Asphalt　binder　is　the　main　material　that　has　become　available　for　pavement　construction　for　many　years,　and　the　environmental　pollution　of　volatile　organic　compounds　(VOCs)　from　asphalt　binder　is　increasingly　being　recognized.　In　this　study,　the　VOCs　emission　of　asphalt　binder　was　qualitatively　and　quantitatively　analyzed　based　on　the　gas　chromatography-mass　spectrometry　(GC-MS)　in　the　laboratory.　The　inhibition　effect　of　VOCs　inhibitors　including　activated　carbon　(AC),　expanded　graphite　(EG),　Mg/Al　hydrotalcite　(layered　double　hydroxides,　LDH)　on　the　VOCs　emission　of　asphalt　binder　was　explored.　The　results　show　that　the　inhibited　asphalt　binder　with　5%　AC　has　the　best　environmental　benefits.　Besides,　the　analysis　of　ozone　formation　potential　(OFP)　and　secondary　organic　aerosol　potential　(SOAP)　show　that　the　reduction　in　the　total　VOCs　concentration　of　asphalt　binder　is　not　representative　to　the　reduction　of　its　pollution　to　the　ecological　environment.　This　study　provides　a　potential　solution　to　inhibit　the　VOCs　emission　of　asphalt　binder.　©　2024　The　Author(s).