Microbial carbonate precipitation in construction materials: a review

W De Muynck, N De Belie, W Verstraete - Ecological engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
Evidence of microbial involvement in carbonate precipitation has led to the exploration of
this process in the field of construction materials. One of the first patented applications …

Effect of ureolytic bacteria on concrete properties

R Siddique, NK Chahal - Construction and building materials, 2011 - Elsevier
Bacteria are incredibly diverse. Numerous diverse bacterial species participate in the
precipitation of mineral carbonates in various natural environments, including soils …

Application of bacteria as self-healing agent for the development of sustainable concrete

HM Jonkers, A Thijssen, G Muyzer, O Copuroglu… - Ecological …, 2010 - Elsevier
The application of concrete is rapidly increasing worldwide and therefore the development
of sustainable concrete is urgently needed for environmental reasons. As presently about …

Distillery spent wash: treatment technologies and potential applications

S Mohana, BK Acharya, D Madamwar - Journal of hazardous materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Distillery spent wash is the unwanted residual liquid waste generated during alcohol
production and pollution caused by it is one of the most critical environmental issue. Despite …

A review on characterization and bioremediation of pharmaceutical industries' wastewater: an Indian perspective

RS Rana, P Singh, V Kandari, R Singh, R Dobhal… - Applied water …, 2017 - Springer
During the past few decades, pharmaceutical industries have registered a quantum jump
contributing to high economic growth, but simultaneously it has also given rise to severe …

Application of carbonate precipitating bacteria for improving properties and repairing cracks of shotcrete

H Kalhori, R Bagherpour - Construction and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Shotcreting is a construction technique commonly used in many civil and mining
engineering applications. Cracking is an unavoidable and inherent weakness of most …

Bioremediation of lead by ureolytic bacteria isolated from soil at abandoned metal mines in South Korea

CH Kang, SJ Oh, YJ Shin, SH Han, IH Nam… - Ecological Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Lead (Pb) is one of the most widely present heavy and toxic metals in the environment.
Application of Pb-resistant bacteria to biomineralize this toxic metal could be utilized in the …

The Importance of Biological and Ecological Properties of Phragmites Australis (Cav.) Trin. Ex Steud., in Phytoremendiation of Aquatic Ecosystems—The Review

J Milke, M Gałczyńska, J Wróbel - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Phragmites australis (common reed) is one of the most extensively distributed species of
emergent plant worldwide. The adaptive features of this plant show its competitive character …

Synergistic role of bacterial urease and carbonic anhydrase in carbonate mineralization

NK Dhami, MS Reddy, A Mukherjee - Applied biochemistry and …, 2014 - Springer
The investigation on the synergistic role of urease (UA) and carbonic anhydrase (CA) in
biomineralization of calcium carbonate in Bacillus megaterium suggested that the …

Combination of electrocoagulation with advanced oxidation processes for the treatment of distillery industrial effluent

ARA Aziz, P Asaithambi, WMABW Daud - Process Safety and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The treatment of distillery industrial effluent by means various combinations of
electrocoagulation with Advanced Oxidation Processes (AOPs) such as ozonation …