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: Received: 31 March 2021 / Approved: 1 April 2021 / Online: 1 April 2021 (12:56:36 CEST)
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Bhina, M.R.; Wibowo, A.H.; Liu, K.Y.; Khan, W.; Salim, M. An Overview on Bioconcrete and the Utilization of Microbes in Civil Engineering. Preprints2021, 2021040019. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0019.v1
Bhina, M.R.; Wibowo, A.H.; Liu, K.Y.; Khan, W.; Salim, M. An Overview on Bioconcrete and the Utilization of Microbes in Civil Engineering. Preprints 2021, 2021040019. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0019.v1
Bhina, M.R.; Wibowo, A.H.; Liu, K.Y.; Khan, W.; Salim, M. An Overview on Bioconcrete and the Utilization of Microbes in Civil Engineering. Preprints2021, 2021040019. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0019.v1
APA Style
Bhina, M.R., Wibowo, A.H., Liu, K.Y., Khan, W., & Salim, M. (2021). An Overview on Bioconcrete and the Utilization of Microbes in Civil Engineering. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0019.v1
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Bhina, M.R., Waseem Khan and Mohammad Salim. 2021 "An Overview on Bioconcrete and the Utilization of Microbes in Civil Engineering" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202104.0019.v1
Abstract
The advancement of bioconcrete over cementitious composites has brought us to the application of microbes in the field of construction materials. Certain microbes like bacteria, algae, and fungi have been discussed in the review. The purpose of applying these microbes in the matrix is mainly to enhance the concrete’s strength and other properties such as durability, resistance, and self-healing ability. As these microbes are able to induce calcite biomineralizations, the process is also known as Microbiologically Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP). Some known microorganisms with their mentioned ability are Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus cohnii (bacteria), Chlorella vulgaris and Spirulina platensis (algae), and Trichoderma reesei, Aspergillus niger, and Neurospora crassa (fungi). The paper provides a “state-of-the-art” review of research into the effects of bioconcrete and discusses the overall methodologies of every medium with their physiological, physicochemical and bioengineering properties in the light of recent researches done so far in the same field.
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