On the possibility of using bacteria for recycling finest fractions of concrete waste: a critical review

V Nežerka, P Holeček, M Somr, P Tichá… - … Science and Bio …, 2023 - Springer
Introducing the principles of circular economy into the concrete industry would significantly
contribute to the sustainability of this sector. Even though recycling ranks below waste …

Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Sporosarcina pasteurii: a Case Study in Optimizing Biological CaCO3 Precipitation

MS Carter, MJ Tuttle, JA Mancini… - Applied and …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Current production of traditional concrete requires enormous energy investment that
accounts for approximately 5 to 8% of the world's annual CO2 production. Biocement is a …

Impact of palm oil mill effluent as an economic medium for soil fixation via microbially induced carbonate precipitation

AI Omoregie, K Muda, MR Rahman, MKB Bakri… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
Microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been extensively investigated as a
viable biological mechanism for soil fixation and biocementation. However, its dependence …

Isolation of urease-producing bacteria from cocoa farms soils in Santander, Colombia, for cadmium remediation

JC Diez-Marulanda, PFB Brandão - 3 Biotech, 2023 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal that causes serious health problems and is present in
agriculturally important soils in Colombia, such as the ones used for cocoa farming …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary indication of the role of AHL-dependent quorum sensing systems in calcium carbonate precipitation in Gram-negative bacteria

P Cacchio, M Pellegrini, B Farda, R Djebaili… - AIMS …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Numerous microbial species participate in precipitation of carbonates in various natural
environments, including soils, geological formations, freshwater biofilms and oceans …

[HTML][HTML] A Review of Biochemical Processes and Techniques for Soil Stabilization and Resilience

JA Metuge, ZN Senwo - Advances in Biological Chemistry, 2024 - scirp.org
Biochemical, chemical, and mechanical, techniques have been employed to enhance soil
resilience for decades. While the use of mechanical techniques requires transporting huge …

Non-silicate Minerals (Carbonates, Oxides, Phosphates, Sulfur-Containing, Oxalates, and Other Organic Crystals) Induced by Microorganisms

A Jantschke - Mineral Formation by Microorganisms: Concepts and …, 2022 - Springer
Microorganisms inhabit almost every natural environment on Earth. Since the beginning of
life, microorganisms have played a fundamental role in the geochemical cycling of elements …