Applying the Life Cycle Assessment to the Use of Biochar from Vine Pruning Waste as an Additive in Mortar.

Jorge Los Santos-Ortega, Javier Ferreiro-Cabello, Esteban Fraile-García, Fátima Somovilla-Gómez

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Assessing Climate Benefits and Circularity of Using Glass Waste in Concrete and New Glass Production.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Jorge Los Santos-OrtegaSCoDIP Group, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of La Rioja, 26004 La Rioja, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-5715-5140

Javier Ferreiro-CabelloSCoDIP Group, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of La Rioja, 26004 La Rioja, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6489-0418

Esteban Fraile-GarcíaSCoDIP Group, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of La Rioja, 26004 La Rioja, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9408-5575

Fátima Somovilla-GómezSCoDIP Group, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of La Rioja, 26004 La Rioja, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5286-0243

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Autonomous Community of La Rioja Fortalece 2021/03

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Abstract

The agricultural industry and corresponding waste materials represent a potential research area for applying circular economy strategies. This research is a life cycle assessment of the addition of different mass percentages (0.47%W, 1.52%W and 2.27%W) of biochar made from vine pruning waste to mortar mixes. The research involves two scenarios. Scenario I is an attributional approach, aligned with the Environmental Product Declaration and Carbon Footprint standards. Scenario II takes a consequential approach, including biochar removals, as well as products and materials avoided as a result of the decision to start using this additive in mortar. The key findings differ substantially. For instance, under the impact category of Potential Global Warming compared to the reference mortar (without biochar additive) (0.58 kg CO

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biocharlife cycle assessmentmortarsustainabilityvine shoots

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PMID41470345

DOI10.3390/ma18245573

PMCPMC12735242

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