Volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs)　have　adverse　effects　on　the　environment　and　human　health.　SBS　modified　asphalt　mixture　releases　a　large　amount　of　VOCs　during　construction　under　high-temperature　conditions.　In　this　study,　the　effect　of　activated　carbon　on　the　road　performance　and　VOCs　emissions　behavior　of　SBS　modified　asphalt　mixture　was　comprehensively　investigated.　The　inhibition　of　VOCs　in　asphalt　mixture　was　analyzed　in　three　levels　of　total　concentration　-　group　concentration　-　component　concentration　by　GC-MS.　The　results　indicate　that　activated　carbon　can　improve　the　water　stability　of　asphalt　mixtures,　while　it　has　adverse　effects　on　high-temperature　stability　and　low-temperature　crack　resistance.　Activated　carbon　can　effectively　inhibit　VOCs　emissions　from　asphalt　mixtures.　The　inhibition　rate　of　VOCs　increases　with　the　rising　content　of　activated　carbon.　The　total　VOCs　concentration　of　SBS　modified　asphalt　mixture　is　reduced　by　46.4%　with　the　addition　of　5%　activated　carbon.　Activated　carbon　can　effectively　suppress　most　of　the　groups　and　components　in　VOCs,　but　it　also　shows　a　certain　degree　of　selectivity.　Aldehydes　and　formaldehyde　are　the　group　and　component　with　the　highest　content　in　VOCs　that　can　be　effectively　controlled,　their　concentration　is　decreased　by　51%　and　62%　with　the　addition　of　activated　carbon.　However,　the　concentration　of　some　groups　and　components　increases　with　the　addition　of　3%　activated　carbon,　such　as　olefins　and　cyclopentane,　while　the　emissions　of　these　groups　and　components　can　be　inhibited　with　the　addition　of　5%　activated　carbon.　Activated　carbon　has　a　certain　negative　effect　on　the　inhibition　of　some　groups　and　components,　such　as　aromatic　hydrocarbons　and　benzene.　On　the　whole,　SBS　modified　asphalt　mixture　containing　5%　activated　carbon　has　better　comprehensive　performance　through　multi-objective　optimization　evaluation　of　environmental　and　technical　performance,　which　can　meet　the　road　performance　requirements　and　show　the　best　VOCs　suppression　effect.　　©　2023　ASCE.