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dc.contributor.authorKaur, G.
dc.contributor.authorDhami, N.
dc.contributor.authorGoyal, S.
dc.contributor.authorMukherjee, Abhijit
dc.contributor.authorReddy, M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:03:26Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:03:26Z
dc.date.created2016-08-07T19:30:51Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationKaur, G. and Dhami, N. and Goyal, S. and Mukherjee, A. and Reddy, M. 2016. Utilization of carbon dioxide as an alternative to urea in biocementation. Construction and Building Materials. 123: pp. 527-533.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17686
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.036
dc.description.abstract

Ureolytic microbial calcium carbonate precipitation technology has recently emerged as a sustainable, eco-friendly approach for protection and remediation of building materials. However, use of urea has some disadvantages such as production of ammonia, which has raised environmental concerns, as well as risks of damage to concrete materials. In the present investigation, urea is replaced with direct influx of carbon dioxide and studied the precipitation of carbonates by bacteria (Bacillus megaterium SS3). The bacteria is able to grow well and precipitate carbonates well when CO2 influx of 99.5% pure passed (20 ml/min) into the flasks for 60 s. The amount of CaCO3 precipitated through CO2 influx is comparable with that of 2% urea used for precipitation. The percentage improvement in strength with respect to the control specimens by accelerated carbonation curing was 117% while it was 47% in urea treated specimens. Sorptivity was significantly reduced in accelerated carbonation specimens treated with bacteria compared to other treatments. Though carbonation increased compressive strength in control samples, but bacterial treatment significantly reduced the water absorption in concrete specimens. Present study results suggested that utilization of CO2 serves as an alternative to urea during CaCO3 precipitation.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.titleUtilization of carbon dioxide as an alternative to urea in biocementation
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume123
dcterms.source.startPage527
dcterms.source.endPage533
dcterms.source.issn0950-0618
dcterms.source.titleConstruction and Building Materials
curtin.departmentOffice of Research and Development
curtin.accessStatusFulltext not available


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