Coffee Waste Helps Make Lower Carbon Concrete

Coffee waste helps make lower carbon concrete

RMIT researchers are advancing new ways to cut the carbon footprint of infrastructure by turning everyday organic waste into useful construction materials.

Researchers use coffee waste to lower carbon concrete

Image: revelpix/stock.adobe.comRMIT researchers are advancing new ways to reduce carbon concrete by turning everyday organic waste like coffee grounds into useful construction materials. A life-cycle analysis has shown, for the first time, that biochar made from spent coffee grounds can help produce a lower-carbon concrete while supporting strength benefits seen in earlier lab trials. Earlier experiments by the RMIT team heated used coffee groun…

Coffee waste cuts concrete emissions

Image: HiVis PicturesRMIT researchers say everyday organic waste could play a significant role in lowering the carbon footprint of future infrastructure, after a new analysis confirmed carbon reductions when spent coffee grounds are used to make biochar for concrete. A life-cycle assessment conducted for the first time on the team’s approach shows biochar produced from used coffee grounds can deliver measurable emissions savings while supporting…

RMIT researchers find coffee biochar reduces emissions in concrete production

RMIT University researchers have reported new findings showing that biochar derived from spent coffee grounds can help produce lower-carbon concrete, following what the university describes as the first life-cycle analysis of its kind examining the material’s environmental impacts from production through to end of life.