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MATERIALS
卷 15, 期 20, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15207259
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Bacillus; concrete; biomineralization; ureolytic bacteria
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- MCID within the Core-Program [PN 19.23.02.03]
- Romanian Ministry of Education and Research, CCDI, UEFISCDI within PNCDI III [PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-0991]
Biomineralization, the use of microorganisms to produce calcium carbonate, is a green solution for improving the strength and durability of construction materials. Bacillus subtilis has been found to be the most effective bacterium in enhancing compressive strength and reducing water absorption in mortar.
Biomineralization, the use of microorganisms to produce calcium carbonate, became a green solution for application in construction materials to improve their strength and durability. The calcifying abilities of several bacteria were investigated by culturing on a medium with urea and calcium ions. The characterization of the precipitates from bacterial cultures was performed using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The formation of carbonate crystals was demonstrated by optical and scanning electron microscopy. Water absorption and compressive strength measurements were applied to mortars embedded with sporal suspension. The efficiency of the supplementation of mortar mixtures with bacterial cells was evaluated by properties, namely the compressive strength and the water absorption, which are in a relationship of direct dependence, the increase in compressive strength implying the decrease in water absorption. The results showed that Bacillus subtilis was the best-performing bacterium, its introduction into the mortar producing an increase in compressive strength by 11.81% and 9.50%, and a decrease in water absorption by 11.79% and 10.94%, after 28 and 56 days of curing, respectively, as compared to standards. The exploitation of B. subtilis as a calcifying agent can be an interesting prospect in construction materials.
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