d3c02059-04b0-5997-9752-cf1120b6b18f Biochar - UoN Material Asphalt Asphalt Road Parking Biochar is a porous carbonaceous material produced from biomass through carbonisation. The product is intended for use as a biochar material in construction related applications, where its carbon content, alkaline character and porous structure provide relevant material functionality. Received biochar has a moisture content of approximately 61 wt.% due to hygroscopic behaviour. The biochar has a low bulk density of approximately 300 kg/m³. Specific characteristics of biochar vary depending on particle fraction and moisture conditions. The ash content of the biochar is approximately 12 wt.% on a dry basis. The biochar is generally characterised by high carbon content, with representative dry basis values of approximately 86 wt.% total carbon and 85 wt.% organic carbon. It has a low molar H:Corg ratio of approximately 0.16, and a low O:C ratio of approximately 0.02. The material is alkaline, with pH of approximately 9. Testing is performed for relevant physical properties, chemical composition, heavy metals, nutrients, PAHs, dioxins, furans and PCBs using recognised DIN, EN and ISO methods. 0 2026 2031 2026-05-17 Biochar is a porous carbonaceous material produced from biomass through carbonisation. The product is intended for use as a biochar material in construction related applications, where its carbon content, alkaline character and porous structure provide relevant material functionality. Received biochar has a moisture content of approximately 61 wt.% due to hygroscopic behaviour. The biochar has a low bulk density of approximately 300 kg/m³. Specific characteristics of biochar vary depending on particle fraction and moisture conditions. The ash content of the biochar is approximately 12 wt.% on a dry basis. The biochar is generally characterised by high carbon content, with representative dry basis values of approximately 86 wt.% total carbon and 85 wt.% organic carbon. It has a low molar H:Corg ratio of approximately 0.16, and a low O:C ratio of approximately 0.02. The material is alkaline, with pH of approximately 9. Testing is performed for relevant physical properties, chemical composition, heavy metals, nutrients, PAHs, dioxins, furans and PCBs using recognised DIN, EN and ISO methods. Biochar is a porous carbonaceous material produced from biomass through carbonisation. The product is intended for use as a biochar material in construction related applications, where its carbon content, alkaline character and porous structure provide relevant material functionality. Received biochar has a moisture content of approximately 61 wt.% due to hygroscopic behaviour. The biochar has a low bulk density of approximately 300 kg/m³. Specific characteristics of biochar vary depending on particle fraction and moisture conditions. The ash content of the biochar is approximately 12 wt.% on a dry basis. The biochar is generally characterised by high carbon content, with representative dry basis values of approximately 86 wt.% total carbon and 85 wt.% organic carbon. It has a low molar H:Corg ratio of approximately 0.16, and a low O:C ratio of approximately 0.02. The material is alkaline, with pH of approximately 9. Testing is performed for relevant physical properties, chemical composition, heavy metals, nutrients, PAHs, dioxins, furans and PCBs using recognised DIN, EN and ISO methods. EPD EPD Hub Core PCR 1.2 specific dataset One Click LCA database ecoinvent database (all versions) HUB-6343.pdf Vera Durao EN 15804+A2 ISO 14025 University of Nottingham Dr Gareth Davies, Senior Scientist Tunley Environmental. Third p 2026-05-17T10:58:45.908+02:00 ILCD Format EPD-Datenformaterweiterungen v1.2 EPD Data Format Extensions v1.2 00.01.000 2026-05-17T08:58:44 EPD Hub HUB-6343 University of Nottingham true Free of charge for all users and uses None EPD Hub Biochar - UoN Output 1 Use of renewable primary energy (PERE) Erneuerbare Primärenergie als Energieträger (PERE) Uso de energía primaria renovable excluyendo los recursos de energía primaria renovable utilizada como materia prima (PERE) General reminder flow Input MJ 771.0375825750572 4.297133485886719 68.49261747139202 None 0.29598776418266814 3.3492672873215588 0.0 0.04768691756276319 -15.334696407274178 364.7636676670336 9.381244164556843 396.89267074346566 Use of renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PERM) Erneuerbare Primärenergie zur stofflichen Nutzung (PERM) Uso de energía primaria renovable utilizada como materia prima (PERM) General reminder flow Input MJ 7492.64134 0.0 -0.14134 None 0.0 0.0 0.0 -7492.5 0.0 21407.1714 0.0 -13914.53006 Total use of renewable primary energy resources (PERT) Total erneuerbare Primärenergie (PERT) Uso total de la energía primaria renovable (energía primaria y recursos de energía primaria renovable utilizada como materia prima) (PERT) General reminder flow Input MJ 8263.678922575058 4.297133485886719 68.35127747139202 None 0.29598776418266814 3.3492672873215588 0.0 -7492.452313082437 -15.334696407274178 21771.935067667033 9.381244164556843 -13517.637389256533 Use of non renewable primary energy (PENRE) Nicht-erneuerbare Primärenergie als Energieträger (PENRE) Uso de energía primaria no renovable, excluyendo los recursos de energía primaria no renovable utilizada como materia prima (PENRE) General reminder flow Input MJ 11885.04978595765 313.56688073633956 224.34451093685246 None 47.183616917773236 157.29079166514825 0.0 7.6018049478634655 -71.80299600513979 5176.20175201979 561.3487409080944 6147.499293029766 Use of non renewable primary energy resources used as raw materials (PENRM) Nicht-erneuerbare Primärenergie zur stofflichen Nutzung (PENRM) Uso de la energía primaria no renovable utilizada como materia prima (PENRM) General reminder flow Input MJ 171.31 0.0 -171.31 None 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 171.31 Total use of non renewable primary energy resource (PENRT) Total nicht erneuerbare Primärenergie (PENRT) Uso total de la energía primaria no renovable (energía primaria y recursos de energía primaria no renovable utilizada como materia prima) (PENRT) General reminder flow Input MJ 12056.35978595765 313.56688073633956 53.034510936852456 None 47.183616917773236 157.29079166514825 0.0 7.6018049478634655 -71.80299600513979 5176.20175201979 561.3487409080944 6318.809293029766 Use of secondary material (SM) Einsatz von Sekundärstoffen (SM) Uso de materiales secundarios (SM) General reminder flow Input kg 3.0644597201708748 0.13347087944484423 0.046686574248186896 None 0.01952135743117119 0.07292032768698181 0.0 0.003145107586133136 -0.007873157605703136 2.264719581855513 0.25486543277172286 0.5448747055436398 Use of renewable secondary fuels (RSF) Erneuerbare Sekundärbrennstoffe (RSF) Uso de combustibles secundarios renovables (RSF) General reminder flow Input MJ 21.72019836204972 0.0016952828101673904 0.00020801319997416448 None 5.115142488342143e-05 0.000966153769191852 0.0 8.241062897884564e-06 -3.8137597774617706e-05 21.7147338651594 0.003301802955052217 0.0021626939352659223 Use of non renewable secondary fuels (NRSF) Nicht erneuerbare Sekundärbrennstoffe (NRSF) Uso de combustibles secundarios no renovables (NRSF) General reminder flow Input MJ 0.0 0.0 0.0 None 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Use of net fresh water (FW) Einsatz von Süßwasserressourcen (FW) Uso neto de recursos de agua dulce (FW) General reminder flow Input m3 11.020229328824007 0.04635335937506145 0.06815781495688356 None 0.0030213471385504963 0.03956336400802108 0.0 0.00048677259454424663 -0.014549644380752255 9.920459295005081 0.1014526588272061 0.99831737499172 Hazardous waste disposed (HWD) Gefährlicher Abfall zur Deponie (HWD) Residuos peligrosos eliminados (HWD) General reminder flow Output kg 85.75085855250359 0.5312118672765904 0.5536468528643759 None 0.052900834847021676 1.130263442070624 0.0 0.008522912280909048 -0.09853616748891658 69.77329426489149 1.3024008240110587 14.675163463601027 Non hazardous waste dispose (NHWD) Entsorgter nicht gefährlicher Abfall (NHWD) Residuos no peligrosos eliminados (NHWD) General reminder flow Output kg 1098.9910698703366 9.830751758016916 12.309428626188522 None 0.7705423480859687 15.981809841093664 0.0 0.12414293385829495 -1.792115178978638 723.057021785786 20.88203495592713 355.0520131286236 Radioactive waste disposed (RWD) Entsorgter radioaktiver Abfall (RWD) Residuos radiactivos eliminados (RWD) General reminder flow Output kg 0.031949246070981395 6.684904972719931e-05 0.0022649408787012394 None 4.930659465346765e-06 3.107769228323613e-05 0.0 7.943840249725343e-07 -0.0005077937334735689 0.005198472269007256 0.00011291803291618774 0.026637855769057958 Components for re-use (CRU) Komponenten für die Wiederverwendung (CRU) Componentes para su reutilización (CRU) General reminder flow Output kg 0.0 0.0 0.0 None 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Materials for recycling (MFR) Stoffe zum Recycling (MFR) Materiales para el reciclaje (MFR) General reminder flow Output kg 0.0 0.0 0.0 None 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Materials for energy recovery (MER) Stoffe für die Energierückgewinnung (MER) Materiales para valorización energética (recuperación de energía) (MER) General reminder flow Output kg 0.0 0.0 0.0 None 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Exported electrical energy (EEE) Exportierte elektrische Energie (EEE) Energía exportada electrica (EEE) General reminder flow Output MJ None None None None None None None None None Exported thermal energy (EET) Exportierte thermische Energie (EET) Energía exportada termal (EET) General reminder flow Output MJ None None None None None None None None None Global Warming Potential total (GWP-total) kg CO2 eqv. -606.868002889757 21.615511821858536 24.671856765530777 None 3.62399626006781 11.405501093385844 0.0 1362.1186426058416 -2.9493026413088654 -3985.07247962676 39.934896804799585 3338.2695799322037 Global Warming Potential fossil fuels (GWP-fossil) kg CO2 eqv. 750.3436702215653 21.60584487463994 23.952334590990382 None 3.6229355079278327 10.790557262525216 0.0 0.5836951651661508 -2.7878831683305365 380.8295431761787 39.331417094604014 330.1827099507826 Global Warming Potential biogenic (GWP-biogenic) kg CO2 eqv. -1358.976787165369 0.0 0.7031066298069644 None 0.0006898315270016085 0.1967824544405444 0.0 1361.5348876812434 -0.15778701003104303 -4367.031417102753 0.0 3008.0546299373846 Global Warming Potential luluc (GWP-luluc) kg CO2 eqv. 1.7651140540466608 0.00966694721859648 0.01641554473343087 None 0.0003709206129757475 0.41816137642008344 0.0 5.975943209053709e-05 -0.0036324629472858526 1.129394299814479 0.6034797101955742 0.03224004403660805 Depletion potential of the stratospheric ozone layer (ODP) kg CFC 11 eqv. 1.770165664282055e-05 3.1898011298265314e-07 5.801888350604979e-07 None 5.377617474747419e-08 4.25683582415971e-07 0.0 8.663939264870842e-09 -1.237763596300505e-07 4.324039267791934e-06 9.270303444110508e-07 1.2450587030617561e-05 Acidification potential of land and water (AP) mol H+ eqv. 5.740380046542705 0.0736718071721101 0.049772335427831056 None 0.03238078471570211 0.034121860152177684 0.0 0.005216904204196452 -0.0072449544176009465 4.830604129765197 0.12978979239865457 0.7799861243788544 Eutrophication potential aquatic freshwater (EP-freshwater) kg P eqv. 0.2008539395952288 0.0016821317263630553 0.001479123189932629 None 0.00011651675437764864 0.0008748736425391968 0.0 1.877214376084339e-05 -0.0003150280754808614 0.12943640696982336 0.0032243381658349527 0.06819319445957049 Eutrophication potential aquatic marine (EP-marine) kg N eqv. 1.520138581635322 0.024206225088798498 0.01677769978005191 None 0.015071102528390713 0.015439079267308897 0.0 0.0024281220740185036 -0.0019367951597770022 1.2777544953982944 0.047975691212720606 0.1944083950243067 Eutrophication potential terrestrial (EP-terrestrial) mol N eqv. 21.668170695603152 0.2634102657345669 0.18330628074765204 None 0.1650188783611514 0.1303970918793676 0.0 0.02658637484707439 -0.021171296547847336 19.215212628379614 0.4685159667745282 1.9844421004490091 Photochemical Ozone Creation Potential (POCP) kg NMVOC eqv. 3.7622168296794345 0.10859053265283615 0.0547674651366931 None 0.049375993316516785 0.051558758021611875 0.0 0.007955021145438815 -0.006377714406989071 2.9280434792843537 0.1829118356337927 0.6512615147612888 Abiotic depletion potential for non fossil resources (ADPE) kg Sb eqv. 0.0020738100067902 6.027266911856194e-05 3.4127489943109494e-05 None 1.3027827314544816e-06 4.2131250481737e-05 0.0 2.0989277340099983e-07 -7.428030248920449e-06 0.0014375789853929303 0.00013886854066862519 0.0004973624807286442 Abiotic depletion potential for fossil resources (ADPF) MJ 12055.063629762142 313.55098535307513 344.9618185866549 None 47.183201503809805 154.34954263599408 0.0 7.601738020058247 -71.8024625786973 5174.677325872539 557.1674238330643 6323.218880056542 Water use (WDP) m3 world eqv. 492.80177395783375 1.5487955200407961 3.180128885832156 None 0.12149221125143822 1.12482729601448 0.0 0.019573745146065046 -0.6430688477434551 340.76565893245595 3.209699237907852 148.82641578746993 Incidence of disease due to PM emissions (PM) disease incidence 8.551703870907894e-05 2.163364027975811e-06 6.649214412793979e-07 None 9.245716236241442e-07 1.0297096224690545e-06 0.0 1.489587615838899e-07 -4.35437112139189e-08 7.855659675875686e-05 3.3690329466830975e-06 3.5914090036389985e-06 Potential Human exposure efficiency relative to U235 (IRP) kBq U235 eqv. 145.7187321659676 0.2730870443485001 10.362484220809394 None 0.020073251502093034 0.12930576483072 0.0 0.0032340238531149887 -2.3235641893212002 21.52937516458759 0.46381783724310616 123.72553916413688 Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for ecosystems (ETP-fw) CTUe 7383.984966765747 44.35508986587623 201.33080655974157 None 26.946875413850798 58.9392355572582 0.0 4.341441038898184 -41.74463446186871 2028.8766364548521 321.81642833658555 5033.291901974309 Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - cancer effects (HTP-c) CTUh 1.764775725937091e-06 3.566331635720224e-09 2.1142212508378402e-09 None 3.692193854754895e-10 2.3774811005117376e-09 0.0 5.948534543771776e-11 -3.6756173752931736e-10 1.723575685486967e-06 7.579424544861812e-09 3.362061590526236e-08 Potential Comparative Toxic Unit for humans - non-cancer effects (HTP-nc) CTUh -3.971498213313681e-06 2.0301730601485677e-07 7.298447617253008e-08 None 5.804390377094382e-09 1.14849245533684e-07 0.0 9.351517829763171e-10 -1.2547330662747502e-08 -5.495360559697709e-06 3.792508644208333e-07 1.1446114819631945e-06 Soil quality index (SQP) unitless 127092.89958959952 315.76786332926713 86.15387157240613 None 3.119063298495482 163.65131297295136 0.0 0.5025157536464943 -18.778248444726433 126121.33247957376 433.4116680332435 538.1554419925449