Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) is an important inorganic mineral in biological and geological
systems. Traditionally, it is widely used in plastics, papermaking, ink, building materials …

Inorganic nanomaterials are widely used in chemical, electronics, photonics, energy and
medical industries. Preparing a nanomaterial (NM) typically requires physical and/or …

Conventional agriculture solely depends upon highly chemical compounds that have
negatively ill-affected the health of every living being and the entire ecosystem. Thus, the …

Microbiologically influenced corrosion inhibition (MICI) of Q235 carbon steel by
biomineralization was investigated via a combination of surface analysis, electrochemistry …

Metal tailings contain a variety of toxic heavy metals and have potential environmental risks
owing to long-term open piling. In the present study, a strain of ureolytic bacteria with bio …

The composition of organic matter in biogenic calcium carbonate has long been a mystery,
and its role has not received sufficient attention. This study is aimed at elucidating the bio …

Caves have been an item of amateur and professional exploration for many years. Research
on the karst caves has revealed great diversity of bacteria, algae, and fungi living on stone …

This contribution reports, for the first time, on an entirely green bio-engineering approach for
the biosynthesis of single phase crystalline 1-D nano-scaled calcite CaCO3. This was …

Amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) is known as a precursor to crystalline calcium
carbonate polymorphs (CaCO 3) in various natural and synthetic systems. While ACC has …

While the formation of intracellular amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) by living organisms
is widespread, its detection in prokaryotes remains difficult owing to its susceptibility to …