicating a more complete degree of hydration of cement. Furthermore, the addition of biochar effectively reduces the total shrinkage of concrete by 65 % at a 100 vol% replacement level at 28 days and guarantees later strength development of concrete.

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Elsevier, 2025. Vol. 22, article id e04542
Keywords [en]
Biochar, Internal curing, Sand, Hydration, Interfacial transition zone
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Materials Engineering Chemical Sciences
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Structural Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-111833DOI: 10.1016/j.cscm.2025.e04542Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105000940102OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-111833DiVA, id: diva2:1942289
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Swedish Research Council Formas, 2022–00676
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Validerad;2025;Nivå 2;2025-04-07 (u8);

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1. Using biochar in concrete
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Biochar demonstrates strong potential as a supplementary cementitious material in concrete but significantly affects workability when added by weight. To address this, this study applied a volumetric water-to-cementitious materials ratio (w/c), replacing cement with biochar powder by volume at 5 %, 10 %, and 20 %, and compared the results to a 5 % weight-based replacement. Additionally, biochar aggregate was used to replace sand at 30 %, 60 %, and 100 % by volume, offering a sustainable solution to ecological degradation and environmental pollution. Various properties, including slump, air content, mechanical strength, and hydration products, were assessed. For biochar powder replacing cement, the results indicate that the volumetric w/c ratio effectively improved workability and enhanced internal curing, leading to increased hydration products and better mechanical performance compared to weight-based biochar replacement. Despite having a lower cement content, the 10 % volumetric biochar sample achieved higher strength than the 5 % weight-based sample. Furthermore, replacing sand with biochar aggregate reduced shrinkage through internal curing. However, due to its poor engineering properties, excessive sand replacement negatively impacted concrete strength, suggesting that biochar aggregate replacement should not exceed 30 %.

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Luleå tekniska universitet, 2025. p. 59
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Licentiate thesis / Luleå University of Technology, ISSN 1402-1757
Keywords
Biochar, fresh property, hydration, shrinkage, volumetric w/c, pre-wetting
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Other Civil Engineering
Research subject
Structural Engineering
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urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-111835 (URN)978-91-8048-775-7 (ISBN)978-91-8048-776-4 (ISBN)
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2025-05-23, B1301, ALC, Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, 13:00 (English)
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