Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 14, Issue 9, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma14092175
Keywords
carbon emissions; microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation; urea hydrolysis; binders; construction materials
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- UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL through the BOLD Research Grant [RJO10517844/092]
- UNIVERSITI TENAGA NASIONAL through the Internal Research Grant OPEX [J510050002]
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Bio-cementation is an environmentally friendly solution for reducing carbon emissions and slowing global warming. The mechanism of microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation has become a recent trend in construction engineering research.
The rapid development of the construction sector has led to massive use of raw construction materials, which are at risk of exhaustion. The problem is aggravated by the high demand for cement as binding powder and the mass production of clay bricks for construction purposes. This scenario has led to high energy consumption and carbon emissions in their production. In this regard, bio-cementation is considered a green solution to building construction, because this technology is environmentally friendly and capable of reducing carbon emissions, thus slowing the global warming rate. Most of the previously published articles have focused on microbiologically induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP), with the mechanism of bio-cementation related to the occurrence of urea hydrolysis as a result of the urease enzymatic activity by the microbes that yielded ammonium and carbonate ions. These ions would then react with calcium ions under favorable conditions to precipitate calcium carbonate. MICP was investigated for crack repair and the surface treatment of various types of construction materials. Research on MICP for the production of binders in construction materials has become a recent trend in construction engineering. With the development of cutting edge MICP research, it is beneficial for this article to review the recent trend of MICP in construction engineering, so that a comprehensive understanding on microbial utilization for bio-cementation can be achieved.
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