Bacterial carbonate precipitation improves the durability of cementitious materials

By W. D. Muynck, Dieter Debrouwer, N. De Belie, W. Verstraete. 2008

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Subfields: Civil and Structural Engineering, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Engineering

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Carbonate Precipitation through Microbial Activities in Natural Environment, and Their Potential in Biotechnology: A Review (2016, result): “Positive results, such as the improvement of compressive strength, the enhancement of durability, and a decrease of water absorption and permeability, were observed in laboratory studies (Ramakrishnan et al., 1998; De Muynck et al., 2008b; De Belie and De Muynck, 2009).”
Bacteria-based self-healing concrete (2011, background): “efficient sealing of surface cracks by mineral precipitation was observed when bacteria-based mixtures were sprayed or applied onto damaged surfaces or manually inserted into cracks [7-13].”
Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review (2013, background): “…application of bacterial biomineral calcite for improving the compressive strength of mortar and concrete has been reported by several studies (Bang et al., 2001; Ramachandran, 2001; Ghosh et al., 2005; De Muynck et al., 2008a,b; Jonkers et al., 2010; Park et al., 2010; Achal et al., 2011a,c).”
Microbial calcite, a bio-based smart nanomaterial in concrete remediation (2010, background): “In particular, microbial calcite has gained its credence as a smart biomolecule that could protect structural integrity, remediate cracks, and enhance the overall performance of concrete in response to environmental changes [ 11–13 ].”
A review of microbial precipitation for sustainable construction (2015, background): “Further, the effectiveness of biodeposition treatment with pure bacterial cultures was investigated by evaluating the resistance of mortar and concrete specimens towards degradation processes [33].”