[HTML][HTML] Carbonate precipitation through microbial activities in natural environment, and their potential in biotechnology: a review

T Zhu, M Dittrich - Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Calcium carbonate represents a large portion of carbon reservoir and is used commercially
for a variety of applications. Microbial carbonate precipitation, a by-product of microbial …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular processes of urea hydrolysis in relation to ammonia emissions from agriculture

JJ Sigurdarson, S Svane, H Karring - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2018 - Springer
Ammonia emissions from the agricultural sector give rise to numerous environmental and
societal concerns and represent an economic challenge in crop farming, causing a loss of …

[HTML][HTML] The structure-based reaction mechanism of urease, a nickel dependent enzyme: tale of a long debate

L Mazzei, F Musiani, S Ciurli - JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic …, 2020 - Springer
This review is an attempt to retrace the chronicle that starts from the discovery of the role of
nickel as the essential metal ion in urease for the enzymatic catalysis of urea, a key step in …

Soil bio-cementation using a new one-phase low-pH injection method

L Cheng, MA Shahin, J Chu - Acta Geotechnica, 2019 - Springer
Soil bio-cementation via microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been
extensively studied as a promising alternative technique to traditional chemical cementing …

Biogeochemical processes and geotechnical applications: progress, opportunities and challenges

JT Dejong, K Soga, E Kavazanjian… - Bio-and chemo …, 2014 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Consideration of soil as a living ecosystem offers the potential for innovative and sustainable
solutions to geotechnical problems. This is a new paradigm for many in geotechnical …

[HTML][HTML] Urease-aided calcium carbonate mineralization for engineering applications: A review

B Krajewska - Journal of Advanced Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Inducing calcium carbonate precipitation is another important function of urease in nature.
The process takes advantage of the supply of carbonate ions derived from urea hydrolysis …

Physiological functions of mineral micronutrients (cu, Zn, Mn, Fe, Ni, Mo, B, cl)

R Hänsch, RR Mendel - Current opinion in plant biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Micronutrients are involved in all metabolic and cellular functions. Plants differ in their need
for micronutrients, and we will focus here only on those elements that are generally …

[HTML][HTML] Ureases: Historical aspects, catalytic, and non-catalytic properties–A review

K Kappaun, AR Piovesan, CR Carlini… - Journal of advanced …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Urease (urea amidohydrolase, EC 3.5. 1.5) is a nickel-containing enzyme produced
by plants, fungi, and bacteria that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into ammonia and …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in design of new urease inhibitors: A review

P Kafarski, M Talma - Journal of advanced research, 2018 - Elsevier
Urease is a nickel-dependent metalloenzyme found in plants, some bacteria, and fungi.
Bacterial enzyme is of special importance since it has been demonstrated as a potent …