Recent progress and prospects in catalytic water treatment

VI Parvulescu, F Epron, H Garcia, P Granger - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Presently, conventional technologies in water treatment are not efficient enough to
completely mineralize refractory water contaminants. In this context, the implementation of …

[HTML][HTML] Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) for soil strengthening: A comprehensive review

T Fu, AC Saracho, SK Haigh - Biogeotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Geotechnical research has been yearning for revolutionary innovations that could bring
breakthroughs to conventional practices, especially at a time when energy efficiency and …

Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation: Influencing factors, nucleation pathways, and application in waste water remediation

Y Liu, A Ali, JF Su, K Li, RZ Hu, Z Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a technique that uses the
metabolic action of microorganisms to produce CO 3 2− which combines with free Ca 2+ to …

[HTML][HTML] Self-healing cement concrete composites for resilient infrastructures: A review

W Zhang, Q Zheng, A Ashour, B Han - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
Cracks in cement concrete composites, whether autogenous or loading-initiated, are almost
inevitable and often difficult to detect and repair, posing a threat to safety and durability of …

State-of-art review of bacteria-based self-healing concrete: Biomineralization process, crack healing, and mechanical properties

B Aytekin, A Mardani, Ş Yazıcı - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete, one of the most important building materials, has been in use for nearly two
hundred years and will likely continue to be the dominant building material for the …

State-of-the-art review of microbial-induced calcite precipitation and its sustainability in engineering applications

MM Rahman, RN Hora, I Ahenkorah, S Beecham… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a promising new technology in the area of
Civil Engineering with potential to become a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and …

Self-healing concrete for sustainable buildings. A review

MR Hossain, R Sultana, MM Patwary, N Khunga… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
A total of 12 billion tons of concrete materials are produced annually, about 2 tons per
person. More sustainable buildings are thus needed to decrease the carbon footprint of …

Immobilizing bacteria in expanded perlite for the crack self-healing in concrete

J Zhang, Y Liu, T Feng, M Zhou, L Zhao, A Zhou… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Immobilization has been reported to be an efficient approach for bacteria-based self-healing
concrete to maintain the high-efficiency mineral-forming capacity of incorporated bacteria …

Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review

NK Dhami, MS Reddy, A Mukherjee - Frontiers in microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP) is a naturally occurring
biological process in which microbes produce inorganic materials as part of their basic …

Self-healing in cementitious materials: Materials, methods and service conditions

H Huang, G Ye, C Qian, E Schlangen - Materials & Design, 2016 - Elsevier
In this paper, mechanisms of self-healing in cementitious materials, ie autogenous self-
healing, self-healing based on mineral admixtures, self-healing based on bacteria and self …