Biomineralization of cyanobacteria Synechocystis pevalekii improves the durability properties of cement mortar

Navneet Sidhu; Shweta Goyal; M. Sudhakara Reddy

doi:10.1186/s13568-022-01403-z

AMB Express (May 2022)

Biomineralization of cyanobacteria Synechocystis pevalekii improves the durability properties of cement mortar

Navneet Sidhu,
Shweta Goyal,
M. Sudhakara Reddy

Affiliations

Navneet Sidhu: Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
Shweta Goyal: Department of Civil Engineering, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
M. Sudhakara Reddy: Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13568-022-01403-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

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Keypoints Cyanobacterial Synechocystis pevalekii cells induced calcification on cement mortar. Both live and UV-treated cells increased the compressive strength and reduced the water absorption. Biomineralization by S. pevalekii serves as a low-cost and eco-friendly MICCP technology.

Published in AMB Express

ISSN: 2191-0855 (Online)
Publisher: SpringerOpen
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology: Biotechnology; Science: Microbiology
Website: http://www.amb-express.com/

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